Surrounded by Liars: How to Stop Lies and Half-truths Ruining Your Life

Thomas Erikson turns his four-colour behavioural model towards deception, asking why people shade the truth and how the pattern differs from one personality type to the next. The book extends the framework used in Surrounded by Idiots, which sorts behaviour into four colour-coded profiles, and applies it to half-truths, omissions and outright lying at work, at home and in public life. Rather than offering detection tricks, Erikson concentrates on recognising which kinds of dishonesty each profile tends towards and how to respond without turning every conversation into an interrogation. The tone stays conversational, with a dry humour running underneath. Key things to expect: • The four-colour behavioural framework applied specifically to dishonesty • Part of the Surrounded by Idiots sequence of behavioural science titles • Guidance on handling half-truths without living in constant suspicion • Everyday workplace and social examples rather than laboratory cases Written for readers interested in applied behavioural science, workplace communication and practical psychology, available from Boipoka.