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"Have you ever taken a personality test? If you’re like me, you’ve consulted
BuzzFeed and you know exactly which Taylor Swift song “perfectly matches your
vibe.”
It might be obvious that internet quizzes are not scientific, but many of the
seemingly serious personality tests used to guide educational and career
choices are also not supported by research. Despite being a billion-dollar
industry, commercial personality testing used by schools and corporations to
funnel people into their ideal roles do not predict career success.
Beyond their lack of scientific support, the most popular approaches to
understanding personality are problematic because they assume your traits are
static – that is, you’re stuck with the personality you’re born with. But
modern personality science studies find that traits can and do change over
time.
In addition to watching my own personality change over time from messy and lazy
to off the charts in conscientiousness, I’m also a personality change
researcher and clinical psychologist. My research confirms what I saw in my own
development and in my patients: People can intentionally shape the traits they
need to be successful in the lives they want. That’s contrary to the popular
belief that your personality type places you in a box, dictating that you
choose partners, activities and careers according to your traits."
Via Cass M and Muse.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
