Swedish author Thomas Erikson, the mind behind the best-selling book Surrounded by Idiots, invites us to decode the madness of human interaction through a colorful lens. Using his popular four-color personality model—Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue—he suggests that people who seem utterly insufferable might not be idiots after all… just different. The real issue? We often fail to understand or adapt to how others think and behave. As Erikson cheekily puts it, “We’re all someone else’s idiot.” With sharp wit and surprising insight, he nudges us toward better communication, a touch more empathy, and maybe—just maybe—fewer idiots in our lives.