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Contents: 1. The rise of the "mighty likeable fellow" : how extroversion became the cultural ideal -- 2. The myth of charismatic leadership : the culture of personality, a hundred years later -- 3. When collaboration kills creativity : the rise of the new groupthink and the power of working alone -- 4. Is temperament destiny? : nature, nurture, and the orchid hypothesis -- 5. Beyond temperament : the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts) -- 6. "Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience" : why cool is overrated -- 7. Why did wall street crash and Warren Buffett prosper? : how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently -- 8. Soft power : Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal -- 9. When should you act more extroverted than you really are? -- 10. The communication gap : how to talk to members of the opposite type -- 11. On cobblers and generals : how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can't hear them Summary: At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They're the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they're often labeled "quiet," it's to introverts like Gandhi, Einstein and Rosa Parks that we owe many of the great contributions to society. With stories of real people, Quiet shows how we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in doing so