| | Author's Note | p. xi |
| | Introduction: The North and South of Temperament | p. 1 |
| | The Extrovert Ideal | |
| | The Rise of the "Mighty Likeable Fellow": How Extroversion Became the Cultural Ideal | p. 19 |
| | The Myth of Charismatic Leadership: The Culture of Personality, a Hundred Years Later | p. 34 |
| | When Collaboration Kills Creativity: The Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone | p. 71 |
| | Your Biology, Your Self? | |
| | Is Temperament Destiny?: Nature, Nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis | p. 97 |
| | Beyond Temperament: The Role of Free Will (and the Secret of Public Speaking for Introverts) | p. 115 |
| | "Franklin was a Politician, But Eleanor Spoke Out of Conscience": Why Cool Is Overrated | p. 130 |
| | Why Did Wall Street Crash and Warren Buffett Prosper?: How Introverts and Extroverts Think (and Process Dopamine) Differently | p. 155 |
| | Do All Cultures Have an Extrovert Ideal? | |
| | Soft Power: Asian-Americans and the Extrovert Ideal | p. 181 |
| | How to Love, How to Work | |
| | When Should You Act More Extroverted Than You Really Are? | p. 205 |
| | The Communication Gap: How to Talk to Members of the Opposite Type | p. 224 |
| | On Cobblers and Generals: How to Cultivate Quiet Kids in a World That Can't Hear Them | p. 241 |
| | Conclusion: Wonderland | p. 264 |
| | A Note on the Dedication | p. 267 |
| | A Note on the Words Introvert and Extrovert | p. 269 |
| | Acknowledgments | p. 273 |
| | Notes | p. 277 |
| | Index | p. 325 |