Understanding Your Temperament
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What a very necessary book for the times in which we live. It is an easy read and Florence Littauer really has given us a resource to improve our relationships.
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I was initially interested in this book because I was interested in learning the theory behind the MBTI Personality Indicator. This book, written by the creator of the Myers-Briggs Indicator, was exellent in explaining the theory behind it. It gives descriptions of each type, as well as other interesting studies that were done in education, career, and relationships and how they correlated with personality type. I'm a great believer of this personality typing, and really believe that this book helps greatly in understanding people and seeing thier strengths as well as understanding thier weaknesses and how to deal with them effectively. This book will help you in all aspects of your life, your personal relationships, family relationships, co-workers, school, and every part of your life that deals with people. It will greatly enlighten your understanding of the sources of conflict and how to be able to harmonize, even with essential differences. This book is also engaging and I was stuck all the way through. She writes to keep you interested, and it is wonderful. I would recommend this book to anyone!
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I find this book very helpfull in making me understand how and why I react the way I do. Very interresting
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Many people aren't whom they seem to be. It is often hard to read what a person may be thinking or who they really are. This book provides some insight into analysing and reading people based on their body language, speech, and other expressions and behaviours that tell in many ways who they are. I enjoyed reading the book because it gave some great points as to what to look out for when analysing people. There are a few people at work who I am going to use what I learned on.

The book is written in a way anyone can understand what is being said. I can truthfully say that I am sure others will benefit from it too,
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A very understanable explanation of how people try to maximize or minimize sensations in their lives. With all 4 in my family having ADD, and all 4 of us different sensory patterns, life has been chaotic! Now I have a better understanding of why each of us has their quirks, and how to make everyone happier. Her suggestions for adapting are very helpful.
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This book offers a comprehensive review of various antecedents of everyday  moods and provides useful information to modify the effects of negative  mood states.  Reading this book has helped me to understand the  relationship between my behavior and my moods, and has given me the  knowledge to improve the quality of my relationships with others.
192399
This is a great book.  Very helpful in understanding the quiet in myself and in my children.  I have a better understanding of how to make the most of the introvert side of myself and others.  Highly recommended.
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Keep picking the wrong person?  Do you have chronic anxiety?  Are you pretty dissatisfied with your friendships?  Did you have a narcissist, self-indulgent/, self-absorbed, drama-based, and/or detached parent(s)?  If any of this sounds familiar, this is a must-read!
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If there is, this would be my #1 highest pick. Truly, this book will help you out so much! It helps you understand why people do what they do, how to deal with each temperament, and motivating every type of person(teachers-this is SOOOO the book for you!) I can't recommend it highly enough. Its modern, catholic, and easy, enjoyable reading. It allows you to take a "temperament" test to decide which temperament is yours, and how to most effectively motivate yourself to become the person God wants you to be. A great conversation starter and awesome gift for any young, old, or in between Catholic. I can't say enough! You'll love this book!
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As I read this book I gained a lot of insights about how I ticked. This is a book where you can gain a real view of what introversion and extroversion really means. From my perspective it is a book FOR introverts to learn they are fine the way they are, and fro extroverts to understand their quiet colleagues, spouses, children and friends. This book helped me for the first time to understand why I am a quiet person, and also to understand how that is perceived by those who are not. I wish I had understood these things years ago.
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Mr. MASON brings understanding to parents, teachers and self to persons involved in or interested in Autism/Asperger.  As a parent and teacher, I have been exposed to many behaviors not familiar to me.  Interestingly enough, many of the suggestions for handling situations (or avoiding them altogether) are offered in the book that apply to "normal" behavior -- whatever that is!  Students and kids react to life with their own particular emotions.  Mr. Mason's thoughts and facts stress that "different or unusual" may or may not indicate autistic behavior; rather he indicates that your reactions or intolerances may precipitate unruly results from children, students, adults AND yourself.  This book takes some of the mystery out of life as it is.

