So, a couple weeks ago, I posted a link to some deep thoughts: guideposts for how to live your life. It was all part of a series of posts I’ve been doing this January exploring the whole notion of New Year’s resolutions writ large.
So why not continue?
The article that piqued my interest in this case was an article by Christian Jarrett for the BBC. A TL;DR summary of the article might be “everyone has their own personal goals they’re working on which often bring true life fulfillment day to day — and there’s ways to work on and complete their goals by understanding your personality and reframing your goals so your personality isn’t an obstacle.”
The article references the work of Dr. Brian Little, a psychologist who, surprise, surprise, has spent some time researching personalities and traits. You can get a taste of him from this TED talk from a few years ago:
Mind you, there’s probably a lot more that could be written about next steps, but as I’m not a research psychologist nor journalist on deadline, I leave this appetizers out there for the reader who wants to dive in and make a meal of it.