Book · 2013 · Psychology
Quiet
The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
#234 of 16,793 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
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I found one of the most wonderful books ever written about this was Susan Cain's book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.
Angela Duckworth · No Stupid Questions · May 2024 Listen at 7:40 The best things said about it
Susan Kane wrote this great book right called Quiet. Love the book and I'm a big fan of introversion.
I've gifted Susan Cain's book Quiet more times than I can count.
My oldest brother Peter said when he read Quiet, Susan Cain's book, these are his exact words, he said it was the first time I understood myself.
And and uh the idea i mean obviously this is sort of the idea of quiet which is that this thing that you think is unusual or insufficiency is in fact uh a strength.
Susan Cain The Daily Stoic · Aug 2022 Where and when it comes up
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12 people who brought it up
- Angela Duckworth2 mentions · 1 rec
Ryan Holiday2 mentions · 1 rec- Adam Grant1 mention · 1 rec
- Brad Barrett1 mention · 1 rec
- Dr John Delony1 mention · 1 rec
- Sonja Lyubomirsky1 mention · 1 rec
- Mike Maughan2 mentions
Tim Ferriss2 mentions- Amy Cuddy1 mention
- Brad Feld1 mention
Rich Roll1 mention- Susan Cain1 mention
Why people recommend it
Quiet by Susan Cain is a compelling exploration of the power of introverts in a society that continually undervalues quiet traits in favor of a loud, boisterous extrovert ideal. The book received widespread praise and recommendations across several prominent podcasts. Sonja Lyubomirsky recommended it on Modern Wisdom while discussing happiness and introversion, while Dr. John Delony suggested it on The Dr. John Delony Show to help a caller navigate emotional differences within a marriage. Angela Duckworth brought up the book on No Stupid Questions to examine the cultural marginalization of introverts, and Brad Barrett suggested on ChooseFI that readers examine the work to shatter false caricatures of professional success. Furthermore, Ryan Holiday recommended it on The Daily Stoic for its insights into introverted strengths, and Adam Grant shared on The Tim Ferriss Show that he has gifted the volume more times than he can count. On No Stupid Questions, Mike Maughan discussed how reading the book served as a profound revelation for his brother, giving him a vocabulary to finally understand his own personality, while reinforcing Susan Cain's broader arguments about a society structurally biased toward extroversion.
Every mention
Angela Duckworth I found one of the most wonderful books ever written about this was Susan kain's book quiet the power of in… 2
Recommended
“I found one of the most wonderful books ever written about this was Susan kain's book quiet the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking”
Discussed
“because I remember reading quiet by Susan Kane and she had claimed that introverts are exhausted by some of the requirements of socializing”
Ryan Holiday is a great book 298 760.8 quiet 299 761.9 yes 300 762.5 that might be a bell Street 301 763.8 ye 302 764.6… 2
Discussed
“the thing that struck me the most about quiet was you had this again sort of a throwaway thing you just mentioned the idea of parent-child fit”
Recommended
“is a great book 298 760.8 quiet 299 761.9 yes 300 762.5 that might be a bell Street 301 763.8 ye 302 764.6 yes 303 765.2 about introverts”
Adam Grant you know I'm sure you know that bite a virgin Aaronson a great book on why we are egos get in the way and j… 1
Recommended
“you know I'm sure you know that bite a virgin Aaronson a great book on why we are egos get in the way and just about everything and how to overcome that I've gifted Susan Cain's book quiet more times than I can count”
Brad Barrett and I think you know you read a book like quiet the power of introverts by Susan Kane and you realize like… 1
Recommended
“and I think you know you read a book like quiet the power of introverts by Susan Kane and you realize like there's this caricature of what makes a successful person”
Dr John Delony there's a great book and I forgot the author off the top of my head it's called quiet um and it may be a bo… 1
Recommended
“there's a great book and I forgot the author off the top of my head it's called quiet um and it may be a book that y'all read together it's really phenomenal book um Kelly can you look up who wrote that book quiet”
Sonja Lyubomirsky Susan Kane wrote this great book right called Quiet. Love the book and I'm a big fan of introversion. 1
Recommended
“Susan Kane wrote this great book right called Quiet. Love the book and I'm a big fan of introversion.”
Mike Maughan my oldest brother Peter said when he read quiet Susan Kane's book these are his exact words he said it was… 2
Discussed
“my oldest brother Peter said when he read quiet Susan Kane's book these are his exact words he said it was the first time I understood myself”
Discussed
“I wonder again just going back to what Susan Kane has written on introverts that if the world is so geared toward extroverts”
Tim Ferriss and quiet the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking which spent eight years on the new yor… 2
Discussed
“and quiet the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking which spent eight years on the new york times bestseller list and has been translated into 40 languages”
Discussed
“if we look back at quiet it took seven years to write if i'm remembering correctly you had two kids during that time”
Amy Cuddy but you know I referred to Susan Kane earlier her book quiet 1
Discussed
“but you know I referred to Susan Kane earlier her book quiet”
Brad Feld and i when i read susan kane's book quiet now whatever was it power of introverts or something 1
Discussed
“and i when i read susan kane's book quiet now whatever was it power of introverts or something”
Rich Roll because her first book was literally entitled, "Quiet," quiet, the power of introverts in a world that can'… 1
Discussed
“because her first book was literally entitled, "Quiet," quiet, the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking.”
Susan Cain and and uh the idea i mean obviously this is sort of the idea of quiet which is that this thing that you th… 1
Discussed
“and and uh the idea i mean obviously this is sort of the idea of quiet which is that this thing that you think is unusual or insufficiency is in fact uh a strength”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (13: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“And uh I hope to be interviewing um Susan Kaine in the coming weeks on her book Quiet which is about the fact that some people like to be alone sometimes.”
Passing
“her first book was quiet her most recent book and the subject of today's conversation is Bittersweet”
Passing
“Today, our guest is none other than Susan Cain, the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, which spent seven years on the New York Times bestseller and has been translated into over 40 languages.”
Plugged
“I don't know where this comes from in me, but I would say when I wrote "Quiet" and when I wrote "Bittersweet," I thought that I was writing two really different books.”
Plugged
“And then I started researching "Quiet."”
Plugged
“I wrote most of "Quiet" in this cafe called Doma in Greenwich village”
Plugged
“The letters that I'm getting from people who have read "Bittersweet" are so similar to the letters I've gotten all these years from "Quiet" readers.”
Plugged
“And it is, but what I'm finding is that so much of the way people are reacting to it is it's very similar to what I heard with Quiet in that so many people saying, "Oh, yeah, you know, this is who I really am."”
Plugged
“anything come to mind with quiet the book i wrote about the power of introverts”
Plugged
“Susan Cain is the co-founder of quiet revolution and the author of the bestsellers quiet power the secret strengths of introverted kids and quiet the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking which has been translated into 40 languages and been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than four years”
Plugged
“seven years of time to write quiet”
Passing
“so for example Susan Kane's quiet there's a ya version Now there's a boys in the boot ya version”
Passing
“so for example Susan Kane's quiet there's a ya version”