Four personality types drive our health choices, says social researcher Gretchen Rubin. Here’s why you do what you do.
Ever wondered why you work out daily yet your friend calls sales shopping “exercise”? Why your partner refuses to see GPs yet you never miss a Pap smear? Why your colleague takes on extra work yet you clock off at 6pm?
It’s not because you’re perfect; we are all motivated in different ways. In her quest to find the secrets to a happier, healthier and more productive life, social researcher Gretchen Rubin quizzed people on how they met expectations of two kinds: outer expectations placed on us by others, such as keeping an appointment with your personal trainer; and inner expectations, which we place on ourselves, such as sticking to our New Year’s resolutions.
Rubin found that every person was aligned with one of Four Tendencies, depending on how they met expectations.
To find out where you fit, take the quiz at gretchenrubin.com.
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