Notes from “The Four Tendencies”

I recently went through the book “ The Four Tendencies “ by Gretchen Rubin and found it to be a fascinating look at an aspect of human behavior. I encourage you to give it a read.

Below you will find my notes ( gathered in Obsidian) to give you an overview.

If you’re familiar with it, what type are you? I personally fit clearly in the “questioner” box.

The Four Tendencies

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Initial Notes:

The four types: Upholder, Obliger, Rebel, Questioner

Summary:
The key to happiness is to understand your own strengths and weaknesses, collectively known as your Tendency. Once you can recognize these aspects of yourself, you can start to adjust to and compensate for them. No one is perfect, and we can make life much easier on ourselves by avoiding pitfalls and playing to our strengths.

Upholder

Meets outer expectations, meets inner expectations.

Overall:

• They want you to tell them what needs to be done; they value self-reliance and performance.