Why personality?

I have a ridiculous and intense need to understand. I want to understand certain random things (I want to know how to wire lights and be an electrician. I want to understand enough to draw blueprints. I want to be fluent in American Sign Language). But overall, I have a need to understand the world. Yet, I can’t. The world is too big for me to understand, so I peeled back the layers, and in my attempt to get to the root, I am left with people. Individuals make up the world. It’s comparable to understanding atoms versus the house the atoms make up.

I live in the world of people (aka atoms), and thus have engaged in the treacherous journey to understand what makes people tick. Why do people think, act, and feel the way they do? What is at the core of one’s makeup that leads one to be a person? Personality. Yes, yes, yes…I know there are other layers and factors, but I like to sit in the personality corner …hehe ;)

What do you want the world to know about personality?

It is as complex as our world. It is mountains tall, valleys deep, fire bright, and ocean dark - all of which have unique beauties, pains, advantages, and disadvantages. The brightest light can do just as much harm as the darkest dark, and both have necessary benefits. I say all this to make the point that the study of personality falls infinitely short to describe an individual. We categorize, label, and put concepts into neat, pretty boxes. It’s necessary to do so in order to understand personality, and chunking information into patterns is how the brain works. It’s helpful, and it can be powerful to find your own personality box(es) that help you understand yourself. But, it would be a great hindrance to contort yourself to fit into a box.