Omgiven av idioter
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- Author：Thomas Erikson
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Summary
Omgiven av idioter beskriver konkret och underhållande en av världens mest spridda metoder för att sortera olikheterna inom mänsklig kommunikation。 Med vetenskapliga grund och genom vardagens möten ger den dig konkreta hjälpmedel att förstå de viktigaste skillnaderna mellan olika kommunikationsstilar。 Den visar på en av de vanligaste orsakerna till konflikter i vardagen: dålig kommunikation。 Och den ger dig som läsare svaret på frågan: Vad gör jag åt det？
Reviews
Hibah Osailan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I get an insight on my personal character and others around me。 It makes me understand thier perspective and how do they analyze things。
John
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I found this book to be incredibly informative and useful。 I picked it up because there have been a lot of arguments at home lately and I thought that this would help me to understand how we all communicate and what makes each of us tick so that we can improve communication and get along better。 It's safe to say it has been working like a treat so far！ Hopefully， now that I have finished reading it， I can use all of the useful information from this book to help deescalate when things get heated I found this book to be incredibly informative and useful。 I picked it up because there have been a lot of arguments at home lately and I thought that this would help me to understand how we all communicate and what makes each of us tick so that we can improve communication and get along better。 It's safe to say it has been working like a treat so far！ Hopefully， now that I have finished reading it， I can use all of the useful information from this book to help deescalate when things get heated so that we may be able to have truly meaningful discussions about what is upsetting us。 。。。more
Carlijn Oskam
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Op de uni al wel eens over de 4 persoonlijkheidskleuren gehoord， maar nooit heel uitgebreid。 In dit boek wordt op een ludieke manier uitgelegd welke kleuren er zijn， wat ze betekenen， hoe je ze kan herkennen， etc。 Ik vind het leuk om erover na te denken en het toe te passen op mensen in m’n eigen omgeving。 Het boek heeft me dus echt aan het denken gezet。
Alan
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similar to enneagram analysis
Mike Papandonis
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2。5 αστέρια， ούτε καν 3。 Μου το δάνεισαν， το διάβασα。 Το μόνο που κρατάω από το βιβλίο είναι να μην κρίνω κάποιον από την όψη και μόνο。 Η ανάγνωση έγινε μετά από το "Εάν αυτό είναι ο άνθρωπος" του Primo Levi και με κάποιο τρόπο τα σύνδεσα （τραβηγμένο）。 2。5 αστέρια， ούτε καν 3。 Μου το δάνεισαν， το διάβασα。 Το μόνο που κρατάω από το βιβλίο είναι να μην κρίνω κάποιον από την όψη και μόνο。 Η ανάγνωση έγινε μετά από το "Εάν αυτό είναι ο άνθρωπος" του Primo Levi και με κάποιο τρόπο τα σύνδεσα （τραβηγμένο）。 。。。more
Maren
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The categorization of people is a little narrow， not sure if it really applies to everyone the way the author claims。 However， was an interesting read and did help me understand certain individuals that are in my world。
Nathan Bartos
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Read for my Leadership， Marketing， & Strategic Communication class。
Jenni
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I find personality books interesting。 The way people think are completely different and affect communication。
Thomas
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Erikson feels to me like a red/yellow that looks down on green but then that's exactly what a green would say Erikson feels to me like a red/yellow that looks down on green but then that's exactly what a green would say 。。。more
Noorhazlinda
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4 types of human behaviour， classified according to red， yellow， green and blue。 If you want to know， which type of behaviour you are please read this book。 And， if you want to know behaviour of your colleagues， and to understand and handle them， I suggest you read this book。 A good book indeed。
Hussein Ebeid
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If you want to avoid misunderstandings and make your efforts at communication more effective， then it is in your best interest to understand the four basic personality types。 The first personality type is Red， which responds well to being in charge and dealing with challenges。 The second is Yellow， which likes to be spontaneous， enthusiastic and charming。 The Green personality type enjoys calm， stability and dependability。 And the Blue type appreciates accuracy， order and caution。 Knowing the de If you want to avoid misunderstandings and make your efforts at communication more effective， then it is in your best interest to understand the four basic personality types。 The first personality type is Red， which responds well to being in charge and dealing with challenges。 The second is Yellow， which likes to be spontaneous， enthusiastic and charming。 The Green personality type enjoys calm， stability and dependability。 And the Blue type appreciates accuracy， order and caution。 Knowing the desires and stressors of each of these types can help you adapt your message appropriately to ensure it will be well-received。 This knowledge can also make your work environment more harmonious and effective。 Actionable advice:Consider challenging combinations in group dynamics。While a Blue/Yellow pairing can be difficult， adding a Green to the equation can often have a neutralizing effect and turn a tense situation into a productive one。 Likewise， if you have a lot of Reds and Yellows in a group， adding a Green or Blue will ensure that someone will likely listen， take notes and do the kind of fact-checking that Reds and Yellows can’t be bothered with 。。。more
