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

Maya looks overwhelmed when the
bag makes its way to her.
“I agree,” she says, handing it like a
hot potato to the next person.
The bag circles the table several
times. Each time Maya passes it to her
neighbor, saying nothing. Finally the
discussion is done. Maya looks
troubled. She’s embarrassed, I’m guessing,
that she hasn’t participated. Samantha
reads from her notebook a list of
enforcement mechanisms that the
group has brainstormed.
“Rule Number 1,” she says. “If you
break the laws, you miss recess.…”
“Wait!” interrupts Maya. “I have an
idea!”
“Go ahead,” says Samantha, a little
impatiently. But Maya, who like many
sensitive introverts seems attuned to
the subtlest cues for disapproval, notices
the sharpness in Samantha’s voice.
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