quiet-the-power-of-introverts-in-a-world-that-cant-stop-talking-susan-cain

part was when she got to close the door
to her office and dig into her work.
Esther had chosen her career well. A
mathematician’s daughter, she loved to
think about intimidatingly complex tax
problems, and could discuss them with
ease. (In chapter 7, I examine why introverts
are so good at complex,
focused problem-solving.) She was the
youngest member of a close-knit working
group operating inside a much larger
law firm. This group comprised five
other tax lawyers, all of whom supported
one another’s careers. Esther’s work
consisted of thinking deeply about
questions that fascinated her and working
closely with trusted colleagues.
But it happened that Esther’s small
group of tax lawyers periodically had to
give presentations to the rest of the law
firm. These talks were a source of
misery for Esther, not because she was
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