Susan Cain

Susan Cain

Author & Introversion Advocate

Susan Cain writes about personality, creativity, and social change. Her work explores how introverts thrive and reshape the world.

Authors & Thinkers

Susan Cain is a bestselling author and speaker best known for *Quiet*, which transformed public conversations about introversion. She examines how personalities shape success, creativity, and human connection, drawing on psychology and personal narrative.

8 Books Recommended by Susan Cain

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#1

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15 people recommendedrecommended 3x

As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a bookβ€”it’s a new and shining worldview.

As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a bookβ€”it’s a new and shining worldview.

As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a bookβ€”it’s a new and shining worldview.

Also recommended by: Changpeng Zhao, Arianna Huffington, Ashton Kutcher, Chip Conley, Daniel Pink, David Heinemeier Hansson, Gretchen Rubin, Krista Tippett, Marcus Lemonis, Michael Mauboussin, Seth Godin, Simon Sinek, Tony Hsieh, Derek Sivers

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#2

Bird by Bird

by Anne Lamott

11 people recommended

I love [this book]. Such a good book.

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Also recommended by: Brian Koppelman, Daniel Pink, Mark Bittman, Matt Haig, Matt Mullenweg, Mike Birbiglia, Ramit Sethi, Ryan Holiday, Tim Ferriss, Derek Sivers

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#3

Stolen Focus

by Johann Hari

6 people recommendedrecommended 4x

Read this book to save your mind.

Read this book to save your mind.

Read this book to save your mind.

Read this book to save your mind.

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Also recommended by: Arianna Huffington, Adam Grant, Hillary Clinton, Mark Manson, Stephen Fry

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5 people recommended

Sometimes the most obvious thing is the hardest to see. Thank goodness we have [this author] to light the way toward understanding loneliness and its dark corners. This book is a gift for us all.

Also recommended by: Ben Silbermann, Adam Grant, Daniel Pink, Malcolm Gladwell

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#5

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

by Lori Gottlieb

4 people recommendedrecommended 2x

If you have even an ounce of interest in the therapeutic process, or in the conundrum of being human, you must read this book.

If you have even an ounce of interest in the therapeutic process, or in the conundrum of being human, you must read this book.

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Also recommended by: Arianna Huffington, Andrew Wilkinson, Katie Couric

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Think Like a Rocket Scientist

by Ozan Varol

4 people recommendedrecommended 2x

Will change the way you see the world--and empower you to change the world itself.

Will change the way you see the world--and empower you to change the world itself.

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Also recommended by: Adam Grant, Daniel Pink, Seth Godin

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#7

Waking Up

by Sam Harris

3 people recommendedrecommended 3x

Such a fantastic book. And it was really, for me, completely lifechanging.

Such a fantastic book. And it was really, for me, completely lifechanging.

Such a fantastic book. And it was really, for me, completely lifechanging.

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Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Justin Boreta

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Real Change

by Sharon Salzberg

recommended 3x

Offers mindfulness u can use to bring about…real change.

Offers mindfulness u can use to bring about…real change.

Offers mindfulness u can use to bring about…real change.

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