Jordan Peterson ~ Can You Change Your Personality?

Jordan Peterson ~ Can You Change Your Personality?

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[lindahastings]

This man is a treasure for the human race.

[Tshego]

"if your lawyer is creative enough you'll end up in jail."😂

[SK_Esskay]

This video, especially from 7mins onwards, is a perfect piece of proof that Jordan Peterson is all about equality, he is referring to all human-kind, not only males or only females. He’s not even consciously trying to be political correct or anything, he doesn’t need to, he’s just being Jordan Peterson, just talking from the heart and from his soul 💙

[oliviaisamazingandcoolandfun]

In order to change your personality (how you think, how you act, and how you feel), you will need to do a LOT of inner work. A lot of reprogramming and rewiring old stagnant circuits and old thought patterns. In order to change, you need to be greater than your environment. It’s a long road but totally worth it.

[panokostouros]

TLDR: Yes, you can but you'll have to struggle against your current personality for a while.

[ryank]

That last part about having fear chase you towards your goals instead of standing in your way was unexpected, and very insightful.

[mdtalhaansari]

Personality is mostly stable, but there is scope of variance and in this scope lies the potential to change. Proof, if you assess a person at one point of time and assess the same person a few years alter, you will find similarities and also differences. Harness these differences. Also note that it takes time to achieve meaningful change.
A good starting point is to assess yourself and identify your personality traits honestly, or to get a friend or a professional to do it for you, then identify the socio-economic-political niches where someone with your personality traits can thrive. Try to fit yourself in such a setting.
Take 2 hours to write your vision for the best possible version of yourself in 5 years time. Write about your friendships, your job, your status in society, your health, your intimate relationships, your place in your family. Write which personality traits can get you there.
Take 2 more hours to write about the worst possible version of yourself in 5 years time. Write about which of your personality traits can get you fired, dumped, imprisoned, made homeless, shunned by society, disowned by your family. Write honestly about which personality traits can land you in that awful place.
The second part is to help you with the first part. Because when you are running towards something, it is also helpful to run away form something.

[slrd_spiritual]

Dont mean to sound cliche', but this guy is pretty damn wise.

[oletrn]

To those interested in the topic I highly recommend reading on 'the paradoxical theory of change' in gestalt therapy.

[davidburke]

This is all true. I have chosen to 'reinvent myself' (change my personality) twice in order to be more suitable as a business person (fit the mould of a manager and organisational representative). Do NOT underestimate the trauma this will cause you. There is a huge difference between simply being mindful to act appropriately in a given situation, verses changing your personality forever, through deliberate reprogramming of your thinking and internal motivators, such that you will autonomously think and react in the desired manner. I have been successful at changing my personality twice and I would NOT recommend it to anyone.

[tobias]

1:00 "You are hyper-social primates. Some of you are probably checking your e-mails right now." He can be so hilarious!

[dreadmn]

I've changed so much, I miss who I was and the things I used to enjoy that I'm getting less and less pleasure as time pass, idk what I'm becoming

[Paarthurnaxdova]

My attributes are:
Low on personality and mercantile
High on strength and sneak

[Wtfkys]

If you think about it, you can learn both a personality and language in the same way, you learn them easier when you’re younger, but you can still learn both when you are older, even if it’s more difficult

[juliagamotska]

J.Peterson is so insightful! His videoes is so helpful! The finding your niche according to your personality is a wonderful thing for todays young people. With a number of tests available in the internet you may figer out what to do with your life professionally, at least where not to go. It is very valuable to be informed so that one can hope for better fate in his work life. I am a univesity teacher and saw students who did bad choises without considering their personality traits. The video is very useful! ❤

[piehound]

Psychology even clinical psychology isn't considered a "hard" science where everything can be quantified. Many basic concepts depend on definition. And definitions are somewhat flexible. "Personality" is one of those flexible things that depends on how you choose to define it.

[alexadilone]

I want to be more outgoing, bubbly, and charismatic

[xavierspringer]

This is a big problem for me and I have tried to be better in the past but I have not be determined enough. Thank you for the information and the video

[kayligo]

I’d like to be more industrious, less neurotic.

[SARK_]

For what it's worth, here's a quick thought. Personality traits aren't particularly malleable, although you can learn insight and actively suppress or increase specific attributes. Also, while accumulating wisdom, you can better reflect on your beliefs and ideals and form a more accurate picture of yourself, after which you can retake the personality test for a potentially more factual representation.