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that they’re acting in character most of
the time, effectively turning their workdays
into one giant restorative niche.
Finding restorative niches isn’t always
easy. You might want to read
quietly by the fire on Saturday nights,
but if your spouse wishes you’d spend
those evenings out with her large circle
of friends, then what? You might want
to retreat to the oasis of your private
office in between sales calls, but what if
your company just switched over to an
open office plan? If you plan to exercise
free traits, you’ll need the help of
friends, family, and colleagues. Which
is why Professor Little calls, with great
passion, for each of us to enter into “a
Free Trait Agreement.”
This is the final piece of Free Trait
Theory. A Free Trait Agreement acknowledges
that we’ll each act out of
character some of the time—in
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