Lisa
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Well written and structured， I found it very helpful to understand how people act or react and helped me understand myself a little more as well ！ I highly recommend it ！
Adrian Peck
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This book was a struggle for 2 reasons。 Firstly， the format was a bit mind-numbing feeling like it was one list after another。。。。 red， yellow， green， blue and then repeat。 Secondly， to try and categorise human beings always has the problem of oversimplification and stereotyping。 The lack of attention given to the influence of mental health on human behaviour in particular contributed greatly to the oversimplifying。 Overall， rather unsatisfactory。
Bethan Botterill
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The book started off very interesting and informative， however it quickly became very repetitive and thus rather boring。 I managed to get to chapter 11 before I gave up。 I read some reviews on here before I started the book that said there was no science to back up the author’s points， and that everything was just anecdotes from his life。 I didn’t want to agree with them as I enjoyed the start， however after the first few chapters everything did feel a bit loose。 The author discusses different t The book started off very interesting and informative， however it quickly became very repetitive and thus rather boring。 I managed to get to chapter 11 before I gave up。 I read some reviews on here before I started the book that said there was no science to back up the author’s points， and that everything was just anecdotes from his life。 I didn’t want to agree with them as I enjoyed the start， however after the first few chapters everything did feel a bit loose。 The author discusses different types of people and places most people into one of four categories。 Whilst he does acknowledge that people can be in multiple categories， it feels like a rather outdated system as neurodivergent people are not discussed and neither are different cultures。 It all feels like it has been based off western office workers so it can’t all be extrapolated to other cultures。 I really wanted to enjoy this book so it’s a shame that I couldn’t even finish it。 。。。more
Tijana
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I mean。。。 at first it was interesting， I won't lie but sooner or later most of the information started to repeat and there wasn't anything new to learn， except how certain colours deal with stress。 Most of the things about certain colours I already knew but in this book it was only categorised in colours。 I don't know。。。 it wasn't wow。 Certain things were unecessary （such as too many examples from work place that ended up in the same pattern and I already knew where it was leading to） and I felt I mean。。。 at first it was interesting， I won't lie but sooner or later most of the information started to repeat and there wasn't anything new to learn， except how certain colours deal with stress。 Most of the things about certain colours I already knew but in this book it was only categorised in colours。 I don't know。。。 it wasn't wow。 Certain things were unecessary （such as too many examples from work place that ended up in the same pattern and I already knew where it was leading to） and I felt like the author was exaggerating some colours。 Perhaps the interviews really went that way but for me it's hard to believe。 I might have a lot of yellow in my profile， a bt of blue and red even but yeah。 Everything was put so neatly in boxes that by the end of the book I lost all interest and I didn't even know what author wanted to point out except for what he already pointed out in the first 100 pages。 The rest seemed so unecessary。 。。。more
Biana
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Very educational。 I feel like I need the work book to go with that read。 I know that I'm a yellow， but tones of other colors。。。not sure on the details。 I know a definiately blue person。 But the rest are kind of vague to me。 I would like to review the "how to interact with said colors" for all my special interactions。 Very educational。 I feel like I need the work book to go with that read。 I know that I'm a yellow， but tones of other colors。。。not sure on the details。 I know a definiately blue person。 But the rest are kind of vague to me。 I would like to review the "how to interact with said colors" for all my special interactions。 。。。more
Dominique
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I was stuck between rating this book a 3 or 4/5 stars。 It took me a while to finish it， not because it wasn't interesting - but because although the topic is really insightful， the book is really quite repetitive （I guess according to Erikson that observation would make me a red 😂）。 From a psychologists perspective， I understand why this idea is so enticing。 It's easy to grip， easy to use in daily life and simplifies people significantly for the business market。 The theory is quite clearly made I was stuck between rating this book a 3 or 4/5 stars。 It took me a while to finish it， not because it wasn't interesting - but because although the topic is really insightful， the book is really quite repetitive （I guess according to Erikson that observation would make me a red 😂）。 From a psychologists perspective， I understand why this idea is so enticing。 It's easy to grip， easy to use in daily life and simplifies people significantly for the business market。 The theory is quite clearly made for the working market， with a heavy focus on how best to make people work together。 I dont think I'd have to mention the endless criticisms that the trait approach recieves within the psych world。 It's view is limited in scope and the complexity of a human is entirely overseen。 Not even to mention the fact that biological aspects or genetics is completely ignored。Therefore， though as a psychologist it's limited and at most and easy way of viewing people - I do have to emphasize the point that I know people within organizational psych and the business world who base a lot of their decisions on this concept。 It seems that in practice it works， and it's acceptance shows it's user friendliness。Therefore， I guess， it just depends on the perspective and intention with which you aim to read and learn about this theory。 Overall， insightful book。 。。。more
