I’m currently reading Gretchen Rubin’s book, The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (And Other People’s Live’s Better, Too).
The tendencies help you understand how you respond to expectations—both internal and external.
Here they are (in no particular order):
Upholder
Meets outer expectations. Meets inner expectation.
“I do what others expect of me—and what I expect from myself.”
Questioner
Resists outer expectations. Meets inner expectations.
“I do what I think is best, according to my judgment. If it doesn’t make sense, I won’t do it.”
Obliger
Meets outer expectations. Resists inner expectations.
“I do what I have to do. I don’t want to let others down, but I may let myself down.”
Rebel
Resists outer expectations. Resists inner expectations.
“I do what I want, in my own way. If you try to make me do something—even if I try to make myself do something—I’m less likely to do it.”
No tendency is better than another. And they each contain a wide variety of personalities, strengths, and weaknesses.
I’m an upholder/questioner.
What about you?
Take the 60-second quiz here to find out and learn more about your tendency!
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