Think Like a Psychologist

People who have high levels of conscientiousness tend to be extremely focused on their goals. They plan things out, focusing on the detailed tasks at hand, and they stick to their schedules. They have better control over their impulses, emotions, and behaviors, such that they are able to focus more of their energy on their professional success. While they may not live as adventurously as their peers, they do tend to live longer, thanks in part to their healthier habits

▪ conscientiousness
▪ agreeableness
▪ extraversion
▪ openness
▪ neuroticism

Conscientiousness has been linked to better success after training (Woods, Patterson, Koczwara & Sofat, 2016), more effective job performance (Barrick & Mount, 1991), higher job satisfaction, and careers with greater prestige and higher incomes (Judge, Higgins, Thoresen & Barrick, 1999). A study by Soldz and Vaillant (1999) also found that high levels of conscientiousness have helped people better adjust to the challenges of life that will inevitably sneak up on you

The more that you are well-acquainted with yourself, the more you’ll also see that your identity and purpose are wholly within your control.

Knowing yourself and possessing self-awareness allows you to make more mindful decisions that are right for you

Freud believed that a person’s psyche was centrally controlled by these three unconscious components, which were locked in eternal battle.

primary temperaments: choleric, melancholic, sanguine, and phlegmatic.

It was Hippocrates (460–370 BC), considered one of the founding fathers of Western medicine, who first developed and defined humorism as a medical theory. He believed that a person’s mood and emotions came from an excess of four specific bodily fluids: yellow bile, black bile, blood, and phlegm.

The goal of the ego is to attain reward without harm. In a power struggle, the ego will always fall to the id. But then there’s the superego

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