There's a lot of advice about why introverts need to get out there. There's less advice about why extroverts need to go for a quiet walk and talk a little less sometime. I do think that we all need to sometimes transcend our natural inclinations. But the best framework that I've ever seen for thinking about that comes from the work of Professor Brian Little, who's a personality psychologist.
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 Bestseller 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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