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hey everyone and welcome to top think
today we're going to learn about 10
habits that reveal your personality now
let's begin
number one
individual style clothing is a great way
for people to show their personality
types when you look at someone's style
you get an understanding of their
interests preferences and personality
traits
for example people who wear jerseys and
athletic clothes tend to be sportier
while people who wear brighter colors
and bolder shapes tend to be more
outgoing but you don't need to see
someone's entire closet to know what
kind of person they are
in fact a single article of clothing can
tell you a lot about someone's character
one study in the journal of research and
personality looked at the correlation
between shoes and different personality
traits it turns out different
personalities prefer different kinds of
footwear
more conscientious and agreeable people
enjoy simple comfortable shoes
assertive personality types wear less
flexible footwear and open-minded
personalities enjoy shoes like sandals
which communicate friendliness and
approachability
so take a look at the shoes and clothes
in your closet what kind of textures do
you like what colors do you often wear
is your clothing loose and comfortable
or tight and stylish
one look around your closet reveals the
kind of person you are because sometimes
your clothes know you better than you do
number two contrasting consumers
have you ever watched someone shop
whether you're buying food medicine or
clothes your shopping habits can tell
you a lot about your personality
for example imagine yourself walking
through the aisles of a department store
maybe you're searching for light bulbs
cleaning products or a new tube of
toothpaste
but what do you do when you find the
item you need do you grab the mainstream
brand with the most colorful packaging
or do you carefully inspect four or five
items until you find the perfect one for
you
these contrasting habits represent
consumers with two very different
personality types
if you make quick firm decisions then
you're the type of person that follows
your instincts
you rely on sensory cues and fast
judgments to lead you in the right
direction you don't like to overthink
your decisions because when you
overthink you end up running in circles
so instead of reading every label and
analyzing every product you make firm
fast choices and you don't look back
but the second personality types
couldn't be any more different
if you make slow careful decisions then
you're a cautious analyst at heart
you pay attention to small details and
rely on strong reasoning skills to guide
you through life sometimes that means
spending 15 minutes choosing a brand of
deodorants but when you finally make
your decision you walk away knowing you
explored every possible option
number three professional stress
what kind of environment works best for
you a busy high stress workplace or a
low stress environment where you can be
alone
different personality types thrive in
different professional ecosystems
high stress workers rely on pressure and
accountability to drive their productive
lifestyles
these personalities tend to be
competitive controlling and highly
motivated by strict deadlines
but when high stress workers are left to
their own devices their productivity
often crumbles
low stress workers on the other hand
cannot function in busy high pressure
environments
they prefer to set their own schedules
and work at their own pace they may not
get as much done as high stress workers
but low stress workers perform better in
creative relationship focused positions
where patience is a virtue
number four daily routines
what activities do you do every day few
things reveal as much about your
personality as your daily routine
by looking at your daily routine you can
figure out hidden information about your
personality are you ambitious or
motivated do you enjoy your work do you
like to learn all of these questions and
more are buried inside your daily
routine
why well because your routine reflects
the direction your life is headed
the little things you do each day amount
to larger goals that you aim to
accomplish in your life
for some people that means learning new
things and staying organized for others
it's getting inspired and facilitating
creativity no matter what kind of person
you are your day-to-day routines should
always reflect who you are now and who
you want to be in the future
number five restless expectations
do you have nervous ticks or restless
habits do you shake your leg tap your
finger or fiddle with your pen all of
these behavioral tics represent a
specific personality trait possessed by
a notable chunk of the population
people prone to restless behaviors are
more likely to be perfectionists
at work in school and at home you want
everything to be just right
you struggle to cooperate with or
delegate to other people because you
only trust yourself to do something
right
sometimes this is one of your best
traits it makes you hard-working and
difficult to satisfy but it also drives
you to create unrealistic expectations
for yourself
those expectations generate an excess of
mental and physical tension and that's
why you shake your legs and tap your
