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rong? why are we setting up our schools this way and our workplaces? and why are we making these introverts feel so guilty about wanting to just go off by themselves some of the time? one answer lies deep in our cultural history. western societies, and in particular the ., have always favored the man of action over the man of contemplation and amp。quot。manamp。quot。 of contemplation. but in americaamp。39。s early days, we lived in what historians call a culture of character, where we still, at that point, valued people for their inner selves and their moral rectitude. and if you look at the selfhelp books from this era, they all had titles with things like amp。quot。character, the grandest thing in the world.amp。quot。 and they featured role models like abraham lincoln who was praised for being modest and unassuming. ralph waldo emerson called him amp。quot。a man who does not offend by superiority.amp。quot。