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Each of the following statements relates to one of the four basic personality types: Melancholy, Phlegmatic, Sanguine, and Choleric.
Which of these statements do you relate to most?
- Whether at home or work, I am well organized and keep everything in its proper place.
- It's difficult for me to express excitement, even about something that's really important to me.
- When sho
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
December 1st 1995
by Monarch Publications
(first published 1983)
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bagi yg ingin tau sifat dominannya, buku yg tepat. aku baru tau da 4 sifat dominan manusia dan aku salah satunya. coba tebak apa?
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Buku ini sangat bermanfaat utk dapat memahami diri sendiri dan orang lain...
Menurut buku ini, karakter seseorang digolongkan menjadi empat karakter :
1. Sanguinis
2. Melankolis
3. Koleris
4. Phlegmatis
Tiap orang memiliki keempat karakter itu. Namun tiap orang memiliki perbedaan mengenai dominasi karakter dalam dirinya ke dalam dua karakter dominan...
Kalau kita lihat dari penggabungan itu karakter seseorang dibagi menjadi :
1. Sanguini Koleris
2. Koleris Sanguinis
3. Sanguinis Phlegmatis
4. Phlegmatis Sa...more
Menurut buku ini, karakter seseorang digolongkan menjadi empat karakter :
1. Sanguinis
2. Melankolis
3. Koleris
4. Phlegmatis
Tiap orang memiliki keempat karakter itu. Namun tiap orang memiliki perbedaan mengenai dominasi karakter dalam dirinya ke dalam dua karakter dominan...
Kalau kita lihat dari penggabungan itu karakter seseorang dibagi menjadi :
1. Sanguini Koleris
2. Koleris Sanguinis
3. Sanguinis Phlegmatis
4. Phlegmatis Sa...more
I have found a love for understanding personalities including my own. This is the third book I have read on the subject lately, and this one is the best so far. Florence Littauer has created a fun book to read with a core message of understanding why we think and act the way we do. The most important chapter is Chapter 16 where she made me realize that she is not placing me in a "box", but allowing me to exit my Way in order to understand and accept how others are who seem so much different than...more
Apr 03, 2013
Sean Showalter
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Recommends it for:
Everyone
Recommended to Sean by:
Kenny Cleveland
This book helped me gain a deep and accurate picture of myself. In addition, it has helped me to understand others. I regret that I was introduced to it so late in my life. In my opinion, this book should be a requisite in every high school in America. I strongly encourage everyone to read it.
Synopsis
There are 4 basic personality types created by some ancient Greek dude back in the day. All of us humans will have characteristics of each type. You take a personality assessment in the beginning of...more
Synopsis
There are 4 basic personality types created by some ancient Greek dude back in the day. All of us humans will have characteristics of each type. You take a personality assessment in the beginning of...more
This is one of my top 10 books that I think folks should have. It describes the 4 basic personality/temperament types that are found in people. It's similar to other resources that cover the 4 temperaments like the following:
Littauer......Keven Leman....Gary Smally...http://www.discprofile.com/
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Choloric.......Great Dane.....Lion...............Dominance
Sanguin........Yorkie............Otter..............Influence
Phlegmatic...Irish Setter.....Retri...more
Littauer......Keven Leman....Gary Smally...http://www.discprofile.com/
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Choloric.......Great Dane.....Lion...............Dominance
Sanguin........Yorkie............Otter..............Influence
Phlegmatic...Irish Setter.....Retri...more
I do not exaggerate when I tell you this book saved my family. We had 4 children we homeschooled until high school. I was a full time homemaker and on call 24/7. I was stressed out, worn out, and guilted out by my inability to communicate effectively with these 4 short humans. I thought I would lose my mind! Then, probably about 1987, I read this book and it changed my life and the lives of my kids (and husband). It has held me in good stead through church activities, jobs, public school meeting...more
I thought this book was pretty gimmicky. The conceit of it is that there are four basic "temperaments": Popular Sanguine, Peaceful Phlegmatic, Powerful Choleric, and Perfect Melancholy. The idea is that you can identify your own tendencies and those of the people you interact with, and adapt suitably. For example, Popular Sanguines are fun, talkative, outgoing, have great ideas & get fired up about them, but they are flaky, self-centered, & lack organization & follow through. So mayb...more
Personalitas manusia dibagi empat (4) bagian, yaitu Sanguinis, Melankolis, Koleris, dan Plegmatis. Sanguinis adalah tipe kepribadian yang suka bersenang-senang, senang berinovasi dan mendominasi pembicaraan. Melankolis adalah kepribadian yang terstruktur dan disiplin. Koleris adalah kepribadian yang bisa menyelesaikan persoalan apa saja, di mana saja, dengan cara mereka sendiri. Sementara Plegmatis adalah tipe kepribadian yang cinta damai, menolak permasalahan dan rendah hati.
