Surrounded by Idiots

The witty and practical bestseller and global phenomenon that helps you understand and communicate better with those around you. This fully revised and updated edition is the number one Sunday Times bestseller, now offering 30% more material than before based on feedback from Thomas Erikson's more than 10 million global readers. In this groundbreaking book, Erikson reveals the four types of human behaviour—Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue—and how understanding them can transform your relationships and interactions. Whether you struggle to reason with your partner, find colleagues' abrasive manners frustrating, or feel you're the only one making sense in conversations, this book provides practical solutions. By learning how to read personality cues, adapt your communication style, and handle conflict confidently, you'll build stronger relationships at work and home, improve teamwork and leadership skills, boost empathy and self-awareness, and finally understand why people behave the way they do. Packed with humour, insight, and practical strategies, the book helps you understand and influence those around you, even people you currently think are beyond comprehension. Publishers Weekly praised it as 'outstanding,' noting that 'Erikson impresses with his trademark facility for making research-based discussions accessible and entertaining.' Readers consistently rate it as 'life changing' and 'a must-read to guide you on understanding yourself and others.'