Understanding Personality Types

The witty and practical bestseller and global phenomenon that helps you to understand and communicate better with those around you. THE NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATEDDo you ever think you're the only one making any sense? Have you ever tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Does your colleague's abrasive manner get your back up?You are not alone. Communication expert and bestselling author Thomas Erikson has dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with certain types of people.In his simple but groundbreaking book, Erikson reveals the four types of human behaviour - Red, Yellow, Green and Blue - and how understanding them can transform every interaction in your personal and professional life. By learning how to read personality cues, adapt your communication style and handle conflict confidently, you’ll:Build stronger relationships at work a

你聽過九型人格嗎？九型人格（Enneagram）的發音是enn-ee-uh-gram，來自希臘文的ennea（九）和grammos（點），這是一套具有數百年歷史的分類工具，將人類性格歸類成九個互相連結的類型。你知道九型人格有九種代表色嗎？你將透過本書深入的描述和色彩圖示，來學習如何評估自己的想法、感受，並體驗人生，讓你正確辨認出自己屬於哪個類型、哪種顏色。到底有哪九型？有哪九色？1型人：改善者、改革者、完美主義者 代表色：黑白系2型人：助人者、給予者、扶助者 代表色：藍色系3型人：成就者、表現者、激勵者 代表色：橘色系4型人：個人主義者、浪漫主義者、藝術家 代表色：紫色系5型人：調查者、觀察者、理論家 代表色：綠色系6型人：忠誠者、懷疑者、守衛者 代表色：棕色系7型人：熱心者、樂觀者、享樂主義者 代表色：黃色系8型人：挑戰者、保護者、提倡者 代表色：紅色系9型人：和平者、調解者、和諧者 代表色：灰色系如何找出你的性格類型？按照號碼１～９的人格類型描述，替自己「打勾」，以及你認為絕對不是自己本性的行為模式「打叉」，這麼一來，就會逐漸描繪出你所屬個性類型的輪廓。有些人一下子就找出自己的類型，有些人則需要一點時間。本書強調發揮潛能的「自我實現」、「自我成長」，幫助發展「自我覺知」。在你面對生活或人際關係的壓力與挑戰時，引導你覺察自己個性中可能潛藏的恐懼與慾望，這種內觀自覺的力量，讓你放下執念，拋開煩惱，減輕壓力。這本相當實用的指導學習書，是一套相當有趣的性格探索工具，也是一套可當作「知己知彼」的個性分類工具。梳理出自己和別人的行為與動機，比較容易改善私人與職場的各種人際關係，對他人的行為做出適當的回應，促進團隊的人際關係發展。至少，讓你理解為什麼這套「九型人格」是現今許多職場上很熱門的讀心術。如果我們要成為個性圓融、身心靈健康的人，除了知道自己個性中的優點外，更需要了解潛藏的缺點。在面臨壓力時，每一個類型都具有一個相關的恐懼、慾望及可預知的行為模式。九型人格應用這些基本的恐懼和慾望，來敘述其所產生的行為結果與原始動機。每一個類型與其他兩個類型連線，形成交叉線圖，這些線條描出每一人格類型的整合（成長、健康、順心）和分裂（壓力、不健康、凌亂）的動向。所以，掌握每一型人格的各種行為，能夠看出一個人的心理健

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