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The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

by Ryan Holiday (Goodreads Author)

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read in February 2017

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Feb 08, 2017 10:59AM

“Introverts feel “just right” with less stimulation, as when they sip wine with a close friend, solve a crossword puzzle, or read a book. Extroverts enjoy the extra bang that comes from activities like meeting new people, skiing slippery slopes, and cranking up the stereo.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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“As individuals we tend to climb to our levels of incompetence. We behave as though up is better and more is better, and yet all around us we see the tragic victims of this mindless escalation.”
― Laurence J. Peter, The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong

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“It’s not that I’m so smart,” said Einstein, who was a consummate introvert. “It’s that I stay with problems longer.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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“We’re told that to be great is to be bold, to be happy is to be sociable.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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“The same person who would never raise his hand in a lecture hall of two hundred people might blog to two thousand, or two million, without thinking twice. The same person who finds it difficult to introduce himself to strangers might establish a persence online and then extend these relationships into the real world.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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