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If the viral Buzzfeed-style personality quizzes are any indication, we are collectively obsessed with the idea of defining and knowing ourselves and our unique place in the world. But what we're finding is this: knowing which Harry Potter character you are is easy, but actually knowing yourself isn't as simple as just checking a few boxes on an online quiz. For readers who long to dig deeper into what makes them uniquely them (and why that matters), popular blogger Anne Bogel has done the hard part--collecting, exploring, and explaining the most popular personality frameworks, such as Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, and others. She explains to readers the life-changing insights that can be gained from each and shares specific, practical real-life applications across all facets of life, including love and marriage, productivity, parenting, the workplace, and spiritual life. In her friendly, relatable style, Bogel shares engaging personal stories that show firsthand how understanding personality can revolutionize the way we live, love, work, and pray.
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I loved this book! It was great to explore the different personality frameworks that I've long been fascinated with, but still have much to learn about. There were many moments of recognizing myself in the pages (especially the section on Highly Sensitive People!). I feel like there's a lot of relief in being able to name our quirks, and better understanding them leads to an easier time navigating them. I will definitely be returning to this book again soon to really nail down my MBTI and Enneagram so I can keep learning!
(I did receive a free copy and know the author in real life, but I promise that if I didn't like it I'd just avoid the topic. I'm very passive-aggressive like that.)
Helpful and insightful. I had heard of some of the personality frameworks and I knew some of the advice that she gave, but there were also new frameworks and new advice. So I learned things. After finishing the book this morning I found myself frustrated. I reflected on what I had learned in the book and found the source of my frustration. I was able to talk myself down a few notches.
This is a book worth sharing with friends who either love personality assessments, or who have no clue about them, but would like to! I love that so many types of personality test types are included, and how each has a simple “what you need to know” explanation of each.
I can see me keeping this book around as a quick reference if I'm conversing with a friend about a particular type of personality assessment and they aren't familiar with it. I'll just whip this book out, let them have a quick read over the basics of a particular type of personality assessment, and off we go back into our conversation.
We personality nerds needed a book like this! Thanks, Anne!