Course 1, Discussion 2: The Big 5

1- Even if I am sometime upset, I am generally relaxed in my life.

2- Being relaxed can help me to deal with stressful situations. I am able to work even if I am under pressure.

@Hope I learned that I´m more agreeable than I thought. I think this test is really useful and backed up well by science. I believe my strengths like being open to experiences and conscientious allow me to focus while also being creative and thus become successful in my academic, professional, and personal life 

@Hope

✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?

1. Openness to Experience: I enjoy familiar routines but remain somewhat open to new ideas. This balance helps me maintain stability while being adaptable to change.

2. Conscientiousness: I need to improve my organization and discipline. Recognizing this can help me enhance my productivity by developing better organizational skills.

3. Extraversion: I am introverted, preferring solitude and deep, meaningful interactions. This trait indicates that I recharge best in quiet environments.

4. Agreeableness: I express my irritations and criticisms more readily than others. This straightforwardness can be beneficial but also highlights the need for more patience and empathy.

5. Negative Emotionality: I tend to be anxious and worry a lot. Being aware of this predisposition allows me to seek strategies to manage stress and maintain emotional well-being.

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

1. Openness to Experience: My moderate openness allows me to enjoy stability while being flexible and open to new opportunities, fostering personal growth.

2. Extraversion: My introverted nature helps me excel in independent work and deep reflection. It also means my relationships are likely to be deep and meaningful, contributing to a strong support network.

3. Negative Emotionality: While high anxiety is challenging, it means I am highly attuned to potential risks, driving me to be cautious and prepared. Understanding this helps me seek stress management techniques and build resilience.

@Hope I found the big 5 test interesting.

My Results: You are relatively open to new experiences (percentile 73) Open-Mindness 

You are neither organised or disorganised (percentile 58) Conscientiousness

You are neither social or reserved (percentile 43) Extraversion 

You are good-natured, courteous and supportive (percentile 95) Agreeableness

You aren't particularly nervous, nor calm (percentile 44) 

 What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I learnt that I was less calm than I thought and less reserved so it brought up new strengths and weaknesses I guess to take into account. 

I think my strengths are definitely my agreeableness and open-mindness as it will help me with my empathy towards people and providing them with more care which is why I wanted to be a listener due to my strengths anyway :)


What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I learned about myself that I do sometimes have a tendency to be anxious, unhappy and prone to negative things. 

What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

Strengths all point to definitely having empathy. This can really add to my personal life with how I am to others and will benefit my future profession. 

@Hope

✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I learned that I'm very open to new experiences and ideas, which makes me creative and curious. I value harmony in relationships and prefer smaller social gatherings. I'm fairly organized but still flexible, and while I do get stressed sometimes, I'm pretty good at managing it.

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

1. Openness: My creativity and curiosity help me explore new hobbies and learn continuously.
2. Agreeableness: Being empathetic and cooperative helps me build strong relationships and resolve conflicts.
3. Conscientiousness: Being dependable yet flexible helps me stay organized without being too rigid.
4. Neuroticism: Awareness of my emotions helps me take steps to manage stress and maintain mental health.

By understanding these strengths, I can better navigate my personal life, building strong relationships, staying engaged with new interests, and maintaining a balanced lifestyle.

✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I learned that I'm neither introverted nor extroverted, meaning that I can be both, aka, an ambivert.

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

I am open minded and tend to not get easily anxious. These can help change my mindset in new situations. 

@Hope

✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I learned the following information:

Open-Mindedness: I enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways. (percentile: 87)

Conscientiousness: I am well-organized, and reliable. (percentile: 68)

Extraversion: I am relatively social and enjoy the company of others. (percentile: 58)

Agreeableness: I tend to consider the feelings of others. (percentile: 74)

Negative Emotionality: I tend to become anxious or nervous. (percentile: 65)

I think my results match the MBTI test, more or less.

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

I believe my strengths are that I’m good at communicating, being considerate, and open-minded. The strengths identified on both tests help me in my personal life, because they allow me to nurture my relationships, and have a strong social life, while also making time for myself. I think that one of my negative aspects is that I tend to become a bit anxious, even if I may not show it.

@Hope

✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I was surprised to learn that I was less open minded that I'd imagine myself to be. The rest of the results from the test were around the same as I would imagine though. Perhaps it's an area worth working on or even just be a bit more conscious about it, particularly in a situation that provides me with a new experience, to try something new! 

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

Open-Mindedness

        High scorers tend to be original, creative, curious, complex; Low scorers tend to be conventional, down to earth, narrow interests, uncreative.

        You typically don't seek out new experiences.    

Conscientiousness

        High scorers tend to be reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful; Low scorers tend to be disorganized, undependable, negligent.

        You are very well-organized, and can be relied upon.     

Extraversion

        High scorers tend to be sociable, friendly, fun loving, talkative; Low scorers tend to be introverted, reserved, inhibited, quiet.

        You are neither particularly social or reserved.     

Agreeableness

        High scorers tend to be good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous; Low scorers tend to be critical, rude, harsh, callous.

        You are good-natured, courteous, and supportive.     

Negative Emotionality

        High scorers tend to be nervous, high-strung, insecure, worrying; Low scorers tend to be calm, relaxed, secure, hardy.

You probably remain calm, even in tense situations.

Personal life wise: I think having more self awareness on my own strengths and weakness is a good thing. Being able to reflect and use these an prompts to think, perhaps this is the reason why this even unfolded like this, for example. 

Another thing is, I am aware that extroversion I wouldn't score highly on. If this was during a couple of years back, it would most likely be a score of extremely introverted. As I am aware of this from a long time ago, I have been trying to make changes to bring myself out of my shell, taking a couple of years to meet the half way point but I'm still quite proud of the progress. Perhaps the same thing could be done to work on the open mindedness--- 

@Hope 

✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I didn't realise how much i criticizes people cuz i usually don't act According to what i think, and i also think it's a good thing cuz mostly its my motive to try to understand the other points if view for anything

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life? 

As for my strengths the teast showed that am a creative person which definitely works out well with being sociable and open minded to other opinions, it might also be a factor on why my desk is so messy 😝