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who may also appear to be Alienating,
Antagonistic, Argumentative, Confrontational,
Disaffected, Disloyal, Disrespectful, Grudging,
Obstructive, Resentful, Ridiculing, Rude, Sarcastic,
Snide, Sulky, Trouble-makers, Uncooperative,
Undermining, Unforgiving, Unfriendly, Vengeful
or Vindictive
From India, Pune
Antagonistic, Argumentative, Confrontational,
Disaffected, Disloyal, Disrespectful, Grudging,
Obstructive, Resentful, Ridiculing, Rude, Sarcastic,
Snide, Sulky, Trouble-makers, Uncooperative,
Undermining, Unforgiving, Unfriendly, Vengeful
or Vindictive
From India, Pune
About the author x
Preface to the second edition xi
Introduction 1
1. Angry people who may also be Aggressive, Antagonistic, 2
Argumentative, Confrontational, Destructive,
Explosive, Hostile, Intimidating, Threatening, Vicious
or even Violent
2. Anxious people who may also be Catastrophizers, 9
Dejected, Miserable, Pessimists, Sad, Scared, Terrified,
Timid, Unhappy or Worriers
3. Apologetic people who may feel so apologetic so often 11
about so many things that they and others feel they’re
a ‘Sorry’ Person
4. Biased people who may also be seen as Bigots, 15
Closed-minded, Prejudiced, Rigid, Unfair or Making
Sweeping Assumptions or Generalizations
5. Blamers who may Blame Other People or Blame 19
Circumstances, or just Not Take Responsibility
for their own actions
6. Boring people who may also be Burblers, Digressers, 22
Ramblers, Tedious, Unfocused or Wafflers
7. Bullies who may also be Aggressive, Belittling, 26
Bombastic, Bossy, Dictatorial, Haranguing, Harassing,
Intimidating, Oppressive, Pressurizing, Railroading,
Threatening or plain Unkind or quite possibly all
of these at once
8. Change-resistant people who may also be Conservative, 32
Inflexible, Risk-averse, Unadventurous, Unimaginative
or indeed just Calm and Patient
9. Charmers who may also be Attractive, Charismatic, 36
Seductive, Slick, Slimy or Smarmy or quite possibly all
of these together
10. Cold people who may also be seen as Thick-skinned, 39
Unaffectionate, Unemotional, Unempathetic,
Uninvolved or possibly even Insensitive or Brutal
11. Competitive people 42
12. Confused people who may also be Unsettled 45
13. Difficult people who may be plain Contrary, 49
Disagreeable or Disharmonious
14. Disobedient people 52
15. Disrespectful people who may also be Belittlers, 57
Dismissive, Flippant, Humiliators, Insensitive,
Politically Incorrect and/or Put-Downers
16. Dumpers who may mistakenly believe they are 62
Delegators
17. Embarrassed people who may also Belittle Themselves 65
and/or their Achievements, or be Excessively Modest
or Quiet, Reluctant to Accept Praise/Compliments,
Scared to Speak Up, Self-deprecating, Self-effacing, Shy
18. Forgetful people who may also be prone to Losing 68
Things
19. Gossipy people who may also be Cliquey and 73
Rumour-mongers
vi ■ Contents
20. Hostile people who may also appear to be Alienating, 78
Antagonistic, Argumentative, Confrontational,
Disaffected, Disloyal, Disrespectful, Grudging,
Obstructive, Resentful, Ridiculing, Rude, Sarcastic, Snide,
Sulky, Trouble-makers, Uncooperative, Undermining,
Unforgiving, Unfriendly, Vengeful or Vindictive
21. Impatient people who may also be Complainers, 84
Intolerant and Unreasonable
22. Impetuous, impulsive people 88
23. Indecisive people who generally Find It Hard to Make 91
Decisions
24. Insecure people who may also be Fragile, Intraverted, 98
Loners, Needing Constant Reassurance, Over-sensitive,
Shy, Thin-skinned, Timid, Unconfident, Victim-like,
with Low Confidence, Low Self-esteem, Low
Self-worth
25. Insincere people who may also be seen as Deceivers, 105
Liars, Manipulators, Tricksters, Two-faced,
Untrustworthy
26. Last-minuters who leave things until the very last 108
moment
27. Late people who may also consistently Miss Deadlines 112
or be Unpunctual or Unreliable
28. Loners who may also Keep Themselves to Themselves 115
and not be Obvious Team Players
