Susan Cain on Bittersweet: The Happiness of the Melancholy, How Sorrow Creates a Union Between Souls

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Susan Cain is one of my favorite authors and completely changed the way I viewed myself and my own strengths. She is the author of Quiet Journal, Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts, and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, which spent eight years on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into 40 languages. Her new masterpiece, "Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole," is available here: https://amzn.to/3DIC1hl. In the book, she discusses why sadness and the happiness of melancholy are key to achieving self-transcendence and the union between souls.

As with the majority of people, you’ve probably been taught your entire life to look at the positive side and be happy no matter what. While there is a place for optimism and looking at the bright side, by burying your melancholy and sadness, you may actually be doing yourself a terrible disservice.

Susan’s first record-smashing  @TED  (https://youtu.be/c0KYU2j0TM4) has been viewed more than 40 million times and was named by Bill Gates as one of his all-time favorite talks (and if you like that one, check out her most recent Talk with violinist Min Kym). LinkedIn named her the top sixth influencer in the world, just behind Richard Branson and Melinda Gates. Susan partners with Malcolm Gladwell,  @Adam Grant, and Dan Pink to curate the Next Big Idea Club. They donate all of their proceeds to children’s literacy programs.

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Time Stamps
0:00 Introduction and Announcements
5:27 Bittersweet and its link with transcendence?
8:43 Susan Cain's writing style
10:53 Father and Son by Cat Stevens
14:46 Sorrow, longing, and bittersweetness societal impact
20:10 Effortless perfection
21:59 The culture of celebrity
24:38 How to raise children to value sorrow and longing
30:41 The bittersweet quiz created by David Yaden and Scott Barry Kaufman
39:05 Why everyone experiences pain
41:07 The story of violinist Min Kym
46:44 Susan Cain's relationship with her mom
54:57 Happiness of the melancholy
58:14 Epigenetics trauma link
1:02:36 The power of the vagus nerve - Dacher Keltner
1:05:52 Bittersweet key takeaway for readers
1:06:48 Wrap up

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