Surrounded By Idiots
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Most of the time, the "idiots" around us are just people who communicate differently. Thomas Erikson’s work popularized the DISC framework, which divides people into four distinct color-coded personality types. When these colors mix without understanding, friction is inevitable.
Disorganized, overly chatty, and lacking follow-through. 🟢 Green Personality (The Stable Supporter) surrounded by idiots
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So, how do you cope with being surrounded by idiots? Here are a few practical strategies: Be factual and provide details
He taught the child how to wait for the tide to answer. He taught the child how to carry a loaf of bread into the world like a small, generous weapon. And when storms came—and they did—Jonah would stand at the helm of his little life, simple in his intentions: to be less of an idiot himself, and to leave the world slightly less so by the measure of a returned smile, a held door, a quiet word.
They are not malicious; they are simply hyper-focused on efficiency and competition. Yellow Behavior (The Inspiring Influencer) 🟢 Green Personality (The Stable Supporter) To help
Have you ever looked around your office, scrolled through social media, or navigated a busy supermarket and thought, “Why is everyone here completely incompetent?”
On the hospital rooftop where he worked nights as a janitor, the city stretched like a map of small failures—neon declarations of success fraying on the edges, windows blinking with unfinished lives. Jonah liked rooftops because height offered perspective; you could watch arguments from above and see how tiny they were in the middle of everything. People shouting at one another looked, from that distance, like two moths fluttering against a lamp.