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

professor Richard Howard told me,
pointing to the example of soccer victories
that end in violence and property
damage. “A lot of antisocial and self-defeating
behavior results from people
who amplify positive emotions.”
Another disadvantage of buzz may be
its connection to risk—sometimes outsized
risk. Buzz can cause us to ignore
warning signs we should be heeding.
When Ted Turner (who appears to be
an extreme extrovert) compared the
AOL–Time Warner deal to his first sexual
experience, he may have been telling
us that he was in the same buzzy state
of mind as an adolescent who’s so excited
about spending the night with his
new girlfriend that he’s not thinking
much about the consequences. This
blindness to danger may explain why
extroverts are more likely than introverts
to be killed while driving, be
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