Selain keunggulan-k...more
Selain keunggulan-k...more
it's really really a must-read-book!! =D
i read this book in a long long long time ago =D
there are 4 human characteristics are explained, such as Sanguin (the talkative & party lover), Melancholic (perfectionist in every thing), Choleric (the leader, influencer, & motivator), Phlegmatic (the cool & peacemaker)..
this book also provide psychology test so we can get what kind of a person who we are =D!
i read this book in a long long long time ago =D
there are 4 human characteristics are explained, such as Sanguin (the talkative & party lover), Melancholic (perfectionist in every thing), Choleric (the leader, influencer, & motivator), Phlegmatic (the cool & peacemaker)..
this book also provide psychology test so we can get what kind of a person who we are =D!
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Well-explained, simple, and relatable. Florence often used her own experiences as examples. Thanks to this book, I finally understand why Sanguines are attracted to Melancholics, and vice versa. Me myself is a Sanguine-Phlegmatic and frankly speaking I have most problems with Melancholic-Choleric. Of course there's always exception; one of my best friends possess MelChol temperament, but most of the time, I'm not really fond of the idea to fool around these guys (no offense please). However, I w...more
A good read, and a lot of information. You can tell that the book is a little dated (first written in the early 80s), but she has some very good ideas.
However, being one that analyzes everything, I came to the following conclusions:
1. She doesn't much care for Peaceful Phlegmatics.
2. Her husband needs to lighten up, cut people some slack, and get some serious help for his OCD.
3. Extreme examples don't always make for good reading. Some more normal or tempered examples would have been welcome....more
However, being one that analyzes everything, I came to the following conclusions:
1. She doesn't much care for Peaceful Phlegmatics.
2. Her husband needs to lighten up, cut people some slack, and get some serious help for his OCD.
3. Extreme examples don't always make for good reading. Some more normal or tempered examples would have been welcome....more
At first I was reluctant of it's validity and the extent of it's stereotyping, but I found it was staggeringly accurate and had little to none negative stereotyping.
I would call it nothing short of a very helpful guide to pinpointing others personalities, their resulting behavior and your own. Just as well as helping you realize the strengths in your personality, in turn it gives you an understanding of your weaknesses as well. Additionally, this knowledge (and the book itself) can help empower...more
I would call it nothing short of a very helpful guide to pinpointing others personalities, their resulting behavior and your own. Just as well as helping you realize the strengths in your personality, in turn it gives you an understanding of your weaknesses as well. Additionally, this knowledge (and the book itself) can help empower...more
Sweet as pie.
Reading this book was the start of a lovely friendship with Florence and her late husband Fred. They wrote a lovely affirmation of my book 'Manage and Lead without losing sleep' in 1999.
It's not a book full of psychobabble – or verified psych tests for that matter – but it is funny, engaging and gives a plain person's view of others and helps readers see themselves as others see them. The serious among us poo-poo the concept of the four temperaments, but those with a generous spiri...more
Reading this book was the start of a lovely friendship with Florence and her late husband Fred. They wrote a lovely affirmation of my book 'Manage and Lead without losing sleep' in 1999.
It's not a book full of psychobabble – or verified psych tests for that matter – but it is funny, engaging and gives a plain person's view of others and helps readers see themselves as others see them. The serious among us poo-poo the concept of the four temperaments, but those with a generous spiri...more
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This book is awesome! There is a little test at the beginning that you take and it tells you what kind of personality you are. Then you can read about the stengths and weaknesses and how to overcome them. I was shocked by the accuracy. Jessy and I both took the test and I read her and my personality profiles. It shed a lot of light onto the way that she thinks and the way that we work together. I am not saying that we will never get into another argument, but I can say that we will never get int...more
This book seriously affected how I saw myself and how I saw others - in a positive light. It's been about 15yrs since I first read it and I still remember and refer back to the things I learnt in it. Awesome book.
