Ekta | wisdomekta

Wow, do not waste your time with this book!! The first thing that drew me to read this book was the title, “Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behaviour (or, How to Understand Those Who Cannot Be Understood),” and a bit of colourful cover. At first, I thought that even if it didn't present anything new, at least it could end up being an enriching read.  IT WAS NOT. The book is laid on the traditional and one of the famous personality traits, the DISC Model (Dominance, Inducement, Submission, and Compliance), which has been colourfully used and termed into four “colourful” types of people personalities- Red , Yellow , Blue and Green . Erikson rehashes the personalities into four temperament zones and tries to prove that human behaviour can be deciphered into the four types and, thus, accordingly they can be handled or rather managed by others at the workplace. Sadly, no room was given to human behaviour complexities and other variable factors like relations

With its beautiful cover and an equally exquisite story, this book is the latest read, titled Swallowing the Sun. I got the chance to attend the book launch event (my first ever!!) of this book and briefly met the author, Lakshmi Puri. "Swallowing the Sun" is not the mythology story of Hanuman, who eats the sun, considering it the ladoo . This historical fiction is an imaginative, compelling tell about the epic feat of progressive thinking of a father, the saga of bold and beautiful girls woven into the fabric of India's fight for Independence, and the various social issues offering a gripping and authentic portrayal of the struggle and its impact on individuals and families. The story is majorly told through the eyes of its feisty young heroine, Malati. As a young girl, Malati fights and defeats the school bully at her village school in Maharashtra. From then onwards, backed by her progressive father, she and her sister Kamala push the boundaries constantly.

The book is a rollercoaster of emotions and requires a robust, strong-minded reader-ship . Spiralling my thoughts and feelings from positive to negative…from good to bad… from hope to faith. The book, in short, is all about following intuition, living each emotion (be it sadness or happiness) and being authentic and raw to our inner callings. This novel (rather an autobiography) told by Glennon Doyle is her life story which tells us  learning to be brave — not just in the workplace but as a partner, parent, friend, and woman trying to navigate a world that doesn't always welcome a female perspective. The book is about her family, friends, her struggles and finding herself.  The book talks about how society defines a woman…how one woman describes another woman...how sometimes our voices are not reached to another ears, and the at last it showcases the urgency to required to know ourselves . My learnings from the books- more we understand ourselves, we begin to trust ou