book review opposites attract by renee baron

                                                     One grandmother is asking a grandfather " Do you love me?"  . The grandfather replied "  I told you I did when we got married "  .Of course the sensitive grandmother's that days walk in the park was over ... She went back home immediately  leaving the grandfather perplexed ..
" But i told the truth ... Why should i say everyday that i love her ... isnt it artificial  ?  "He thought to himself  ...

( He didnt get dinner that day  too :)  my guess  )

Anyway this was one of the cartoons in the book "  opposites attract "  a book on personality types and their interactions in relationships by Renee Baron (available online on flipkart ) .  Though there are other books including "please understand me " etc this book i liked because it is very simple to understand . It has lots of cartoons and quotes and examples which for the layman is a bonus   .  Its based on famous MBTI  (Myers Briggs typology ) which is most popular personality test in the world over 50 + years old  .It  classifies people on 4 major axis ... Sensing/iNtuition , Feeling/Thinking , Extraversion/Introversion . Perceiving /Judging . Not very complicated if you are a little interested in human psychology but the beauty of this book is for many people may not be much interested in going in depth  can in simple language understand the principles of personality typing  and more importantly apply it in daily life in their interactions .It helps to understand other peoples thinking styles better  .

I have seen extremely nice people whose communication  is a real problem between each other just because they dont understand how the other person is thinking  .  Of course there is no point in checking out the thoughts of every other person but if you know the patterns of thinking  it will go a long way in better communication be it in friendship , casual aquaintances , work colleagues and intimate relationships  . It will also help for many people who wonder " why the other person is not changing " inspite of my best efforts ..


http://drharoonhmarikar.blogspot.in/2012/12/the-personality-test.html  my earlier blog also may interest you if you are interested in this topic ..

So wishing you better knowledge ..