I was a teenager when I first read it and it helped me to learn a lot about myself. But more importantly, it helped me to understand others, particularly my parents, which was possibly one of the best thing it helped me with!!
Maybe some of the stuff in it seems like common sense, but s...more
I was a teenager when I first read it and it helped me to learn a lot about myself. But more importantly, it helped me to understand others, particularly my parents, which was possibly one of the best thing it helped me with!!
Maybe some of the stuff in it seems like common sense, but s...more
it's my first personality's book that i ever read. bacanya juga dah lama banget, pas lulus sma..haha..
ada 4 karakter manusia: sanguin, kolerik, plegmatis, n melankolis. setiap manusia punya keempat karakter itu. hanya saja, 'kadar' keempat karakter yang dimilikinya berbeda. Setidaknya ada satu karakter dominan dalam diri seseorang. Jadi, kita bisa melihat kalw si x itu sanguin atau si y itu kolerik. Ataw si anu yang plegmatis-melankolis.
selain bermanfaat untuk mengenal kepribadian/karakter diri...more
ada 4 karakter manusia: sanguin, kolerik, plegmatis, n melankolis. setiap manusia punya keempat karakter itu. hanya saja, 'kadar' keempat karakter yang dimilikinya berbeda. Setidaknya ada satu karakter dominan dalam diri seseorang. Jadi, kita bisa melihat kalw si x itu sanguin atau si y itu kolerik. Ataw si anu yang plegmatis-melankolis.
selain bermanfaat untuk mengenal kepribadian/karakter diri...more
buku ini sangat bermanfaat bagi semua orang yang menginginkan untuk mengenal dirinya lebih dalam. personality plus membahas tentang tipe-tipe kepribadian manusia secara detail, baik keunggulannya maupun kelemahan dari masing-masing kepribadian. saya ketawa sendiri membaca beberapa bagian dari buku ini karna saya berasa membaca potongan-potongan kepribadian saya disini. bagi siapa saja yang masih belum tahu tipe kepribadiannya, ingin mengenali diri sendiri dan orang lain, saya sarankan membaca bu...more
Benar-benar buku yang menginspirasi. Dari buku ini kita bisa mengetahui macam kepribadian yang semuanya unik. Tidak dipungkiri masalah yang sering dialami manusia dewasa ini karena ketidakpahaman mereka akan kepribadian yang beragam, dimulai dari sanguinis yang suka akan kegembiraan, koleris yang berjiwa pemimpin, Melankolis yang pemikir, dan Pleghmatis yang pendamai. Intinya adalah semua kepribadian yang ada adalah berbeda, dan dari perbedaan itulah tercipta kehidupan yang seimbang dan harmonis...more
I have read quite a few personality profile books and articles on thoughts and actions, but this is the only one I've read that I find myself using everyday. In every circumstance in my life I find myself rating people's personalities and my own in response and finding the best reaction I can have. Nothing but great stuff here. This is a MUST READ for anyone who wants to learn to communicate better or understand their own actions and the actions of others.
I bought this book in Kuching while looking for a book to read to fill the vacuum during off-days. This book is really a good tool for young executive as well as management people to gauge their men, thus, by knowing their subordinate personality formulate a matrix for the sake of gaining the best out of them. Imagine how to make difficult people working as a team. This book actually helps - just digest the content, and you will know.
ada banyak alasan kenapa gw semangat bgt ngasih 5 bintang. ini bukan sembarang buku. sangat membantu gw buat mengenali pribadi gw yg emosian. itu yg penting. waktu baca buku ini, gw sadar baget banyak hal2 yg ngga beres di pribadi gw yg musti cepet2 diberesin spy temen2 gw ga pd ngacirr, xoxo. kalo dulu2 gw slalu keingetan trus hal2 yg nyebelin yg orang lakukan ke gw, tp skr gw jd lebih enjoy ngadepinnya. enteng. beneran.
