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Book · 2017 · Self-actualization (Psychology)

The four tendencies

by Gretchen Rubin · Recommended by 5 people on 4 podcasts

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Having now read the four tendencies that Brad and many other people's recommendations I can tell you that I think this is it I think this is the missing piece.
Said on · ChooseFI · May 2023 Listen at 1:23

What they say about it

Grouped from 8 mentions
  • Recommends reading the book“definitely pick up”
    3

The best things said about it

2 of 8 · every mention
Recommended
Everyone who's been listening, go and grab a copy of The Four Tendencies if you enjoyed this conversation.
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Jan 2021
Recommended
Definitely pick up the new book, The Four Tendencies.
Rich Roll The Rich Roll Podcast · Sep 2017

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Why people recommend it

The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin is a psychology and self-improvement book that categorizes people into four personality profiles—Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels—to explain how they respond to expectations and internal motivations. The book received strong recommendations across multiple podcasts. Jay Shetty enthusiastically urged listeners to grab a copy at the conclusion of his interview with the author on On Purpose with Jay Shetty, an episode where he also introduced Rubin as a New York Times bestselling author. Rich Roll similarly offered a dedicated recommendation in the outro of The Rich Roll Podcast, telling listeners to definitely pick up the new book. During other podcast appearances, the title was frequently referenced in discussions about personality and motivation. Dr. Robin Berzin mentioned the book on The Rich Roll Podcast while talking about a talk she did with Rubin, while Huda Kattan brought up the tendencies on On Purpose with Jay Shetty when discussing her own personality test results. On ChooseFI, Jonathan noted that after reading the book based on Brad and others' recommendations, he considered it a missing piece for communication. Furthermore, Steph Smith mentioned on How I Write that she had incorporated ideas from Gretchen Rubin into her writing and reached out to the author.

Every mention

8 counted mentions · 3 passing or ad reads below
Rich Roll Definitely pick up the new book, The Four Tendencies. 2
Recommended
“Definitely pick up the new book, The Four Tendencies.”
Recommended
“So, definitely pick up her new book, The Four Tendencies.”
Jay Shetty Everyone who's been listening, go and grab a copy of The Four Tendencies if you enjoyed this conversation. 2
Discussed
“Today's guest is Gretchen Rubin, the author of several books including the New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, In a Calm, Better Than Before, The Happiness Project, Happier at Home and The Four Tendencies, which we'll be diving into today.”
Recommended
“Everyone who's been listening, go and grab a copy of The Four Tendencies if you enjoyed this conversation.”
Huda Kattan there's a something called the four tendencies have you heard of yes 1
Discussed
“there's a something called the four tendencies have you heard of yes”
Robin Berzin and I recently did a talk with gret and rubben from the happier podcast and she has this book out called th… 1
Discussed
“and I recently did a talk with gret and rubben from the happier podcast and she has this book out called the four Tendencies have you read this or seen this”
Steph Smith I did another article that incorporated some things from Gretchen Rubin. I reached out to her, she retweeted. 1
Discussed
“I did another article that incorporated some things from Gretchen Rubin. I reached out to her, she retweeted.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Discussed
“having now read the four tendencies that Brad and many other people's recommendations I can tell you that I think this is it I think this is the missing piece”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“so on Gretchen Reubens four tendencies cause you're a rebel yes so much of a rebel”
Plugged
“Well, Gretchen has a new book out. It's called The Four Tendencies.”
Plugged
“And so I think one of the things for, and one of the things I try to do in the book, the four tendencies is to give lots and lots and lots of examples,”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Jay Shetty, Steven Erle / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Rich Roll, Compassion Over Killing / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).