Contents

• Author’s Note
• Introduction – The North and South of Temperament
• Part 1 – The Extrovert Ideal
  • The Rise of the “Mighty Likeable Fellow”, How Extroversion Become the Cultural Ideal
  • The Myth of Charismatic Leadership, The Culture of Personality, a Hundred Years Later
  • When Collaboration Kills Creativity, The Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone
• Part 2 – Your Biology, Your Self
  • Is Temperament Destiny? Nature, Nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis
  • Beyond Temperament – The Role of Free Will (and the Secret of Public Speaking for Introverts)
  • Franklin was a Politician, but Eleanor Spoke Out of Conscience – Why Cool is Overrated
  • Why Did Wall Street Crash and Warren Buffett Prosper? How Introverts and Extroverts Think (and Process Dopamine) Differently
• Part 3 – Do All Cultures Have an Extrovert Idea?
  • Soft Power – Asian Americans and the Extrovert Ideal
• Part 4 – How to Love, How to Work
  • When Should You Act More Extroverted Than You Really Are
  • The Communication Gap – How to Talk to Members of the Opposite Type
  • On Cobblers and Generals – How to Cultivate Quiet Kids in a World That Can’t Hear Them
• Conclusion – Wonderland
• A Note on the Dedication
• A Note on the Words Introvert and Extrovert
• Acknowledgement