Jul 04, 2012
Eleftheria
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Αν και η θρησκευτικότητα της συγγραφέως φαίνεται στη συγγραφή της, αυτό δεν μειώνει καθόλου το αποτέλεσμα του έργου της.
Αξίζει να σημειώσουμε ότι αυτό που πραγματεύεται είναι η θεωρεία του Ιπποκράτη για τους χαρακτήρες (αιματικοί, χολερικοί, μελαγχολικοί, φλεγματικοί) και σε συνδυασμό με το τεστ προσωπικότητας υπήρξε ένα από τα σημαντικότερα βιβλία της ζωής μου.
Σίγουρα έδωσε άλλη υπόσταση στη λέξη "χαρακτήρας".
Αξίζει να σημειώσουμε ότι αυτό που πραγματεύεται είναι η θεωρεία του Ιπποκράτη για τους χαρακτήρες (αιματικοί, χολερικοί, μελαγχολικοί, φλεγματικοί) και σε συνδυασμό με το τεστ προσωπικότητας υπήρξε ένα από τα σημαντικότερα βιβλία της ζωής μου.
Σίγουρα έδωσε άλλη υπόσταση στη λέξη "χαρακτήρας".
Siempre había escuchado hablar sobre los temperamentos, y gracias a este libro aprendí la importancia de reconocerlos. El reconocer que cada persona es diferente por medio de su temperamento te puede ayudar a ser una persona más flexible y tolerante ya que siempre consideramos comparar a las demás personas con la forma en la que nosotros actuaríamos.
Definitivamente es un libro que te recomiendo leer.
Definitivamente es un libro que te recomiendo leer.
Mar 20, 2012
Sean Lifeleadership
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I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book to EVERYONE !!! I have read it multiple times. This book has literally changed my life! I had only looked at relationships 2 dimensionally before I discovered this book with the help of the-team.biz
Now, not only do I have better relationships, but I have more friends & have better results at work. Thanks Florence & TEAM for guiding me out of my lonely misery. Sean
Now, not only do I have better relationships, but I have more friends & have better results at work. Thanks Florence & TEAM for guiding me out of my lonely misery. Sean
Cukup bermanfaat buat mengetahui tipe umum kepribadian manusia (termasuk diri sendiri). Tapi oleh beberapa orang yang "rada keracunan" buku ini, setiap orang bawaannya pengen dinilai dengan kategorisasi Liatauer ini. eh dia ni Sanguinis, eh cewe itu Melankolis, bla bla bla. Ga lama dia mandangin aku, eh kamu masuk kelompok apa ya rada gak jelas. Aku cuma geleng-geleng dan bilang : so what?
This book was my first exposure on the 4 main personalities: Popular Sanguine, Perfect Melancholy, Peaceful Plegmatic and Powerful Choleric. It definitely helped me to understand myself and others better. However, I still find it difficult to answer the questions on my personality test. I will react differently according to the situation, individual and the needs at that time....
Jul 19, 2010
Yusita
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everyone
Recommended to Yusita by:
MW
Buku yg bagus untuk mengetahui karakter manusia secara umum yakni melankolis, sanguin, phlegmatis, kolerik.
Masing-masing karakter ada kelemahan dan kelebihannya serta dibahas jg bagaimana belajar mengorganisir kekurangan yg ada pada tiap karakter tsb. terhadap kelebihan karakter yg lainnya.
Wah, seru deh pokoke...silakan baca bukunya!:)
Smile always,
YP
Masing-masing karakter ada kelemahan dan kelebihannya serta dibahas jg bagaimana belajar mengorganisir kekurangan yg ada pada tiap karakter tsb. terhadap kelebihan karakter yg lainnya.
Wah, seru deh pokoke...silakan baca bukunya!:)
Smile always,
YP
Lovely! After reading this book my outlook on people evolved. It was clear, funny and contained such useful informtaion. It is always good to look at yourself through a different tool. And anything that helps me understand myself and others better if a plus! It complemented my knowledge and studies of astrological breakdowns of personalities. Good stuff. Read it!
Maybe it was her sanguine style of writing that drove me crazy, but it seems she drew far too much from her own family and self and gave very little else in way of explaining the personalities. Examples and anecdotes serve a purpose, but the book was wholly narrative. I expected a lot more content, and a little less giddiness. Was not a fan.
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