Surrounded by Idiots

Thomas Erikson · 2014

How long does it take to read Surrounded by Idiots?

About 6 hours

304 pages at 50 pages an hour. 13 days at 30 minutes a day. Work out your own time.

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Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague’s abrasive manner rub you the wrong way? You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was ‘surrounded by idiots’, communication expert and bestselling author, Thomas Erikson dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with certain types of people. Surrounded by Idiots is an international phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. It offers a simple, yet ground-breaking method for assessing the personalities of people we communicate with – in and out of the office – based on four personality types (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow), and provides insights into how we can adjust the way we speak and share information. Erikson will help you understand yourself better, hone communication and social skills, handle conflict with confidence, improve dynamics with your boss and team, and get the best out of the people you deal with and manage. He also shares simple tricks on body language, improving written communication, advice on when to back away or when to push on, and when to speak up or shut up. Packed with ‘aha!’ and ‘oh no!’ moments, Surrounded by Idiots will help you understand and communicate with those around you, even people you currently think are beyond all comprehension.

How long does it take to read Surrounded by Idiots?

Surrounded by Idiots is 304 pages, so it takes about 6 hours to read at an average pace of 50 pages an hour. A relaxed reader at 35 pages an hour needs about 8 hours 41 minutes; a fast reader at 70 pages an hour, about 4 hours 21 minutes.