Amish
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Cleverly written， great examples and well narrated。 Certainly added another lens towards diversity for me。 We are all karma chameleons - loving would be easy if your Colors were like my dreams。
Ms KA
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This is good book for anyone interested in gaining insight on how to not judge a book by its cover。 It provides helpful tips on how to complement people around you （in a personal， professional and social setting） instead of perceiving different people with contrasting personalities as a threat。Bit of Advice: This book should be read as a follow-up to Surrounded by Psychopaths。 The author’s assessment of people’s personality based on the red， yellow， green and blue color coded system is enlighten This is good book for anyone interested in gaining insight on how to not judge a book by its cover。 It provides helpful tips on how to complement people around you （in a personal， professional and social setting） instead of perceiving different people with contrasting personalities as a threat。Bit of Advice: This book should be read as a follow-up to Surrounded by Psychopaths。 The author’s assessment of people’s personality based on the red， yellow， green and blue color coded system is enlightening！ 。。。more
Wafa BF
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Very interesting book and tool。 Curious to learn more about DISC especially for 2 and 3 colors combination profile。
Grace
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I'm surprised by all the negative reviews。 I found this a really interesting read。 It's the author's take on Marston's DISC personality assessment tool， peppered with personal anecdotes from his career as a communications specialist。 Erikson provides insight into both how to recognise these different personality types and how to best communicate with each （spoiler - we must adapt our communication for different people， else they might misinterpret our message）。 I see a lot of complaints that it I'm surprised by all the negative reviews。 I found this a really interesting read。 It's the author's take on Marston's DISC personality assessment tool， peppered with personal anecdotes from his career as a communications specialist。 Erikson provides insight into both how to recognise these different personality types and how to best communicate with each （spoiler - we must adapt our communication for different people， else they might misinterpret our message）。 I see a lot of complaints that it was written simply。 I agree - but this made it an easy， quick read。 The author doesn't claim to have made a breakthrough in psychological research， he is simply providing an interesting perspective on communication and some techniques to try。 。。。more
Lilah Gran
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Ok first of all， categorizing personalities into 4 is the biggest mistake the author has done。 Although I got to give it to him for acknowledging that there are those people who have a mixed personality。 He did not discuss it though， especially considering the fact that most people have mixed personalities。 He basically disregarded majority of potential readers by not discussing THEIR "mixed" personality。Everytime the author would discuss one personality， I find myself relating to each one。 In t Ok first of all， categorizing personalities into 4 is the biggest mistake the author has done。 Although I got to give it to him for acknowledging that there are those people who have a mixed personality。 He did not discuss it though， especially considering the fact that most people have mixed personalities。 He basically disregarded majority of potential readers by not discussing THEIR "mixed" personality。Everytime the author would discuss one personality， I find myself relating to each one。 In the end I had to pick all 4 as MY PERSONALITY TRAIT。Second point， which is a good one， I appreciate the ideas he threw in the last chapters of the book re "how to cope/ communicate"。 That part I liked， hence the 2 stars。Ps。 I like the lion king reference when Scar said， "I'm surrounded by idiots。" 。。。more
Patrick Barritt
