Personality Isn't Permanent: Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story

by Benjamin Hardy, Tat'yana Zemlerub (Translator)

Overview

Lichnostnye testy vredyat vashemu razvitiyu. Navechno otnesya sebya k kakomu-to tipu, vy soznatel'no ogranichivaete svoi vozmozhnosti, vmesto togo chtoby deystvovat' vsegda tak, kak togo trebuyut konkretnye obstoyatel'stva i celi. Vy v cepkih lapah proshlogo. Kniga shag za shagom osvobodit vas ot ogranichivayushchih ubezhdeniy — svoih i chuzhih. V ney zadayutsya voprosy, kotorye zastavlyayut zadumat'sya o svoey lichnosti i o budushchem, kotoroe vy vybiraete sami.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9785001698593
Publisher:	Mann, Ivanov and Ferber
Publication date:	08/11/2021
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	225
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	16 Years
Language:	Russian

About the Author

Бенджамин Харди — доктор индустриальной и организационной психологии в Клемсонском университете, автор бестселлера "Сила воли не работает". Ведущий автор популярного вебсайта Medium.com и успешный блогер, его ежемесячно читают миллионы людей. Выступал для Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, Cheddar, Big Think. Регулярно пишет статьи для Inc. и Psychology. Отец пятерых детей, трое из которых приемные. Харди и его семья живут в Орландо.

Read an Excerpt

Myth #3: Personality Comes from Your Past

"Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance."
—Malcolm Gladwell

A common scientific premise of many theories is known as “causal determinism”—the idea that everything that happens or exists is caused by antecedent conditions or events. From this view, people are determined—not influenced—by prior events, like one domino in a toppling chain.

In looking at human behavior, psychologists have come to agree that the best way to predict future behavior is by looking at past behavior. And for the most part, that perspective is validated over and over. Indeed, people seem quite predictable over time. The important question is, Why?

A dominant view of predictable behavior is that “personality” is a stable “trait” that is for the most part unchangeable. However, as will be shown throughout this book, this explanation is a gross and curate oversimplification, which ultimately leads to mindlessness, justification, and a lack of radical progress and intentional living.

Yes, people’s behavior can appear to be, and often is, predictable and consistent over time. But the reason for that consistency is not a fixed and unalterable personality. Instead, there are four far deeper reasons, which keep people stuck in patterns:

• They continue to be defined by past traumas that haven’t been reframed.
• They have an identity narrative based on the past, not the future.
• Their subconscious keeps them consistent with their former self and emotions.
• They have an environment supporting their current rather than their future identity.

These are the levers that drive personality—and whether you realize it or not, you can control them. When you change, reframe, or manage these levers, your personality and life can change in intentional and remarkable ways.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Personality Test Almost Ruined My Life 1

1 The Myths of Personality 17

2 The Truth of Personality 65

3 Transform Your Trauma 111

4 Shift Your Story 139

5 Enhance Your Subconscious 177

6 Redesign Your Environment 197

Conclusion: Embrace Your Future to Change Your Past 223

Acknowledgments 231

Notes 237

Index 249

Editorial Reviews

05/04/2020

Hardy (Willpower Doesn’t Work), an organizational psychologist, proposes personality is “an effect, not a cause” in this dynamic work. For Hardy, one’s personality constantly shifts and is largely dependent on a person’s relationships, surroundings, age, profession, and “reaction to life events, circumstances, and social pressures.” Contending that all personality traits can be changed with determination and focus, Hardy encourages people to develop their personalities using the four “personality levers”: trauma, identity narrative, the subconscious, and the environment. Adjusting these levers through attention to one’s reactions to others and one’s circumstances results in positive shifts in personality, he suggests; however, if one stops, one’s routines, habits, and personality can become stagnant. Hardy urges simple methods for readers to become more aware of their predilections and living environment in oder to make conscious changes, such as journaling, fasting, donating to charity, waking up an hour earlier, and pursuing different hobbies. While none of these suggestions are new, Hardy’s upbeat, empowering tone will have wide appeal. This motivating look at the evolution of personal affinities will appeal to self-help readers looking to think outside the box. (June)

Publishers Weekly

"This is a generous, empowering and purposeful book. If you're ready, it will help you unlock a future that you may have been brainwashed into believing wasn't possible. Worth sharing a copy with someone you care about." 
—Seth Godin, author of This Is Marketing 
 
“Personality Isn't Permanent is possibly the best self-help book I've ever read, and a book that will redefine the genre. After this book, it's no longer good enough to talk about untested theory—Hardy backs everything up with both amazing stories and cutting edge, tested science, while still making it actionable to anyone. Best part: this is the book that destroys all the useless personality test peddlers that infect the world." 
—Tucker Max, author of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
 
"In Personality Isn’t Permanent, Hardy crushes an outdated paradigm and gives you the process to create a bigger, bolder future." 
—JJ Virgin, author of The Virgin Diet
 
"Ben Hardy is proof of what he writes about. He keeps getting better and better—and so can you."
—Ryan Holiday, author of Stillness is the Key
 
"For those looking to up their game, Personality isn't Permanent is more than a hopeful and fascinating read, it is utterly applicable. In the crowded genre of self-help/business, Benjamin Hardy's book is a game changer."
—Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box
 
“Personality Isn't Permanent beautifully illustrates why people get stuck and provides a science-based process to help you transform yourself and your life. This is required reading for anyone who wants to improve their self-awareness and success!” 
—Dr. Tasha Eurich, author of Insight 
 
"Personality Isn't Permanent is a supremely brilliant work and a must read. You can rewrite your story."
—Glenn Morshower, award-winning actor, producer and director

"Dr. Hardy enlightens you on the role trauma plays in shaping personality. Change is possible when past traumas are healed. Personality is in a continual state of change. This book will help you write your future story." —Dr. Donald Wood, Founder/CEO Inspired Performance Institute

"Given the importance of this book, it should sell millions of copies. It's novel, timely, and transformational."—Joe Polish, founder of Genius Network and Genius Recovery

"Personality Isn't Permanent is the book we all hope is true. And Ben Hardy makes the most compelling and hopeful case that it is. Revolutionary."—Richie Norton, author of The Power ofStarting Something Stupid

"As the saying goes, the future isn't what it used to be. Benjamin Hardy illustrates this truth perfectly in Personality Isn't Permanent, providing both method and motivation to frame your future as the best version of you. —Harvey Mackay, author of Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive

"Personality Isn't Permanent provides a robust science-backed roadmap for helping you rewrite your self-limiting stories—and to keep writing and editing them for success throughout your lifelong journey."—Dr. Steven G. Eisenberg

Praise for Willpower Doesn't Work

"If you want to get more done, don't worry about willpower-focus on motivation. Challenging the dominant view of self-control as a muscle, Benjamin Hardy reveals that produccvitity is really about clarity and commitment." -Adam Grant, author of Originals and Give and Take

"Benjamin Hardy is one of the leading voices on well-being and productivity. Willpower Doesn't Work is an insightful guide to help us thrive in today's world." - Arianna Huffington

"Change your environment, change your life. Ben Hardy's book is a prescription for excellence and contains the hidden keys to success." -Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way

"If you only read one book in 2018, make it this one. . . . This book will help you accomplish more in less time than any other book—by changing your entire approach to confidence and personal commitment." —Inc.

"A welcome prescription for those striving to overcome challenges and realize their aspirations." —Library Journal

"This is a must-grab book!" —BuzzFeed

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