The Four Tendencies with Gretchen Rubin
Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger
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🗓️ 2 November 2017
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
We all fall into at least one of four personality categories: We’re either Upholders, Questioners, Obligers or Rebels, according to our guest Gretchen Rubin. Her latest book, The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better, is already a bestseller. Rubin says that understanding which category defines you, can transform what you do at home, at work, and in life by helping you make better decisions, meet deadlines, suffer less stress, and engage more effectively. [FYI, I’m an Upholder, as is Mark, which may explain why we work so well together!] The Four Tendencies hold practical answers if you’ve ever thought…People can rely on me, but I can’t rely on myself?How can I help someone to follow good advice?People say I ask too many questions.How do I work with someone who refuses to do what I ask—or who keeps telling me what to do?If you’re having trouble figuring out which tendency best describes you, fear not, as Gretchen has developed a very easy quiz for you to take. It takes no more than ten minutes -- more than a million people have already completed it! You can take the quiz here. Knowing who you are may be able to make you happier, healthier, more productive and even more creative. After all, it’s far easier to succeed, when you know what works for you and those who surround you. For more from a leading observer of human nature, follow Gretchen on Twitter. “Better Off” is sponsored by Betterment. We love feedback so please leave us a rating or review in iTunes. "Better Off" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. For a recap of every episode, visit https://www.betterment.com/resources/topics/inside-betterment/better-off-podcast/ Connect with me at these places for all my content: http://www.jillonmoney.com/ https://twitter.com/jillonmoney https://www.facebook.com/JillonMoney https://www.instagram.com/jillonmoney/ https://www.youtube.com/c/JillSchlesinger https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillonmoney/ https://soundcloud.com/jill-schlesinger http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jill-on-money http://betteroffpodcast.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/better-off-jill-schlesinger/id431167790?mt=2
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Jill Schlesinger, host of Better Off. Today on the program, we've got Gretchen Rubin, |
| 0:08.6 | author of The Four Tendencies. |
| 0:11.0 | The thing is, how do we find a system that works for each of us and if we have to work together, |
| 0:15.3 | how do we figure out a way that's going to work for everyone? |
| 0:17.8 | Instead of like getting into this thing where this is the best way, this is what you should be able to do. |
| 0:21.6 | If you respected me, you should do what I want |
| 0:23.4 | without asking me. And I'm like, no, I'm a questioner. I want to know why. I'm not disrespecting |
| 0:28.7 | you. I'm not questioning your authority. Just want to have an explanation. I don't have to take that personally. |
| 0:33.0 | Welcome to the Better Off Podcast. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm Jill Schlesinger. |
| 0:38.0 | We're sponsored by Betterment, the largest independent online financial advisor. |
| 0:43.4 | Today on the show, I'm very excited to tell you |
| 0:47.1 | that we have Gretchen Rubin. |
| 0:49.4 | She is the author of a book called The Four Tendencies. |
| 0:53.8 | I was very taken by this book because, you know, |
| 0:57.2 | after all these different kinds of quizzes |
| 0:59.8 | about personality, I think that Gretchen Rubin has nailed it. |
| 1:04.0 | She has figured out that there are generally four different personality types. |
| 1:10.0 | Given who you are and who everyone else is that might change your interaction with |
| 1:15.8 | people in your workplace, in your family, maybe even in a health care |
| 1:20.2 | environment. So it's pretty cool. This is actually Gretchen's follow-up book to her |
| 1:26.3 | New York Times best-selling the happiness project. Basically, she is a very astute observer of human nature. |
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