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I did not enjoy the book very much as I am uncomfortable with sales people and sales techniques。 I guess I do not like the idea of being manipulated。 Bethan did enjoy it though and lent me the book so I persevered to the end and as a positive it gives us the chance to examine certain personality traits and have some lively discussions such as- You are such a Red in having to have your own way！ or I am a Green because I am so considerate ！！It is not a difficult read as such but I did not find it I did not enjoy the book very much as I am uncomfortable with sales people and sales techniques。 I guess I do not like the idea of being manipulated。 Bethan did enjoy it though and lent me the book so I persevered to the end and as a positive it gives us the chance to examine certain personality traits and have some lively discussions such as- You are such a Red in having to have your own way！ or I am a Green because I am so considerate ！！It is not a difficult read as such but I did not find it very convincing 。 It describes the type of behaviour to expect linked to four character types 。 An individual can be one type or a mix of two or occasionally three types。 A problem I have is that I recognise all four types in my own character at some stage of my life or mood and I expect most others would as well so its a bit limiting。 Because it annoyed me a bit I lent the book to Jayne and she is certainly engaging with the book albeit it annoys her a bit as well！ So as a bit of fun to frame a discussion of peoples differences I would recommend it and I think it is always good to be considerate of other peoples differences and learn to respect others when you find you do not agree with them。 That's the sort of thing we all know deep down and it is never too often to be reminded。 。。。more
Vylūnė
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In a way it was a useful and interesting book although I actively hate this writing style。 It offers too few facts and too many personal anecdotes。 If you have read the book， you can easily tell my type/color by this comment。I would not categorize this book as phychological or educational。 It is rather a light self-motivation read than anything else。I found it personally valuable because it made me realize I posses a few traits I dislike in others， and gave me some ideas on how to work on that。 In a way it was a useful and interesting book although I actively hate this writing style。 It offers too few facts and too many personal anecdotes。 If you have read the book， you can easily tell my type/color by this comment。I would not categorize this book as phychological or educational。 It is rather a light self-motivation read than anything else。I found it personally valuable because it made me realize I posses a few traits I dislike in others， and gave me some ideas on how to work on that。 I was also impressed by the emphasis the book puts on working for better communication and understanding of those different from you。I can't exactly put my finger on it， but there is something juuuust a tinsy bit sexist in some jokes and that made the reading unpleasant and a bit creepy now and then。 。。。more
Joanne
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Enlightening！ Although this book appeared to me to be designed for people building and managing teams at work or to enable salespeople to be better able to read their prospects， I learned plenty about myself too。 The author classifies all people as one of four types and labels them with colors， red， yellow， green and blue。 The approach has to do with behavior and I was convinced this is a viable way to understand those around you and be able to interact without conflict。 The end result being I w Enlightening！ Although this book appeared to me to be designed for people building and managing teams at work or to enable salespeople to be better able to read their prospects， I learned plenty about myself too。 The author classifies all people as one of four types and labels them with colors， red， yellow， green and blue。 The approach has to do with behavior and I was convinced this is a viable way to understand those around you and be able to interact without conflict。 The end result being I wouldn't be saying I'm surrounded by idiots simply because I don't think or react like the people around me。。。。。。 。。。more
Dan
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Okay， this was surprisingly good。 A little bit too much of a “gospel truth “ feel to the presentation， but a lot of good information。 It’s interesting to see where one fits into the pattern！
Larissa
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I enjoyed this one。 Communication is something that needs to be tailored depending on who you are talking to。 Makes sense！ Pretty sure I'm a blue I enjoyed this one。 Communication is something that needs to be tailored depending on who you are talking to。 Makes sense！ Pretty sure I'm a blue 。。。more
Daniela
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I have to admit that I’ve ordered this book for the title and never read the subtitle or what it’s about。But boy， was I surprised when it turned out to be about the DISC profile。 I learned about the test more than 8 years ago and basically this test is my bible in interacting with people。 If you’ve never heard about DISC， this book is the perfect starting point — but read it first and then take the test to actually see who you are！ 6/5 book。 Exceptionally relatable stories。 Funny， ironic and ent I have to admit that I’ve ordered this book for the title and never read the subtitle or what it’s about。But boy， was I surprised when it turned out to be about the DISC profile。 I learned about the test more than 8 years ago and basically this test is my bible in interacting with people。 If you’ve never heard about DISC， this book is the perfect starting point — but read it first and then take the test to actually see who you are！ 6/5 book。 Exceptionally relatable stories。 Funny， ironic and entertaining （my Blue-Red loved it！） 。。。more
Leah
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Interesting book， and amusing to think of people with those personalities。。。 was alot of info to take in and a book i think will always come back to but look forward to using it in life！
Hazia
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Too much personal stories/experiences。 Lack of scientific research。 I dont think most of the content is applicable in different situations/culture ？
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