12 Powerful Lessons From The Book "surrounded by idiots” that changed my life

Surrounded by Idiots is the best selling book

Written By Petter John
2 min readMar 20, 2024
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Surrounded by Idiots is worth reading as it provides valuable insights into human behavior and helps improve communication skills.

Surrounded by Idiots is one of the world’s best-selling non-fiction books and has been translated into over 40 languages.

  1. It’s all about the mask you wear to fit into a given situation. We all have several different masks. Having one at work and one at home isn’t that unusual. And another one for visiting the in-laws, perhaps.
  2. Most people are aware of and sensitive to how they want to be treated. By adjusting yourself to how other people want to be treated, you become more effective in your communication.
  3. A more effective way to spot a liar is to notice if he puts the palm of his hand on his chest — preferably his right hand over his heart — and sighs indignantly when he’s been accused of lying.
  4. Children learn and develop in multiple ways, but the most common is by imitation.
  5. Communication happens on the listener’s terms.
  6. Everything you say to a person is filtered through his frames of reference, biases, and preconceived ideas.

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