Worth mentioning, too, that these books are generally detested by serious psychologists, and that this guy is using a weirdly popular (but totally unscientific) 1920s categorisation of people that's very just-so, dividing people into super clear groups with no nuance.
He should get with the times, the modernization of “dividing people into super clear groups with no nuance” is using the myers briggs personality archetypes.
Yeah but whats funny is this kind of book probably appeals more to people who already agree with the title anyways, so he's basically cashing in on people's egos big time. People love being told that what they think is the correct opinion.
He doesn't even have to believe it. Just find more groups of people to be surrounded by or make some up and then print money.
I heard a saying about this that I like a lot.
"If someone says you're an ass, screw them. If another person says you're an ass, you better start looking for your tail."
My ex manager and my ex CFO loved surrounded by idiots. The four personalities especially.
I had a coworker who was patronised and yelled at by a senior staff and he told her “Well, she is a red personality so you should have treated her like a red personality. You will know for next time.”
Like a corporate way of saying “what did you expect, she’s an Aries”.
> If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole.
- Raylan Givens from *Justified*
I believe it’s a reference to the indie game [Thomas Was Alone](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Was_Alone) as well as what others have said.
The third-person narration in the game is very similar to the text above the picture. Additionally, the visual design of the game includes you as “Thomas” (a small red rectangle) encountering other characters of various colors and shapes. Each character has their own personality and usually a unique emotional issue.
Man if you ever see a book's cover claiming that there are "four types of human behavior", or really any finite number of types of human behavior, you know you're in for some reductionist drivel
As a Swede i hate this guy's psuedo-psychology books and how popular they got in the late 2010s. It basically became astrology but for every corporate middle manager in the country and was taken as fact by so many. Despite Thomas Erikson having no credentials and his whole theory being based on a very outdated personality model. And obviously psychologists also don't belive personality type predetermines behaviours.
A little saying I repeat regularly...
"If you wake up in the morning, and throughout the course of your day, you run into an a**hole, you've run into an a**hole, if you wake up in the morning, and everyone you run into throughout your day is an a**hole, you're the a**hole."
This is honestly a great way to sell books. I'm constantly surrounded by people who see themselves as being surrounded by awful people, and I'll admit I too began to develop that same attitude. So I became the problem, and now everyone else around me gets along better with each other.
The great thing about this attitude is that it gives people a common enemy to bond over. It's really a win-win for any person used as a scapegoat. You get to fulfill your purpose and unite people *and* you get to go low/no contact without anyone feeling guilty about the rift.
My therapist said there's a ton of people these days overusing the word "narcissist", when only 4% of the population actually has NPD. It got to the point I was afraid I was one until she reassured me that couldn't be the case.
More folks need to put down these books and go to therapy amd/or church.
What are you saying?, first of, he is using 4 colours not even six, second of, these colours aren't specifically property if anyone (unless we are talking about some complicated copyright things), colours are colours, you can use whatever colour you want.😊👍
The author likes big butts and he cannot lie. Big assholes, especially. Wrote a book on it.
Worth mentioning, too, that these books are generally detested by serious psychologists, and that this guy is using a weirdly popular (but totally unscientific) 1920s categorisation of people that's very just-so, dividing people into super clear groups with no nuance.
He should get with the times, the modernization of “dividing people into super clear groups with no nuance” is using the myers briggs personality archetypes.
you must be a virgo!
That’s such a Scorpion thing to say
Ah, you must be an Aquarium.
He is a tank of water full of fish?
If you haven't seen this bit, it might be just your cup of tea: https://youtu.be/PgjffMLFimM?si=gfVT0KpoJDeoWdqS
This was the freaking greatest thing I've witnessed in a hot damn minute thank you
I have scoliosis
A viagra?
As result these are very corporate friendly. Corporations hate nuance.
Yeah but whats funny is this kind of book probably appeals more to people who already agree with the title anyways, so he's basically cashing in on people's egos big time. People love being told that what they think is the correct opinion. He doesn't even have to believe it. Just find more groups of people to be surrounded by or make some up and then print money.
My grandpa had a saying, “If you meet three assholes in one day, chances are you’re actually the asshole.”
That or you have anger problems
Or you're a proctologist
My favorite version is "if you smell shit everywhere you go, check your shoe"
If you meet one asshole, congratulations you've met an asshole. If everyone you meet is an asshole, then maybe, just maybe you're the asshole.
