13.07.2015 Views

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can ... - WordPress.com

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can ... - WordPress.com

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can ... - WordPress.com

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

high self-monitors can <strong>com</strong>e across asconformist and deceptive—“more pragmaticthan pr<strong>in</strong>cipled,” <strong>in</strong> MarkSnyder’s words. Indeed, HSMs havebeen found to be better liars than LSMs,which would seem to support the moralisticstance taken by low selfmonitors.But Little, an ethical and sympatheticman who happens to be an extremelyhigh self-monitor, sees th<strong>in</strong>gs differently.He views self-monitor<strong>in</strong>g as anact <strong>of</strong> modesty. It’s about ac<strong>com</strong>modat<strong>in</strong>goneself to situational norms, ratherthan “gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g down everyth<strong>in</strong>g toone’s own needs and concerns.” Not allself-monitor<strong>in</strong>g is based on act<strong>in</strong>g, hesays, or on work<strong>in</strong>g the room. A more<strong>in</strong>troverted version may be less concernedwith spotlight-seek<strong>in</strong>g and morewith the avoidance <strong>of</strong> social faux pas.When Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Little makes a great607/929

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!