29. Messy people who may also be Disorganized or Untidy 118
30. Moody people who may also seem Temperamental, 122
Unpredictable and/or Unreliable
31. Must-have-the-last-word people who may also be 125
Hangers-on and The Last to Leave
Contents ■ vii
32. Negative people who may also be But-ters, Dampeners, 129
Pessimists or Wet Blankets
33. Nit-picky people who may tend to Find Faults 131
34. Patronizing people who may also be Arrogant, 134
Belittling, Insensitive, Pompous, Self-important, Smug,
Snobbish, Thick-skinned, Unobservant or all of these
at once
35. Phobic people who may be Fearful, Frightened, Scared 138
or Terrified of, say, presenting in public
36. Plodders who may also be Infuriatingly Slow, Tedious 143
and Tortoises (vs Hares)
37. Princesses and princes who may aso be Daydreamers, 146
Deluded, Precious, Preeners, Spoiled or probably all
of these rolled into one
38. Repeaters, ie people who Keep Repeating Themselves 149
39. Scatter-gun thinkers who may also be Unfocused 153
(actually Multi-focused) and Unpredictable and may
Flit from Idea to Idea
40. Selfish people who may also be Inconsiderate, 156
Self-centred, Self-obsessed
41. Show-offs who are Attention-seeking, Cocky, Extreme 159
Extraverts and Full of Themselves
42. Stressed people who may also be Anxious, Fretful, 163
Pressured, Tense and/or Worried
43. Unassertive people who may also seem too Compliant, 167
Malleable, Subservient or Weak
44. Unenthusiastic people who may also be low on 170
Ambition, ‘Drive’, Excitement, Inspiration, Motivation,
Optimism or Passion
45. Unfulfilled people who may also be considered Failures, 175
Inadequate, Sad, Underachievers or Unsatisfied
viii ■ Contents
46. Unmotivated people who may Do the Minimum, 181
Need Telling Every Single Thing to Do, and also be
Clock-watchers, Demotivated, Disengaged, Uninterested,
Incurious, Lethargic, Reluctant, Slow, Timeservers,
Uninvolvable or Unwilling
47. Unrealistic people who may be Overpromising Others 188
and Kidding Themselves
48. Untrusting people who may also be Cautious, Cynical, 191
Hard to Convince, Sceptical or Suspicious
49. U-turners who may also be Backtrackers or 196
Mind-changers
50. Workaholics 200
51. Yes people who appear to Agree with Everything and 204
have No Real Opinions of Their Own
Contents ■ ix
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Preface to the second edition xi
Introduction 1
1. Angry people who may also be Aggressive, Antagonistic, 2
Argumentative, Confrontational, Destructive,
Explosive, Hostile, Intimidating, Threatening, Vicious
or even Violent
2. Anxious people who may also be Catastrophizers, 9
Dejected, Miserable, Pessimists, Sad, Scared, Terrified,
Timid, Unhappy or Worriers
3. Apologetic people who may feel so apologetic so often 11
about so many things that they and others feel they’re
a ‘Sorry’ Person
4. Biased people who may also be seen as Bigots, 15
Closed-minded, Prejudiced, Rigid, Unfair or Making
Sweeping Assumptions or Generalizations
5. Blamers who may Blame Other People or Blame 19
Circumstances, or just Not Take Responsibility
for their own actions
6. Boring people who may also be Burblers, Digressers, 22
Ramblers, Tedious, Unfocused or Wafflers
7. Bullies who may also be Aggressive, Belittling, 26
Bombastic, Bossy, Dictatorial, Haranguing, Harassing,
Intimidating, Oppressive, Pressurizing, Railroading,
Threatening or plain Unkind or quite possibly all
of these at once
8. Change-resistant people who may also be Conservative, 32
Inflexible, Risk-averse, Unadventurous, Unimaginative
or indeed just Calm and Patient
9. Charmers who may also be Attractive, Charismatic, 36
Seductive, Slick, Slimy or Smarmy or quite possibly all
of these together
10. Cold people who may also be seen as Thick-skinned, 39
Unaffectionate, Unemotional, Unempathetic,
Uninvolved or possibly even Insensitive or Brutal
11. Competitive people 42
12. Confused people who may also be Unsettled 45
13. Difficult people who may be plain Contrary, 49
Disagreeable or Disharmonious
14. Disobedient people 52
