I think there is a real in-person premium now versus virtual that I've seen as people have sort of put a price on sleeping out of their bed for, you know, two or three nights in a row. And everything that comes with that. Though, it's still the case that like the people who I would meet out on the road, some of those are some of my closest friends. There's something really unique about that. So I'm quite you referenced a really interesting study by the historian Warren Sussman who argues that as a society industrialized and urbanized, we moved from a culture of character to a culture of personality. That's really kind of default mode today.
About Susan Cain
Susan Cain is the New York Times bestselling author of Quiet, which changed how the world views introverts forever, and a her latest book, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, which reached #1 on the New York Times list. Susan is also an award-winning keynote speaker who has delivered two TED Talks with millions of views and the founder of Quiet Revolution.
Susan joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how she began her writing career, her writing process, the value of bittersweet feelings and thinking, and how to fight toxic positivity in work and life.
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