Cain: Introverts run the world -- quietly. Editor’s Note: Susan Cain is the author of “Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking.” A writer who formerly practiced corporate law and worked as a negotiations consultant, Cain spoke at the TED2012 conference in Long Beach, California. TED is a nonprofit organization dedicated to “Ideas worth spreading,” which it makes available through talks posted on its website. Follow @susancain on Twitter. Story highlights Susan Cain: Many of the world's great advances have been made by introverts She says society puts pressure on children and adults to work in groups "Groupthink" can get in the way of imagination and creativity, she says Cain: Give introverts the freedom to be themselves The theory of evolution.
Our culture is biased against quiet and reserved people, but introverts are responsible for some of humanity’s greatest achievements – from Steve Wozniak’s invention of the Apple computer to J.K. Watch an interview with Susan Cain Picture the typical classroom. Now That's Nifty: Life Hacks. The Phobia List. The Story of Mankind. The Story of Mankind. Van Loon, Hendrik . The Story of Mankind Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library | Table of Contents for this work | | All on-line databases | Etext Center Homepage | THE Crusades had been a lesson in the liberal art of travelling.
Of course, there was always the possibility of making the voyage by sea. Image available eat poorly cooked food as the kitchen arrangements were very bad and no fire could be made whenever the weather was the least bit rough. (Roger Bacon, the learned monk of the thirteenth century seems to have suspected their existence, but he wisely kept his discovery to himself) they often drank unclean water and sometimes the whole crew died of typhoid fever. Under those circumstances you will understand that the sea did not attract the best elements of the population. Again I wish that I could make this book a thousand pages long. They were ready to begin their career as explorers.
In the year 1415, Prince Henry, known as Henry the in the search. Ships. The Story of Mankind. Van Loon, Hendrik . The Story of Mankind Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library | Table of Contents for this work | | All on-line databases | Etext Center Homepage | THE early part of the Middle Ages had been an era of pioneering and of settlement. A new people, who thus far had lived outside the wild range of forest, mountains and marshes which protected the north-eastern frontier of the Roman Empire, had forced its way into the plains of western Europe and had taken possession of most of the land.
They were restless, as all pioneers have been since the beginning of time. They liked to be ``on the go.'' The weaker ones died. Value. They managed the affairs of their castle and the surrounding country to the best of their ability. It was not an ideal world in which they found themselves. When you grow up you will discover that many people do not believe in ``progress'' and they will prove to you by the terrible deeds of some of our own contemporaries that ``the themselves. The Story of Mankind. Van Loon, Hendrik . The Story of Mankind Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library | Table of Contents for this work | | All on-line databases | Etext Center Homepage | THE Renaissance was not a political or religious movement. It was a state of mind.
The men of the Renaissance continued to be the obedient sons of the mother church. But their outlook upon life was changed. They no longer concentrated all their thoughts and their efforts upon the blessed existence that awaited them in Heaven. I have quite often warned you against the danger that lies in historical dates. Ance. As a matter of fact, it is quite impossible to draw such sharp lines. To enliven the scenery during the long hours of evening when the badly lighted streets did not invite further political and economic dispute, the Troubadours and Minnesingers told their stories and sang their songs of romance and adventure and heroism and loyalty to all fair women. The Middle Ages were ``internationally minded.''