From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: The north and south of temperament
pt. 1. The extrovert ideal. The rise of the "mighty likeable fellow": how extroversion became the cultural ideal ; The myth of charismatic leadership: the culture of personality, a hundred years later ; Whe collaboration kills creativity: the rise of the the new groupthink and the power of working alone
pt. 2. Your biology, your self. Is temperament destiny?: nature, nurture, and the orchid hypothesis ; Beyond temperament: the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts) ; "Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience": why cool is overrated ; Why did Wall Street crash and Warren Buffett prosper?: how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently
pt. 3. Do all cultures have an extrovertg ideal?. Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal
pt. 4. How to love, how to work. When should you act more extroverted than you really are? ; The communication gap: how to talk to members of the opposite type ; On cobblers and generals: how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can't hear them ; Conclusion: Wonderland.
From the Book - 1st pbk. ed.
Introduction: the north and south of temperament
The rise of the "mighty likeable fellow": how extroversion became the cultural ideal
The myth of charismatic leadership: the culture of personality, a hundred years later
When collaboration kills creativity: the rise of the new groupthink and the power of working alone
Is temperament destiny?: nature, nurture, and the orchid hypothesis
Beyond temperament: the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts)
"Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience": why cool is overrated
Why did Wall Street crash and Warren Buffett prosper?: how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently
Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal
When should you act more extroverted than you really are?
The communication gap: how to talk to members of the opposite type
On cobblers and generals: how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can't hear them
From the Book - First edition.
The north and south of temperament
pt. 1: The extrovert ideal. The rise of the "mighty likeable fellow": how extroversion became the cultural ideal
The myth of charismatic leadership: the culture of personality, a hundred years later
When collaboration kills creativity: the rise of the new Groupthink and the power of working alone
pt. 2: Your biology, your self? Is temperament destiny?: nature, nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis
Beyond temperament: the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts)
"Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience": why cool is overrated
Why did Wall Street crash and Warren Buffett prosper?: how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently
pt. 3: Do all cultures have an extrovert ideal? Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal
pt. 4: How to love, how to work. When should you act more extroverted than you really are?
The communication gap: how to talk to members of the opposite type
On cobblers and generals: how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can't hear them
A note on the words Introvert and Extrovert.