I'm Insatiably Curious About Human Nature.

It's Not That There Is No Small Talk...it's That It Comes Not At The Beginning Of Conversations But At The End...sensitive People...'enjoy Small Talk Only After They've Gone Deep' Says Strickland. 'when Sensitive People Are In Environments That Nurture Their Authenticity, They Laugh And Chitchat Just As Much As Anyone Else.

One Honest Relationship Can Be More Productive Than Fistfuls Of Business Cards.

(finland Is A Famously Introverted Nation. Finnish Joke: How Can You Tell If A Finn Likes You? He's Staring At Your Shoes Instead Of His Own.)

We Have Two Ears And One Mouth And We Should Use Them Proportionally

Shyness Is The Fear Of Social Disapproval Or Humiliation, While Introversion Is A Preference For Environments That Are Not Overstimulating. Shyness Is Inherently Painful; Introversion Is Not.