Susan Cain
@susancain
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#1 bestselling books, QUIET & BITTERSWEET. Read the Quiet Life newsletter for art, ideas, consolations & candlelight: https://t.co/20MGwXiHrh
Joined October 2008
One week to go until #Bittersweet, an @OprahsBookClub selection, is available in paperback! Don’t forget to preorder and complete this form ( https://t.co/awtYoJPJbS) before 6/19 to get your signed bookplate!
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Fabulous as usual Kaoru Yamada once again knowing what we want to see. Shes talented, painting and digital work . A favourite of mine
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41 yd avg. 36 net ➡️ Great units allow great individual performances ✊hats off to our ‘28 @EliCain28 nailing 1st Team Honors @ Punter this season and ‘27 @RuxinTanner and the rest of the unit for working their tails off to us in every game! @CRHFootball @coach_spinnato
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People say, “We need tech in schools so kids can learn the skills of the future!” But what if the skills of the future are the same as those of the past—close reading; the study of languages & poetry; acquiring wisdom & an understanding of human nature via the great books?
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Things introverts love: - curated playlists on repeat - long aimless walks - deep conversations - spending weekends alone - rewatching comfort films - talking with pets - books - quiet morning coffee - thinking existential questions - naps - silence
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The 5 Kinds of Happiness You May be Overlooking
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How understanding your own sources of wellbeing helps you choose activities that truly make you happy
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There is more and more evidence that putting computers and tablets on students' desks (1:1 devices) was a terrible mistake. I agree with @AdamMGrant that "it's time to remove laptops [and tablets] from classrooms."
It's time to remove laptops from classrooms. 24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images. The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
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Painted in 1886 after his honeymoon, Anders Zorn’s 'Summer Delight,' depicts his wife Emma waiting for her husband who is rowing the boat; this is a study of the finished work and shows an influence from the French Impressionists but with a distinctively Scandinavian palette.
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Here's the letter that my editor wrote to me, when I turned in a terrible first draft of QUIET. If you’re working on a creative project, and are stuck in the messy middle, this one’s for you!
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Here's the brutally honest feedback that reshaped QUIET -- and what it means for your own creative work.
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The ultimate water carrier and pro Eli stepped up big for us @CRHFootball doing all 3 KO/FG/P - flipping fields on Punt, dropping bombs on KO, making tackles and punching it in. (Also has elite grades) Give him a follow coaches 👇
Excited to see @yalefootball vs Harvard this weekend! @CRHFootball @coach_spinnato @StevenVashel @brendancahill_
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reSPECt ✊ the artillery battery coming up big this bowl game and the specs got better every wk working their tails off 💣 really fortunate to get to coach these guys @jaysondiaz07 @RuxinTanner @LinardosWilliam @EliCain28 @CRHFootball @coach_spinnato @SpecialTmsCoach
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Oh I see this video has come around again. Instant joy. You should watch!
This brings so much joy!! Yes to living in the moment 🎉🌟🎉
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The neighborhood's young men showed their love for the 85-year-old grandmother by singing to her;she's watched them grow up since they were little https://t.co/s2iFjfKEBq
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Good night, dear Kindred Spirits and Magical Dreamers. Tonight I will leave you with this illustration by Cécile Metzger.
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Brubeck: Koto Song From the album "Jazz Impressions of Japan" Dave Brubeck, Piano Paul Desmond, Alto Saxophone Joe Morello, Drums Eugene Wright, Bass
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At least for one day, let us seize the means of relaxation and be freed from the shackles of labor. Sundays are meant for eternity
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In a leadership workshop we experimented and created to help people see their optimist or pessimist imbalance using art (oil on canvas). The reflections similar to the one below made me think of @susancain’s book Bitter-Sweet. Joy and sorrow co-exist. Reflection from a painting
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