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THE POWER OF INTROVERTS

THE POWER OF INTROVERTS

Many people believe that to be an achiever or a great leader, you must be bold, action-oriented, outgoing, and aggressive, i.e. you must be an extrovert. In “Quiet”, Susan Cain explains why this perspective is flawed, why introverts may be severely undervalued, and how we can bring out the best in ourselves and others by changing the way we see introversion.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

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roam      cheering      rowdy      abolish      long      warm      gather      instillment      craving      low-key

  1. You have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you, but you are also free to go roaming around the adventureland inside your own mind.
  2. And on the very first day, our counselor gathered us all together and she taught us a cheer that she said we would be doing every day for the rest of the summer to instill camp spirit.
  3. So I couldn't figure out for the life of me why we were supposed to be so rowdy.
  4. So I became a Wall Street lawyer, of all things, instead of the writer that I had always longed to be.
  5. Extroverts really crave large amounts of stimulation, whereas introverts feel at their most alive and their most switched-on and their most capable when they're in quieter, more low-key environments.
  6. I'm also not calling for the abolishing of teamwork at all.

Watch the TED talk and answer the questions below.

  1. During her childhood, how did Susan and her family spend time together?
  2. Explain the difference between introversion and shyness.
  3. Is it possible to be introverted and not shy?
  4. Why is the workplace often challenging for introverts?
  5. A person who falls in the middle of the introvert/extrovert spectrum is ________________
  6. Cain counsels all of us to “take a good look at what’s inside your own suitcase and why you put it there.” What do you think she means by this? What’s inside your suitcase?
  7. According to Cain, what is a crucial ingredient to creativity?
  8. What was Cain’s favorite place in the world when she was growing up?

DISCUSSION

Download the pdf below and do the quiz to know if you are an introvert or an extrovert. Then discuss the following questions. 

  1. Does your result surprise you?
  2. Can you predict the results of classmates, friends or family members?
  3. Talking about classrooms and offices, Cain says, Stop the madness for constant group work. Just stop it. Cain comments that kids who prefer to work alone are seen by their teachers and peers as outliers often, or, worse, as problem cases. Do you think your school is set up for extroverts, introverts, or both?Are there times when extroverts might feel stifled in school, too? How could school get a makeover so that it suits and supports extroverts and introverts alike?
  4. Write a PROPOSAL for your school with suggestions to cater for both extroverts and introverts. Follow the process that Cain suggests -- individual thinking followed by well-managed team deliberation -- and work with your classmates to come up with suggestions.

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