775: Susan Cain Uncovers the Surprising and Uplifting Power of Sorrow and Longing

Susan Cain explains how embracing bittersweetness helps us lead more creative, connected, and fulfilling careers and lives. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Two simple shifts to make you more courageous 

2) How a bias for positivity is holding us back 

3) How to keep your brain from wallowing in negativity 

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— ABOUT SUSAN — 

Susan Cain is the #1 bestselling author of Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, which spent eight years on The New York Times best seller list, and has been translated into 40 languages. Susan’s TED talks have been viewed over 40 million times. LinkedIn named her the Top 6th Influencer in the World, just behind Richard Branson and Melinda French Gates. Susan partners with Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant and Dan Pink to curate the Next Big Idea Book Club. They donate all their proceeds to children’s literacy programs. Visit Susan at susancain.net.

• Book: Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole 

• Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking 

• Quiz: Bittersweet Quiz 

• Website: SusanCain.net 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Article: “The Compassionate Instinct” by Dacher Keltner 

• Book: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 

• Video: Empathy: The Human Connection to Patient Care 

• Previous episode: 757: How to Find the Career You Truly Love with Marcus Buckingham 

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