I don’t have a personality?
From this entry in lifehacker.org, the following really intrigues me:
Don’t worry about your personality. You don’t really have one. Personality, like ego, is a concept invented by your mind. It doesn’t exist in the real world. Personality is a word for the general impression that you give through your words and actions. If your personality isn’t likeable today, don’t worry. You can always change it, so long as you allow yourself to do so. What fixes someone’s personality in one place is a determined effort on their part—usually through continually telling themselves they’re this or that kind of person and acting on what they say. If you don’t like the way you are, make yourself different. You’re the only person who’s standing in your way.
huh? what does that mean? maybe I just should sleep first and read this tomorrow to get the idea. What do you think?
2 Comments
primerg on December 13th, 2007
Neri, you really are a genius. You were able to explain it in one sentence!
ner on October 25th, 2007
Actually, the text has a point. If taken in another perspective, there really is no such thing as a “fixed” personality because we decide what we are.