Questioners are often puzzled by others’ willingness to act without sound reasons.
A University of Exeter study showed that people who have control over their workspace design are happier at work, more motivated, healthier, and up to 32 percent more productive.
Understanding the Four Tendencies gives us a richer understanding of the world.
The simple, decisive question was: “How do you respond to expectations?
Pierre Reverdy: “There is no love; there are only proofs of love.
Although many people believe that habits form in twenty-one days, when researchers at University College London examined how long people took to adopt a daily habit, such as drinking water or doing sit-ups, they found that, on average, a habit took sixty-six days to form.
One of my favorite Zen sayings is “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
When I clean up that mess, I’m always surprised by the disproportionate energy and cheer I gain, plus I’m able to find my keys.
A happy home wasn’t a place that I could furnish, but an attitude of mind I must develop.
A feeling of control is a very important aspect of happiness. People who feel in control of their lives, which is powerfully bolstered by feeling in control of time, are more likely to feel happy.
If I never do something, it requires no self-control for me; if I do something sometimes, it requires enormous self-control.
By doing a little bit each day you can get a lot accomplished.
Just taking one drifting step can you set you in a course that’s very hard to stop.
I’ve learned to put great store in my own observations of everyday life, because while laboratory experiments are one way to study human nature, they aren’t the only way.
When I think of myself in the third person, many things become clearer.
If I had to describe myself using only one word it would be “doesn’t follow directions.
The harder the push, the greater the Rebel push-back. I laughed when a Rebel friend told me, ‘No one can tell me to do anything. I recently got an email saying “Please read” in the subject line, and I immediately deleted it.
The conduct of our lives is the true reflection of our thoughts. – Michel de Montaigne, “Of the Education of Children.
Rebels often seek out careers that give them the flexibility to choose their work, set their own schedules, and avoid having to answer to other people.
When we consider our own Tendency, we can create circumstances and messages that will work best for us, and when we consider other people’s Tendencies, we can create circumstances and messages that will work best for them.