Susan Cain on Bittersweet: The Power of Sorrow and Longing Souls | EP 121

Susan Cain — Bittersweet, the Happiness of the Melancholy, How Sorrow Creates the Union Between Souls | Brought to you by https://grammarly.com/passionstruck and https://buyraycon.com/passionstruck.Susan Cain is one of my favorite authors and completely changed the way I viewed myself and my own strengths. Susan is the author of the https://amzn.to/3ub6TUJ, https://bookshop.org/a/61530/9780307352156, and https://bookshop.org/a/61530/9780307352156, 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 https://amzn.to/3DIC1hl.Susan’s first record-smashing https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts?language=en 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, you should check out her most recent https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_and_min_kym_the_hidden_power_of_sad_songs_and_rainy_days. LinkedIn named her the top sixth influencer in the world, just behind Richard Branson and Melinda Gates. Susan partners with https://twitter.com/Gladwell, https://twitter.com/AdamMGrant, and https://twitter.com/DanielPink to curate the Next Big Idea Club. They donate all of their proceeds to children’s literacy programs.Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make us WholeIn her new book, Susan 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.Please enjoy Susan Cain's episode and leave us a 5-Star rating if you love the episode. I know Susan and I would appreciate seeing listener comments. If you would like to watch this episode in addition to listening to it, you can view it https://youtu.be/UvgrpfIkOzs on our https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLdXATpxf8LP3riC0_mkKw. Please subscribe.Thank You to Our Sponsors- This episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles is brought to you by Grammarly. Level up your writing with advanced suggestions on grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and style. Get 20% off premium at grammarly.com/PASSIONSTRUCK.- This episode is also sponsored by Raycon. 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