{"id":88114,"date":"2023-01-04T06:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=88114"},"modified":"2023-01-10T15:22:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T19:22:50","slug":"can-you-change-your-personality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/can-you-change-your-personality\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Change Your Personality? Here&#8217;s What Science Says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Can you change your personality? To what extent is one&#8217;s personality malleable? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to psychologist Benjamin Hardy, science shows that your personality is not fixed and that you can change it. Studies consistently demonstrate that personality traits change over the course of your life.<strong> <\/strong>While he contends that your past influences your personality, it doesn\u2019t fully determine it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/personality-isnt-permanent-book\/\">personality isn&#8217;t permanent<\/a>, according to Hardy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benjamin-hardy-personality-isn-t-permanent\"><strong>Benjamin Hardy: Personality Isn&#8217;t Permanent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you change your personality? According to Hardy, <strong>most people think of their personality\u2014that is, the totality of their abilities, preferences, and temperaments\u2014as something innate and unchanging<\/strong>. This is exemplified by the popularity of personality tests (such as the Enneagram and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) which neatly categorize people into specific personality types.\u00a0 These tests are so popular, Hardy suggests, because people like to <em>make sense of themselves<\/em>\u2014the tests give them metrics by which to define who they are.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hardy contends that thinking about personality as a <em>fixed<\/em> feature comes largely from multiple misconceptions about how personality works. We\u2019ve synthesized his ideas into two main misconceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-misconception-1-the-past-determines-your-personality\"><strong>Misconception #1: The Past Determines Your Personality<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The first misconception is that people think the past determines their personality<\/strong>. They succumb to the \u201cend of history illusion,\u201d the idea that everything that\u2019s happened so far in their lives has shaped them into who they are today, but that their current self won\u2019t change much going forward and won\u2019t be shaped as much by future life events. As a result, they believe the past has the final word on who they are today. For instance, someone who always struggled with social confidence in the past might think that they are simply not a confident person: It\u2019s just not in their DNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Why People Fall for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/goals-change\/\">End of History Illusion<\/a><\/strong><br><br>People may fall for the end of history illusion or cling tightly to the \u201cself\u201d a personality test labels them as because it offers a sense of security. On the other hand, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/reality-play\/201301\/the-end-history-illusion\">believing your preferences and values will inevitably change over time can lead to anxiety and self-doubt <\/a>because it invites the thought: If your preferences and values change, does that mean they\u2019re poorly chosen, or that you\u2019re <em>wrong<\/em> about your identity?<br><br>However, it\u2019s worth noting that <strong>it\u2019s contradictory to believe both that you\u2019re the product of your past <em>and <\/em>that your personality is unchanging<\/strong>. If your past influenced your current personality, then that means life events have shaped\u2014and therefore <em>can <\/em>shape\u2014your personality.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-misconception-2-who-you-are-right-now-is-who-you-really-are\"><strong>Misconception #2: Who You Are Right Now Is Who You Really Are<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The second misconception is that people think that who they are right now is their true, authentic self<\/strong>\u2014that their current abilities, preferences, and temperaments define who they are at their core. Because our society teaches that being authentic is a good thing, Hardy explains, people who think that their current self is their authentic self often think this means they shouldn\u2019t try to change any of their current traits\u2014they should leave their personality as is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: While Hardy sees the \u201cauthentic self\u201d as a concept that holds people back from change, author Bren\u00e9 Brown offers a different view of an authentic self\u2014arguing that it should actually be viewed as a vehicle for change. In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-gifts-of-imperfection\"><em>The Gifts of Imperfection<\/em><\/a>, <strong>Brown suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/be-your-authentic-self\/\">living authentically<\/a> involves <\/strong><strong><em>embracing<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u2014not resisting\u2014change<\/strong> and being true to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-your-true-self\/\">who you really are<\/a>, rather than hiding your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-your-true-self\/\">true self<\/a> out of shame. You do this by saying what\u2019s true and acting in alignment with your values, even when shame pressures you to speak and act inauthentically.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-idea-of-a-fixed-personality-limits-what-you-can-achieve\"><strong>The Idea of a Fixed Personality Limits What You Can Achieve<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hardy argues that these misconceptions\u2014that you\u2019re the fixed product of your past and that the way you are right now is who you really are\u2014foster a major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/self-limiting-beliefs\/\">self-limiting belief<\/a>: <strong>Change isn\u2019t an option.<\/strong> As a result, you limit your life significantly: You choose jobs, relationships, and activities that you <em>already<\/em> do and aren\u2019t outside your comfort zone. You believe that whatever feels uncomfortable or challenging to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-genius\/\">who you are<\/a> <em>now<\/em> must not be for you, and you miss out on harder but more rewarding things.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In practice, this looks like settling for a lesser position at work because the one you\u2019d rather have is daunting, or giving up on a new hobby because it wasn\u2019t immediately enjoyable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you change your personality? To what extent is one&#8217;s personality malleable? According to psychologist Benjamin Hardy, science shows that your personality is not fixed and that you can change it. Studies consistently demonstrate that personality traits change over the course of your life. 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