the web.. a place where we can be together alone... precisely it's power...
the most spectacularly creative people in many fields are often introverted, according to studies by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Gregory Feist.
extroverted enough to exchange and advance ideas, but see themselves s independent and individualistic. not joiners by nature.
solitude is a catalyst to innovation
without great solitude, no serious work is possible - Picasso
we're often so dazzled by charisma that we overlook the quiet part of the creative process.
what distinguished programmers at the top performing companies wasn't greater experience or better pay. it was how much privacy, personal workspace and freedom from interruption they enjoyed. - wow - no?
if you want to improve - you have to be the one to generate the move. demands of you personally...
group performance gets worse as group size increases.
if you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work alone when creativity or efficiency is the highest priority. - Adrian Furnham
when we take a stance diff from a group's we activate the amygdala, a small organ in the brain associated with fear of rejetion. prof Gregory Berns calls this "the pain of independence."
one exception - where large groups outperform individuals - and the larger the group the better.. electronic brainstorming.
the protection of the screen mitigates many problems of group work. this is why the web has yielded such wondrous collective creations. - via Marcel Proust calls reading the miracle of communication in the midst of solitude, that's what the internet is too. a place where we can be alone together - and this is precisely what gives it power.
she does then spend time on - man is not an island.. life is meaningless just alone..
teams whose members collaborate remotely, from separate unis, appear to be the most influential of all.
our spaces should encourage casual, cafe-style interactions, but allow people to disappear into personalized, private spaces when they want to be alone.
thank you daisy's - for sending me on this journey..
susans upcoming book - quiet.. the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
Dan hosting her here: on jan 27
book comes out jan 24
Tony Baldasaro (@baldy7)
1/15/12 9:24 PM
10 myths about introverts.bit.ly/q3UxEN
