The author after the review: "Unhappy person"

Filter magazine published in its latest issue a review of author and speaker Thomas Erikson. He is behind the best-selling book "Surrounded by Idiots" and is one of the most engaged speakers of Sweden

In the newspaper, a number of experts have seen the book and the theory behind " as credible as horoscopes ". Here you can read more about it.

Now, Erikson comments on the criticism in a long blog post. He assumes that there would be factual errors, but admits that there have been revised "individualities" in new editions.

"The title, which says I would have duped half a million Swedes for no reason."

"I understand perfectly well that a magazine wants to discuss what I have written, and I am happy about that, but it is sad when the journalist starts to run into insecurities and a personal excitement, "he writes, listing seven points in which he thinks the filters are bad.

He writes, among other things, that the book does not prove to be scientific about popular science [19659002] "I have deliberately chosen a personal style with colorful examples of life and comparisons of humorous breakthroughs, which is the opposite of an academic expression. Erikson writes: "The purpose of this book is to create a better understanding of the reader for his own mode of communication and that of the environment," writes Erikson

. under the name of DISA, this is not something that he personally found without being used in leadership and HR for 50 years.

Thomas Erikson then writes that "Surrounded by idiots" was written in 2010-2012 updated new editions in "

" I am clear in the book that the four colors can in no way describe a nobody as a whole. "

" It would be dangerous to analyze or describe behaviors of course, but today there is no research that would strengthen this statement, "he writes.

Filters also claim that Erikson calls a behavioral scientist without being trained in the field, which is free because it's not a protected title.

"I'm working on behaviors for more than 20 years and I've never intentionally used the title or the references in an incorrect way, "he wrote.