Susan Cain is the co-founder of Quiet Revolution and the
author of the bestsellers such as "Quiet: The Power of Introverts" which was
translated into 40 languages and has been on the New York Times bestseller list
for over than four years.
We see ourselves as a nation of extraverts, but according to
researches about 30 – 50% of us are considered to be an introvert. Those
statistics may surprise you, but that’s probably because many people are
pretending to be someone else. Please listen and enjoy the lecture about introvertism.
By answering this simple questions you can find out if you
are more of an introvert or an extravert:
- I prefer one – on –one conversations to group activities
- I often prefer to express myself in writing
- I enjoy solitude
- I seem to care about wealth, fame, and status less than my peers
- I dislike small talk, but I enjoy talking in-depth about topics that matter to me
- People tell me that I am a good listener
- I am not a big risk-taker
- I enjoy work that allows me to “dive in” with few interruptions
- I like to celebrate birthdays on a small scale, with only one or two close friends or family members
- People describe me as “soft-spoken” or “mellow”
The more often you answered “true” the more introverted you
probably are. If you answered it equally, you might be an ambivert.
Questions:
- Do you consider yourself as an introvert or as an extravert? (why?)
- Do you agree with Susan words, that we should give more space for introverts?
- Is it good, that kids nowadays are working in countless group assignments ?
Sources:
- Tribe of mentors , Timothy
Ferriss
- TEDx Susan Cane The power of
introverts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4
- The Power of Introverts, Susan
Cane
Comments
I totally agree with Susan that we should give introverts more space. They're not very social people and we should understand it.
In my opinion it's good that kids are working in groups, because they should discover the word and meet new people.
I can imagine how difficult it was for the speaker to go to the camp. My parents sent me to camp when I was about 8 years old. It was terrible. Too many people, too loud, you have to be active, communicative. And the worst thing about it is that many parents still don't understand that their children could be introverts and don't like big and noisy companies.
It's common for parents and adults to say things like "You have to be sociable", "Just go and make friends; the more, the better", etc. People think that we all have to be extroverts.
I think we should give introverts some space. In my opinion, people in schools, companies are sometimes forced to work in groups but sometimes one introvert would have done this faster and better.
But of course some social skills are required in everyones lives. You can't be extreme introvert. When you are younger it's easier to learn those skills so I think it's good that kids practice in many group assignments.
But i think that introverts are beautiful internally. My boyfriend is in type of introvert and i think that it's amazing. I know that inside he feel lots of emotions and thinks. It makes me feel very important when he want to tell me something because i know that he thought about it for a long time.
And if it comes to kids and their working in groups i think that it's good. They can start tinking about oters even if if someone will behave like an introvert, the child will be able to respect it.
In my opinion we should give more space for introverts. We shouldn't force introverts to work with a group if they don't want to do that. I understand it and know that people cannot be social.
I can't say that working in countless group can have bad impact of kid's life. In my opinion they should work together because they can learn a lot of skills.
We should give more space for introverts. Forcing them to do something in group can be harmful for their productivity and creativity .
Sometimes it is good- learning how to work in groups is essential these days but too much group works can be dangerous for development of some individual skills of kids.
The public speeches terrifies me.
I think we should give introverts some space but I believe they can spread their wings due to extraverts influence, so they shouldn't isolate either.
I don't kids have many group assignments at school in Poland. One or two tasks per month is not that much and it can really help to understand how they should cooperate in group.
I believe it is good kids are working in group projects. They can like it or not but ability to communicate, work in a group, plann group work and take responsibility for their part is extremely important. Of course working alone, planning their own time is important as well so I think they should both work alone and in a group.
2)Sure. Give them a nice cozy room in which they can be dead silent and never speak amongst themselves. And then count me in. Best working enviroment ever.
3)Yes, because besides teaching them to be able to think, work and live by themselves it also gives them ability to work as a team.