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What this book knows
Personality is a stable but context-shaped constellation of traits, motives, and nonconscious processes that predispose us to respond in recognizably consistent ways.
self-and-identity
Wherever you go, you carry a large, complex set of traits, beliefs, emotional tendencies, and motivations that predispose you to respond in certain ways.
VLA-0F6EB8DC-RC-005Virtually everything people report about what makes them unique falls into only 4 or 5 basic categories of identity characteristics.
VLA-0F6EB8DC-RC-069Personality isn't like weight; there are no absolute standards for quantifying most personality characteristics, making stability a nuanced question.
VLA-0F6EB8DC-RC-087mind-and-cognition
A habit forms when people are cued to perform a behavior automatically without making a conscious decision to do so.
VLA-0F6EB8DC-RC-127Self-regulation involves managing the process of pursuing goals; many goals can be potentially active at any given moment, and they sometimes conflict.
VLA-0F6EB8DC-RC-128ambition-and-status
People higher in achievement motivation work more hours and at greater intensity, mainly on tasks that offer a genuine challenge.
VLA-0F6EB8DC-RC-028Illuminates
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