15. Disrespectful people who may also be Belittlers, 57
Dismissive, Flippant, Humiliators, Insensitive,
Politically Incorrect and/or Put-Downers
16. Dumpers who may mistakenly believe they are 62
Delegators
17. Embarrassed people who may also Belittle Themselves 65
and/or their Achievements, or be Excessively Modest
or Quiet, Reluctant to Accept Praise/Compliments,
Scared to Speak Up, Self-deprecating, Self-effacing, Shy
18. Forgetful people who may also be prone to Losing 68
Things
19. Gossipy people who may also be Cliquey and 73
Rumour-mongers
vi ■ Contents
20. Hostile people who may also appear to be Alienating, 78
Antagonistic, Argumentative, Confrontational,
Disaffected, Disloyal, Disrespectful, Grudging,
Obstructive, Resentful, Ridiculing, Rude, Sarcastic, Snide,
Sulky, Trouble-makers, Uncooperative, Undermining,
Unforgiving, Unfriendly, Vengeful or Vindictive
21. Impatient people who may also be Complainers, 84
Intolerant and Unreasonable
22. Impetuous, impulsive people 88
23. Indecisive people who generally Find It Hard to Make 91
Decisions
24. Insecure people who may also be Fragile, Intraverted, 98
Loners, Needing Constant Reassurance, Over-sensitive,
Shy, Thin-skinned, Timid, Unconfident, Victim-like,
with Low Confidence, Low Self-esteem, Low
Self-worth
25. Insincere people who may also be seen as Deceivers, 105
Liars, Manipulators, Tricksters, Two-faced,
Untrustworthy
26. Last-minuters who leave things until the very last 108
moment
27. Late people who may also consistently Miss Deadlines 112
or be Unpunctual or Unreliable
28. Loners who may also Keep Themselves to Themselves 115
and not be Obvious Team Players
29. Messy people who may also be Disorganized or Untidy 118
30. Moody people who may also seem Temperamental, 122
Unpredictable and/or Unreliable
31. Must-have-the-last-word people who may also be 125
Hangers-on and The Last to Leave
Contents ■ vii
32. Negative people who may also be But-ters, Dampeners, 129
Pessimists or Wet Blankets
33. Nit-picky people who may tend to Find Faults 131
34. Patronizing people who may also be Arrogant, 134
Belittling, Insensitive, Pompous, Self-important, Smug,
Snobbish, Thick-skinned, Unobservant or all of these
at once
35. Phobic people who may be Fearful, Frightened, Scared 138
or Terrified of, say, presenting in public
36. Plodders who may also be Infuriatingly Slow, Tedious 143
and Tortoises (vs Hares)
37. Princesses and princes who may aso be Daydreamers, 146
Deluded, Precious, Preeners, Spoiled or probably all
of these rolled into one
38. Repeaters, ie people who Keep Repeating Themselves 149
39. Scatter-gun thinkers who may also be Unfocused 153
(actually Multi-focused) and Unpredictable and may
Flit from Idea to Idea
40. Selfish people who may also be Inconsiderate, 156
Self-centred, Self-obsessed
41. Show-offs who are Attention-seeking, Cocky, Extreme 159
Extraverts and Full of Themselves
42. Stressed people who may also be Anxious, Fretful, 163
Pressured, Tense and/or Worried
43. Unassertive people who may also seem too Compliant, 167
Malleable, Subservient or Weak
44. Unenthusiastic people who may also be low on 170
Ambition, ‘Drive’, Excitement, Inspiration, Motivation,
Optimism or Passion
45. Unfulfilled people who may also be considered Failures, 175
Inadequate, Sad, Underachievers or Unsatisfied
viii ■ Contents
46. Unmotivated people who may Do the Minimum, 181
Need Telling Every Single Thing to Do, and also be
Clock-watchers, Demotivated, Disengaged, Uninterested,
Incurious, Lethargic, Reluctant, Slow, Timeservers,
Uninvolvable or Unwilling
47. Unrealistic people who may be Overpromising Others 188
and Kidding Themselves
48. Untrusting people who may also be Cautious, Cynical, 191
Hard to Convince, Sceptical or Suspicious
49. U-turners who may also be Backtrackers or 196
Mind-changers
50. Workaholics 200
51. Yes people who appear to Agree with Everything and 204
have No Real Opinions of Their Own
Contents ■ ix
From India, Pune
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