thomas erikson

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The following is with the man behind surrounded by idiots, surrounded by narcissist, surrounded by psychopaths, bad bosses, setbacks, and even… vampires.

He is one Sweden’s most successful and influential authors of all time. He is the incredibly interesting, and secret Stephen King o’phile – Thomas Erikson.

For interviews with Thomas in English, this is certainly unlike you have ever heard him before.

He leans into his thoughts about Jordan Peterson, he talks about antidepressants in Sweden, opens up on his worldview when it comes to finding meaning and happiness, he tells the incredible publishing story for surrounded by idiots, goes deep into Stephen King and even rounds on the interview by assigning a personality colour to various famous people from history Elon Musk to Jesus.

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• 00:00 – Introduction
• 02:37 – The Incredible Publishing Story For Surrounded By Idiots & How Selling Millions Of Books Changes You
• 27:07 – Serendipity From The Network
• 34:57 – Antidepressants In Sweden, Meaning & Happiness
• 47:18 – Jordan Peterson
• 1:00:35 – Great Communicators, Great Writers & How To Communicate With People
• 1:39:24 – Giving Elon Musk, Jesus & More A Personality Colour (DISC)
• 1:58:22 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History

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Curious Things Mentioned During The Episode

• Diamant Salihu
• Martin Schibbye

Do you always hang out with people who share the same beliefs as you? 

It is tempting to always surround yourself with people who have the same personality type as you on issues, but for the sake of growth, you sometimes need people with who you conflict. 

To interact with people different than you, you need to understand the personality types to meet them where they are at. 

In this episode, we discuss some of the amazing insights we picked up from the book Surrounded by Idiots. The author breaks down 4 personality types that we all should be aware of and work to better understand.

The four personality types are represented by four colors:

- Red

- Yellow

- Green

- Blue

Wondering if you are a red or a blue? Tune in to find out and learn how to interact with other colors for effective communication.

Key Takeaways

- The 12 skills you need to be great in life (05:16)

- Do you hang out with people with the same beliefs as you (12:19)

- Why you need people you conflict with (18:51)

- The 4 personality types (27:27)

- How to interact with different personalities (35:00)

- Join the Pusher Society (41:17)

Additional Resources:

• Purchase Thomas Erikson's book "Surrounded By Idiots" - https://amzn.to/3t2KqZ8
  Listen to Thomas Erikson's book on Audible: https://amzn.to/3KBo7jo

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