This text explains the concept of the four tendencies: upholders, questioners, obligers, and rebels. Upholders meet both outer and inner expectations, questioners question all expectations, obligers meet outer expectations but struggle with inner ones, and rebels resist all expectations. Each tendency has a unique motto that reflects their approach to expectations.
Gretchen Rubin is an author and podcaster with a passion for helping people become happier. One of the biggest lessons she's learned in her decades-long study of the subject is that there's no one-size-fits-all hack to finding happiness. Gretchen talks with Maya about how important it is to tailor our approach based on what she calls the "four tendencies," or personality types.
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