minimalist_coach t1_j24x844 wrote on December 29, 2022 at 6:10 PM

My all-time favorite is probably The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin, she explores how people respond to internal and external expectations. Knowing your own tendency can help you set up systems to reach goals easier while knowing other people's tendencies can help you understand what they need to get their goals met.

My favorite this year is The Insulin Resistance Solution by Berkowitz and Carpenter. Diabetes is on the rise in the US and it can be avoided if interventions are started early. This book gives clear and easy to follow guidelines on what to do if you are at risk, if you've been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, or if you see your numbers are heading that way.

Atomic Habits by James Clear and Essentialism by Greg McKeown are both excellent books for people who are trying to make better use of their time.

The Lazy Genius Kitchen and The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi are excellent books on how to organize your home. If you want a way to more equitably distribute all the tasks required to keep a home and family running smoothly I recommend Fair Play by Eve Rodsky, she gamifies sharing home responsibilities.

Elco1998 t1_j288wi6 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:17 AM

"Surrounded by Idiots" by Thomas Erikson seems similar to "The Four Tendencies". You might like it as well.

It's about 4 peoples personality types: red (leadership/aggresive), blue (analytical/scrutiny), yellow (talkative/egotiscial) And then green (workers/submissive) and they're behaviors and how they work together; they're pros and cons and who works with who best. It can be used for businesses for productivity, communication or simply understanding yourself and others (which is what I used it for). It makes you take things less personally when people act certain ways (because its their nature) — it makes you more forgiving.

minimalist_coach t1_j29om31 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:38 PM

I haven't heard of that one. I'll check it out.

I'm a retired Life and Health Coach and I've studied a lot of personality profiles, DISC, Enneagrams, Meyers-Briggs, Human Designs, Strength Finder, and several more. I'm a rather extreme example of my type in most of these frameworks, so understanding myself and others has allowed me to communicate more effectively.

As a coach knowing how people respond to inner and outer expectations made it much easier for me to guide clients into systems that work for them.