Surrounded by Idiots

Description

Thomas Erikson’s book Surrounded by Idiots is a bestseller that explains to readers how to communicate with others in a very simple color-coded model of personality types. His theory, which he expounds in his book, is based on the DISC theory: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness. He uses colors to outline four primary personality types. The text will help readers learn better how to improve their own interactions with the personalities based on the above four personality types:

Red is the dominant one who is direct, results oriented, and if not careful, they are also aggressive and impatient because they like control.
Yellow types are social, lively people who love having fun with others. You should know them for excitement and any form of recognition.
Green types are people who calm down easily; reliable, supportive calm, people, and for harmony, then they do not like change.
Blue (Conscientious): the thinking type of blue characters are analytic with details, systematic and very keen on structure and accuracy. They tend to be really critical and cautious.
Key Takeaways:
Erikson strictly advises that no type of personality is superior to another. Instead, people can learn to handle the disparities to reduce misunderstandings.
He gives some straightforward tips to identify the different types and tailor communication for better connections.
In reality, the book is full of examples and anecdotes that demonstrate how different kinds of personalities respond to scenarios both inside and outside of work.
The book Surrounded by Idiots is a light-hearted yet insightful guide that will help readers recognize personality traits in other people and adapt to them so as to strengthen interpersona