I was surprised to hear in the class about TED, which I had been using as a study material when I was in highschool. There are many stories I recommend you to watch, but this is the best I have ever seen.
I chose this story because, as you know ( or don't know?) in the class, I'm not so talkative person. That is why the first time I heard her story, I was completely encouraged and came to think I don't have to pretend to play an assertive person, but I have only to be honest to my personality.
"There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas." [10:36]
Susan Cain states introverts have talents to come up with unique, innovative ideas which are usually hidden inside their minds and never let go, and we should not underestimate them. The story begins with her uncomfortable experience when she took part in a camp in her childhood, forced to become "ROWDIE". And then, she casts a doubt on the society we live in, in this talk she puts school and workplace as examples, praising aggressive, appealing people and denouncing those rarely expressing themselves. After that, she mentions cultural history in western countries including America to show why introverts have got so excluded. In conclusion, she says though she knows the importance of groupwork or communication, sometimes extroverts should be isolated and work alone to raise creativity, and as for introverts, they should expose their opinions a little more.
In my opinion, I doubt if introverts are wiser than extroverts, however, I absolutely agree her thoughts that introverts should be much more welcomed to the society, which means we should understand these sorts of people. And once in a while, we must need time to think alone.
If you are fed up with pretending to be energetic, this story will give you the courage to follow your true characters.
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ReplyDeleteI have ever watched this lecture, and also moved a lot. I am a talkative person when I talk with my friends but in the class or in front of many people, and also I need to tell my opinion, I cannnot talk as much as I could. I agree with you and her opinion because the person who is not an introvert has much better ideas and he/she can think deeply and nicely, so I suppose such people should try to give thier thinking outside themselves.
This topic is really interesting. Becoming talkative person is really difficult because it needs to break biased view to you and your identity. However communication skill is really significant in our society so it might not evitable thing....
ReplyDeleteI get frustrated by people who talk too much - they usually keep saying the same and the same thing. They talk because they love themselves and want to hear their voices - and they have no idea of how disturbing it is to others. It shows they care more about themselves than others.
ReplyDeleteMs. MacGregor