fingers your body needs an outlet for
restless pin-up energy
all because you want everything to be
perfect
number six
walking your way
have you ever paid attention to the way
you walk most people walk through the
world without thinking twice about the
skip and their step or the slouch in
their shoulders
but your walk is one of the many ways
you show your personality to the world
like most pieces of body language your
walk changes according to your mental
and emotional state
confidence stress anger happiness all of
these emotions can impact the speed
posture and style of your walk
to see this for yourself sit down in a
public place and watch all the different
ways that people walk through the world
some people walk quickly with long
strides other people slump forward and
shuffle there are countless different
postures and styles and each one is
associated with different emotional
states now walking doesn't always
capture someone's character sometimes a
stranger looks angry or insecure even
though they're generally a happy and
confident person
the language of your walk changes very
often so it's difficult to make broad
conclusions about other people
but you can make those conclusions about
yourself
by examining the way you walk you may
recognize patterns in your body language
for example if you walk quickly with
long strides then you may be ambitious
and confident if you step softly and
walk on your toes then you may be
introverted and conscientious
take a hard look at the way you walk you
may have never thought about it before
but your walking style speaks volumes
about you as an individual
number seven freedom of choice
when you have a few hours to kill how do
you spend your free time
one study from the oregon research
institute discovered that personality
types gravitate towards specific hobbies
regardless of their backgrounds or
professions
for example adventurous and open-minded
people are more likely to enjoy poetry
in their free time
outgoing personalities are more likely
to spend time with friends while
agreeable people spend a surprising
amount of time cleaning organizing and
doing chores
so if you want to get a better
understanding of your personality type
take a look at how you spend your
afternoons and weekends
when you're free from work what hobbies
do you enjoy how do you like to spend
your time where do you go when you have
a day to yourself the answers to these
questions can tell you a surprising
amount not only about what you like but
what kind of person you are
number eight
written words
all right let's do an experiment i want
you to find a pen and a piece of paper
and on that piece of paper i want you to
write down a sentence
something simple like right now i'm
watching a top think video
now when you're done i want you to take
a close look at your handwriting is your
writing neat or messy what do your
letters look like did you stay between
the lines
you may not think twice about your
handwriting but handwriting experts can
infer all kinds of personality traits by
analyzing written words
for instance people who write enlarged
letters are more likely to be ambitious
and goal oriented on the other hand
people who write in small letters are
pickier and more attentive
now before you go analyzing the
handwriting of everyone you know just
keep this in mind
your handwriting can be impacted by
other factors like motor limitations
levels of stress and even your emotional
states experts in the field have made
surprising discoveries by analyzing
handwriting but handwriting is not
always an accurate measure of someone's
personality type
even if other factors play a role one
thing's for sure there's more
information in your handwriting than
most people realize
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number nine making lists
do you enjoy making lists organizing
your lifestyle feels natural to some and
challenging to others
you may be the kind of person who
impulsively writes lists every time
you've got something on your mind
or maybe lists have never been your cup
of tea whether you're a natural
organizer or a free spirit your attitude
toward list making can tell you what
kind of person you are
people who enjoy making lists tend to be
competitive goal oriented individuals
who thrive in high stress environments
you're prone to taking risks and
confronting challenges because you
always have your lists to fall back on
people who don't enjoy list making place
their priorities elsewhere
instead of goals or ambitions you focus
on relationships and experiences
you can be adventurous flexible and
enthusiastic
you don't like lists or routines because
you'd rather live in the moment
number 10
telling typos
have you ever read an email with dozens
of typos
by analyzing thousands of texts and
emails studies have shown some
personality types make more typos than
others
an absence of typos is often correlated
with detail-oriented personality traits
like conscientiousness self-control and
perfectionism
frequent typos on the other hand are
correlated with carefree personality
traits including adventurousness
extroversion and impulsivity
a typo isn't something anybody wants to
make but the number of typos that you
leave behind shows the kind of person
you really are
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