The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (542 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0525496262 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 550 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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She discovered that based on their answer, people fit into Four Tendencies: Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels. · How do I work with someone who refuses to do what I ask—or who keeps telling me what to do? With sharp insight, compelling research, and hilarious examples, The Four Tendencies will help you get happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative. During her multibook investigation into understanding human nature, Gretchen Rubin realized that by asking the seemingly dry question "How do I respond to expectations?" we gain explosive self-knowledge. · How can I help someone to follow good advice? · People say I ask too many questions. More than 600,000 people have taken her online quiz, and managers, doctors, teachers, spouses, and parents already use the framework to help people make significant, lasting change. The Four Tendencies hold practical answers if you've ever thought ·
She also has a highly ranked, award-winning podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin. She's the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, Better Than Before and The Happiness Project. . She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters. Gretchen Rubin is one of the most thought
Recommended for readers of self-help books with noted reservations. Russell Fanelli When I saw advertised on Amazon the The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too) I said yes, send it along. I’m guessing that like me, many readers would like to know how to make life better! Will Gretchen Rubin, our author, deliver on her promise? For some people, a qualified yes. They. Jerry Saperstein said There will always be a market for people who claim to understand people. I tired of this book within the first few chapters.Others may find it enthralling to the very last page. It’s reasonably well written and the idea of there being four primary classifications into which people can be placed is as old as the hills – and therein lies the problem for me. I think nearly all humans go through a phase, if not their entire life, wondering if they&r. "Wish I Had Better Things to Say" according to Lauren Vierra. Having read some of Ms Rubins' previous work, I'm not surprised that this book didn't teach me anything I didn't already know about myself. I'm an Obliger - the traits of an Obliger per the book are things I'm well aware of within myself, and I'm aware of what it would take to change myself. Unfortunately, I'm also OCPD and change does not come easily to me. I found nothing in The Four
“The Four Tendencies will immediately improve every area of your life—and I say this from personal experience. You'll learn to make better decisions based on what works best for your specific personality profile—not what anyone else expects or demands.” —Chris Guillebeau (Rebel), author of Side Hustle and host of the podcast Side Hustle School “The Four Tendencies is a remarkably well-crafted and insightful book. As a researcher who has studied habits, addiction, and change for 20 years, I’m excited by the simplicity and power of The Four Tendencies as a tool for anyone seeking to make his or her life better. If you’ve been feeling