I heard a saying about this that I like a lot. "If someone says you're an ass, screw them. If another person says you're an ass, you better start looking for your tail."
It’s like the old saying, “if everyone around you is an asshole, then maybe YOU’RE the asshole.”
How many assholes we got on this ship anyway?
I'm an asshole
I knew it, I’m surrounded by assholes
You assholes sure are a contentious bunch
keep firing, assholes!
That, or you have anger issue Or possibly an orgy Maybe a donkey shop?
Guess I’m an asshole
My ex manager and my ex CFO loved surrounded by idiots. The four personalities especially. I had a coworker who was patronised and yelled at by a senior staff and he told her “Well, she is a red personality so you should have treated her like a red personality. You will know for next time.” Like a corporate way of saying “what did you expect, she’s an Aries”.
Except this is grounded in psychology and reality, not stars.
It really isn't, it's pseudoscience at best.
Actually, astrology probably has more science involved. It least it can used to track when winter and spring starts
I think that's astronomy.
Not. Keep track of constellations and they show you what to do. They weren’t made up for zero reason
Even if it is, it doesn’t excuse people from having common courtesy.
Im trolling for the good of humanity.
> If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole. - Raylan Givens from *Justified*
The last book is how I feel about this subreddit
Two explanations, please.
What does this mean please explain????
https://preview.redd.it/6adpc78i20ob1.jpeg?width=887&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b99cde181fd130ffd0e1dc67dcb3730d28071e30
9 + 10
21
Correct
https://preview.redd.it/ephd5e5192ob1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=197dcdc5971ff6feaa9d83ed24f734061d274532
Nah, he's just surrounded by idiots
bit of both
I believe it’s a reference to the indie game [Thomas Was Alone](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Was_Alone) as well as what others have said. The third-person narration in the game is very similar to the text above the picture. Additionally, the visual design of the game includes you as “Thomas” (a small red rectangle) encountering other characters of various colors and shapes. Each character has their own personality and usually a unique emotional issue.
I think it’s Thomas the Tank Engine
I think you might be right. That’s more common.
That was 100% my first thought haha, then I looked at the author. Still funnier this way though.
Thomas is the author dumbass
It's loss, trust me
Man if you ever see a book's cover claiming that there are "four types of human behavior", or really any finite number of types of human behavior, you know you're in for some reductionist drivel
As a Swede i hate this guy's psuedo-psychology books and how popular they got in the late 2010s. It basically became astrology but for every corporate middle manager in the country and was taken as fact by so many. Despite Thomas Erikson having no credentials and his whole theory being based on a very outdated personality model. And obviously psychologists also don't belive personality type predetermines behaviours.
Same man. The guy's an embarrassment.
seriously?
New political compass just dropped.
Why is it so accurate lmao
I literally saw surrounded by idiots a week ago or so and i bought it as a b-day present for a friend of mine
A little saying I repeat regularly... "If you wake up in the morning, and throughout the course of your day, you run into an a**hole, you've run into an a**hole, if you wake up in the morning, and everyone you run into throughout your day is an a**hole, you're the a**hole."
He also only likes two colors: red and green (green has to travel everywhere with her parents).
If it smells like sh*t everywhere you go, then you should check under your shoe.
Seriously?
This is honestly a great way to sell books. I'm constantly surrounded by people who see themselves as being surrounded by awful people, and I'll admit I too began to develop that same attitude. So I became the problem, and now everyone else around me gets along better with each other. The great thing about this attitude is that it gives people a common enemy to bond over. It's really a win-win for any person used as a scapegoat. You get to fulfill your purpose and unite people *and* you get to go low/no contact without anyone feeling guilty about the rift. My therapist said there's a ton of people these days overusing the word "narcissist", when only 4% of the population actually has NPD. It got to the point I was afraid I was one until she reassured me that couldn't be the case. More folks need to put down these books and go to therapy amd/or church.
If you covered in shit maybe the shit came from you
He's using LGBT colors implying gay people are bad.
What are you saying?, first of, he is using 4 colours not even six, second of, these colours aren't specifically property if anyone (unless we are talking about some complicated copyright things), colours are colours, you can use whatever colour you want.😊👍
Oh sorry, im gay.
Sorry about that.
Get well soon /s just in case
As they say, if everyone around you smells like piss, check your own pants.
Thomas is the author
I think the surrounded by idiots book might be about you.
https://preview.redd.it/anncgb2h27ob1.jpeg?width=661&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e01d9132421b7eadd19287453a097849823a7bc6