Don't be surprised if you see your present or past personality as part of these ideas.  Human nature is sometimes unflattering and uncontrollable.
 Read this fine presentation and be prepared to change your outlooks!
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Thin book has really helped me with figuring out and relating to my child who is 4 and spirited.  This book has been a big help in understanding her perspective and how she processes and downloads situations.  The book has a series of quizzes that help you make determinations about your own personality and your child's.  I liked this because it helps you to see how your personality and your child's work well together or against each other's.  This is eye opening because there may be simple differences, such as you are introverted by nature but your child is extroverted by nature, that are exacerbating the behavior issues you are having with your child.  Tips for relating to a child that confuses you or that you have trouble understanding are really thoughtful and positive in this book.  They all aim to support the child and help the parent to diffuse situations rather than escalate them and causing everyone to become overwhelmed.  I like the positive suggestions and support this book offers.  It really helps to unveil some of the mystery around your child's behavior so you can see it for what it is:  your child doing their best to cope with their surrounding and feelings.  Some children are just more intense, plain and simple.  They need our support and help navigating their emotions perhaps a little more than their siblings or other children.  This book is a great read, and a reference I still turn to when needed.
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I recommend this book to anyone wanting to know themselves better and anyone wanting to communicate with others better. The 10-Minute Quiz defines your primary and back-up colors. Once defined you will read about your personality type, your ideal careers, your ideal boss, your natural work related strengths, and your ideal work environment. You can then go on to read about people with color combinations different than yours and how to best communicate with each color combo. A very interesting yet easy book to read and comprehend.
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It seems we spend a great deal of our lives trying to understand ourselves and others. Bogel has written an informative and practical book to help us in those life long pursuits.

She takes readers through a number of personality indication structures. The first is the introvert extrovert difference. I hadn't realized that there were actual physiological differences in the brains. They are literally wired differently. She then writes about highly sensitive people and I found out why two people talking to me at the same time nearly drives me crazy.

Bogel also covers the five love languages, something I was familiar with from previous reading. Next was Keirsey's temperaments. I certainly spotted me there as well as a good friend. It suddenly made sense to me why she behaves as she does. The 16 types of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator are next, clarifying the types with cognitive functions. Bogel then explores the Clifton StrengthsFinder, identifying our naturally occurring talents. The last personality framework Bogel investigates is the Enneagram.

I like how Bogel gives us a bit of history for each personality framework. She also clearly identifies how readers can access tests or otherwise identify the particular personality type. For me, the best part of this book is that it gave me a new appreciation and understanding for the personality types of other people.

Bogle is quick to note that she is not a scholar in this area of personality frameworks. She doesn't cover all of the frameworks that have been designed. She does do a good job of helping us identify our personality types and gives good suggestions for tending to and taking care of ourselves within our personality style. She gives plenty of examples from her own life so we see how these personalities function.

I do recommend this book to those who want to understand who you are and how to best take care of yourself, based on your personality type. You will also be able to better understand others and perhaps see life from their point of view too. I found the book to be very informative with good practical insights and suggestions.

Food for thought: Self-discovery and self-formation are lifelong processes. (202)

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.
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This book is very insightful , but not as fun a read as other books that merely help us to understand and appreciate temperament. Prayer and Temperament challenges us not only to accept ourselves and others, it  challenges us to develop the areas  that are less comfortable , to become  less a caricature of our temperament and more fully human. I know several  people who have found it particularly helpful for understanding and praying  for family members, but it takes a more mature person to accept the  challenge to die to self and to accept the fullness of life. I recommend  not only reading it, but trying the suggestions for prayer.
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It outlines the Narcissist personality traits very well. I am dealing with a grown daughter with the personality disorder. The book seems to be dealing more with romantic relationships not family. It is difficult to just cut all contact with a child even when the child is 26. She definitely fits the profile to a T! The book seems to repeat the same content over and over. Its worth reading to understand what you may be dealing with and what makes a person with this personality tick and the  patterns they repeat.
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A helpful book for those of us interested in learning to understand each other.