Three key ideas
- Cultures can overvalue confident, talkative behavior, so quieter contributions are easier to overlook.
- Introversion is about stimulation and recharging. Shyness is discomfort with social judgment.
- The best work arrangement depends on the task and the people.
The five 2-minute lessons
- 1.Question the loudest voice
- 2.Quiet is not the same as shy
- 3.Quiet time, then talk
- 4.Stretch for a purpose, then recover
- 5.Say what you need, then negotiate
From the comic
My fastest-speaking arm has won the best-thinker sash. We still have no plan.
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