Surrounded by Idiots

But the most important lesson that you can walk away with is that the idiots who surround you are, in fact, not idiots at all. Instead, they are individuals worthy of respect, understanding, and being valued.

It’s all about the mask you wear to fit into a given situation.

Good qualities can become drawbacks in the wrong circumstances, no matter what the quality is.

Dismiss personal jealousy and complaints. Learn to have tolerance and patience, both with yourself and with others.

We see what we do, but we do not see why we do what we do. Thus, we assess and appraise each other through what we see that we do.”

called the DISA—an acronym that stands for Dominance, Inducement, Submission, and Analytic ability—system. These four terms are the primary behavior types, which describe how people sees themselves in relationship to their environment.

No matter what you learn about yourself and others, take notes, underline things, and engage with the material.

But the most important lesson that you can walk away with is that the idiots who surround you are, in fact, not idiots at all. Instead, they are individuals worthy of respect, understanding, and being valued.

Dominance, Inducement, Submission, and Analytic ability—

Pressure, demands, and expectations create stress and can make you feel self-critical and powerless. You may find it difficult to sleep or may feel physical pain in your body. Simply put, the feeling of stress arises when we experience greater demands and expectations than we can cope with.