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Name: Me, Myself and Us
Rating: 4.1 (103 reviews)
Author: Brian R. Little

Brian R. Little

The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being

4.1 (103 Bewertungen)

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Me, Myself and Us by Brian R. Little explores personality and how our traits can be malleable. It provides insights and practical strategies for personal growth, while acknowledging the role nature and nurture play in shaping who we are.

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What’s in it for me? Get to know yourself and your behavior in a new and deeper way.

Who hasn’t at some point wondered what exactly causes and guides human behavior? You might have burning questions about why you can’t overcome your shyness, why you made a fool of yourself that one night or perhaps why you just can’t seem to connect with colleagues at work. Maybe you’ve even taken a personality test in a magazine and asked yourself if there was any scientific validity to its conclusions.

These blinks take a closer look at just these kinds of questions, drawing on the latest findings from scientific research on personality to explain what drives our behavior and, ultimately, answering one of the biggest questions of all: is our behavior set in stone or do we have the ability to change it?

In these blinks, you’ll discover

one possible reason why you just can’t get over your last breakup;
why you’ll probably be a better jazz musician if you have low conscientiousness; and
the three sources that fuel your personality.

Our first impressions are based on personal constructs, which also determine our behavior.

Everyone knows the saying, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” But actually following this advice is not always as easy as it sounds. Over the course of any day, we regularly make judgements about other people based on our first impressions.

And there’s more than one kind of first impression. Imagine, for example, that you overhear a customer in a restaurant being very rude to a waiter. How would you feel? You might dismiss the customer as a tactless or abusive person, or you might construct a narrative explaining that he’s just had a bad day at work and doesn’t usually act so aggressively.

Most people go for the easier explanation – he’s just an inherently rude person. It’s simpler to label people than it is to come up with stories that might explain their behavior.

These quick judgements aren’t objective, either. They’re based on our personal constructs.

The term “personal constructs” was first coined by the psychologist George Kelly as a way to describe the complex emotional lenses through which each person views the world. Personal constructs are different for everyone; they might prompt you to think of the restaurant customer as obnoxious, or think of him as authoritative and masculine.

Personal constructs also determine your behavior and ability to face challenges. The more limited a person’s worldview is, the more difficult it is for them to cope with unexpected problems.

Imagine you have a friend who’s unable to move on after a bad breakup, for example. If he becomes very pessimistic about humanity and starts viewing everyone he meets as untrustworthy, he’ll have a hard time committing himself to anyone in the future.

Our personalities are defined by five major traits, including conscientiousness and agreeableness.

Have you ever taken a personality test? There are many of them out there, but most psychologists consider the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) to be the most reliable.

The TIPI is founded on the belief that everyone’s personality is based on the Big Five traits, which determine the way each of us reacts to the world around us.

Neuroticism, openness and extraversion are the remaining traits of the Big Five.

After conscientiousness and agreeableness, the next major trait among the Big Five is neuroticism. Neuroticism determines how sensitive a person is to perceived threats and dangers.

Our ancestors developed neuroticism thousands of years ago because it helped them survive in precarious environments. They needed to stay aware of threats, like saber-toothed tigers.

Free traits allow us to break away from the stable Big Five traits.

A person’s Big Five traits stay more or less the same throughout their life. Free traits, on the other hand, may change as a person gathers new experiences.

Before we can understand how free traits work, though, we have to look at the three sources of personality, two of which are fixed and one of which changes.

Your social behavior depends on whether you’re a high self-monitor or a low self-monitor.

Some people always seem to have the same personality, while others seem to change immensely depending on who they’re with. Why is this?

People change this way depending on whether they’re a high self-monitor (HSM) or a low self-monitor (LSM).

Illusions can improve your well-being if you manage them correctly.

How much control do you have over your life? Personality psychologists believe there are two main attitudes for approaching this question.

Some people believe that they have a lot of control over their lives, and that luck and destiny play a small role. Others believe that their lives are mostly guided by external forces beyond their control.

Your personality determines the way you deal with stress.

Psychologists say that stress arises because of interruptions in a person’s daily routine. Different personalities confront these interruptions in different ways.

A person’s resistance to stress depends on their hardiness, which comprises three parts: commitment, control and challenge.

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Worum geht es in Me, Myself and Us?

Me, Myself and Us (2014) is about what it is that makes you you. These blinks outline the different aspects of personalities, what influences them and how they determine our behavior.

Wer Me, Myself and Us lesen sollte

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Über den Autor

Dr. Brian Little is a psychology professor who has taught at Carleton University, McGill University, the University of Oxford and Harvard University. He specializes in personality psychology.

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