Gretchen Rubins’ Four Tendencies

We all want to live healthier. Whether that means eating right, working efficiently, exercising or taking care of yourself emotionally – healthy habits help us lead happier lives. But how do you adopt healthy habits? How do you step out of the struggle and make them part of your DNA? After all – we’re all wired differently and respond to inner and outer expectations in our own ways. So what is the solution that will work for you?

In this episode, our host, Ana Yoerg, sits down with best-selling author and happiness expert, Gretchen Rubin. Gretchen’s Four Tendencies framework distills complex psychological tendencies into habit-forming strategies that really work for the individual. So you can make better decisions, meet deadlines, engage more effectively, and even find a better way of understanding other people’s perspectives – allowing you to find more effective ways of communicating, connecting and finding happiness

Who is Gretchen Rubin?

Gretchen is widely regarded as an expert on the art and science of happiness and the foremost authority when it comes to habits and human nature. She has written four New York Times best-selling books, including: The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before, Happier at Home and The Happiness Project. Her books have sold more than three million copies worldwide.

Gretchen also hosts an award-winning podcast, “Happier with Gretchen Rubin,” where she discusses happiness and forming good habits with her sister, Elizabeth Craft. Gretchen is perhaps most well-known for her Four Tendencies framework, which helps people better understand what inspires them to achieve their goals.

The Four Tendencies

The Four Tendencies are about how we respond to both inner and outer expectations. Do you embrace the rules? Do you resist? What compels you? What frustrates you? Gretchen maintains that people fall under one of four behavioral tendencies – upholder, obliger, questioner or rebel.