William James Hall
Harvard’s behavioural-sciences tower in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Quiet (Susan Cain) it is where psychologist Jerome Kagan corrects her ideas about temperament.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet | Susan Cain | setting | Jerome Kagan’s office, where he corrects Cain’s ideas on temperament. |
Quiet — Susan Cain (2012)
Source: Quiet · Original · Readwise highlight
Kagan ushers me inside his office in Harvard’s William James Hall, surveying me unblinkingly as I sit down: not unkind, but definitely discerning.
- Role: setting
- In the book: Cain interviews Kagan in his office; he rejects her premise and corrects her single-cause view of temperament, nature and nurture.
- Why it matters: The interview anchors her chapter on whether temperament is destiny.