Surrounded by Idiots

Let’s be honest:
The title “Surrounded by Idiots” sounds like something your passive-aggressive uncle would mutter at Thanksgiving dinner. I fully expected this book to be a rant. Turns out, it’s a surprisingly practical and eye-opening guide to understanding why people around you act differently... well, they’re just not your color..

Thomas Erikson breaks down human behavior into four basic communication styles, each assigned a color:
🔴 Reds - assertive and commanding
🟡 Yellows - social butterflies with optimism overload
🟢 Greens - calm, kind, harmony-driven
🔵 Blues - analytical, detail-obsessed deep divers

What I liked:
✔️ It’s easy to read. No jargon. No fluff.
✔️ It made me recognize my own patterns
✔️ It helps you work with people instead of silently judging their existence.

What I didn’t:
➖ A little repetitive at times — the examples could’ve been tighter.
➖ It flirts with oversimplification (humans = more than four crayons, obviously).
➖ The title almost scared me off.

It's not as deep as MBTI, not as mystical as astrology, and nowhere near as terrifying as psychoanalysis. It's simple, but incredibly eye-opening.
I started seeing the colors in everyone - in meetings, conversations, family dinners, even memes.
More importantly… I saw myself.
I'm probably a Blue (with a splash of Red when deadlines hit).