Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies (how to start and stick to anything).
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2017
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Guest:
Gretchen Rubin is the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before and The Happiness Project.
On her weekly podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, she discusses good habits and happiness with her sister Elizabeth Craft.
Want to hear more from Gretchen? Listen here to her 2015 conversation with Jonathan.
About The Four Tendencies:
During her investigation into understanding human nature, Gretchen discovered that when it comes to our ability to start and stick with anything, people fit into Four Tendencies: Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels. Our Tendency shapes every aspect of our behavior, so using this framework allows us to make better decisions, meet deadlines, suffer less stress, and succeed in nearly anything meaningful.
Big Idea: Gretchen reveals the surprising truth about the four hidden personality types or tendencies that drive everything we do. Learn how to understand yourself better—and also how to influence others more effectively.
Current passion project: Her new book, The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too). Join more than 600,000 people and learn more about your tendency by taking The Four Tendencies quiz here.
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| 0:00.0 | I got this very poignant email from a woman who said, |
| 0:05.5 | you know, I don't like reading about your tendencies |
| 0:07.6 | because when you describe them, |
| 0:09.5 | you make it sound like people can't change |
| 0:11.8 | or they don't grow out of their tendency. |
| 0:14.1 | I married to a rebel and don't you think |
| 0:15.8 | that just someday he's gonna grow up |
| 0:17.3 | and realize that people can't just go through life |
| 0:19.5 | doing what they wanna do all the time. |
| 0:21.5 | And I was like, well, the fact is, |
| 0:25.2 | I don't think he's ever gonna realize that. |
| 0:27.1 | And I don't think he's gonna change. |
| 0:28.5 | And the fact is, you can go through your life |
| 0:30.3 | just doing what you wanna do |
| 0:31.4 | and your husband's clearly figured that out. |
| 0:33.8 | So, today's guest is an old friend of mine, |
| 0:41.0 | Gretchen Rubin. |
| 0:41.9 | She's actually been on the podcast before. |
| 0:43.6 | You may know her from her massive runaway best seller, |
| 0:47.4 | the happiness project happier at home, |
| 0:49.3 | better than before. |
| 0:50.6 | Gretchen and I have known each other |
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