Fortunately, they kept getting to know each other and eventually Lauren decided to disregard the personality test. Happily married with five kids, the pair now laughs about the test that almost ruined their relationship.
And that’s when Hardy takes on another popular belief among psychologists: that the best predictor of future behavior is the past. He spends a great deal of the book showing us how that is not true. The past only defines us if we get stuck. We get frozen in the past for two reasons: unresolvedIndeed, an interest in trauma was what sparked the idea for the book. “I wanted to understand better how unresolved trauma leads people to,” he told me. “Trauma shatters your hope and imagination.
He believes there is an alternative. ‘You need a clear future self in order to engage in deliberate practice.” There is a growing body of research to back this up. Consider the 2015by Nathan Hudson and Chris Fraley, which found that personality can be changed by goal setting and sustained effort. Still, Hardy has a point when he writes that everyone’s personality changes, whether we do it on purpose or not. He referenceswhen he says that our personalities actually change so much, 10 years can change us into a different person. We might as well take charge of the process.
I second this thought. The 'Nature vs. Nurture' debate is a healthy tussle that helps people 'understand as well as defy' maturely. Why try to end it by taking a test and see yourself as a 'constant' that eventually becomes a 'constraint' in evolving as a person!
Okay. So now, I am not sure who to believe.
How do you consolidate self-awareness? I find myself too polarized and volatile for a personality test. Environment and circumstance has a lot to do with it, however, if that’s the environment and circumstance then idk if it makes a difference. They change too much for me.
TomAsacker People have been attacking these for years. It’s often a defense response toward self awareness. They miss the purpose. IMHO...They are properly used for identifying that which is behind/beyond personality. Discovering who we are not.
Yes. Similarly, zodiac sign enthusiasts manifest beliefs about who they are and will become.
If one has no self awareness and believes everything they read....then I can see it. However, if a person is very self aware and solid within oneself, then the minimal.
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