THE FOUR TENDENCIES

The author of the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, The Happiness Project, Happier at Home, and Better than Before delves into her framework for understanding our habits and ourselves.

Longtime fans will know Gretchen’s Four Tendencies are key to the formation and maintenance of the habits underlying long-term happiness from BETTER THAN BEFORE. Now, Gretchen takes a deep dive into this framework for the ways we can use our own nature to be happier beyond our habits—and the tools to put it all in practice.

With her hallmark warmth and insight, Rubin shows how each group can push themselves to better productivity, personal relationships and everything in between. By identifying and the qualities of their Tendency, readers can look past strategies that aren’t suited for them, moving right to the most effective methods for change, happiness, and self-awareness.

Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project. Rubin started her career in law and was clerking for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor when she realized that she really wanted to be a writer. Raised in Kansas City, she lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.