Adjectives
Words are very powerful. We use words to describe ourselves.
Sometimes we’re thoughtful about the words we use. Sometimes we use them to put ourselves down.
When it comes to personal identify, our most powerful words are adjectives.
Let’s get right into it. Here is chapter 10 of Five Life-Changing Ideas.
Personality theorist Gordon Allport once identified 18,000 adjectives he thought described personality. After combining some together, he settled on 4,000 adjectives.
Let’s take a more modest view and start with less.
Take a look at the following list and choose all of the adjectives that describe you well.
adventurous
afraid
aggressive
angry
annoyed
anxious
arrogant
ashamed
awful
bewildered
blunt
boring
brave
cheerful
clever
clueless
confused
conservative
creative
creepy
critical
cruel
dangerous
depressed
dull
durable
eager to learn
embarrassed
empty
enthusiastic
foolish
frantic
frightened
good
happy
harsh
healthy
helpful
hilarious
honest
humble
independent
jolly
joyous
kind
lazy
liberal
lively
loud
lovely
lucky
moody
moral
musical
nice
obedient
old-fashioned
outgoing
perfect
petite
pleasant
pretty
proud
relieved
rich
romantic
rude
sad
sarcastic
shy
silly
sincere
smart
soft
studious
successful
superstitious
sweet
thoughtful
tolerant
unfriendly
vivacious
wealthy
wise
worthless
zany
Summary
Which traits seem to describe you best?
Which trait don’t describe you at all?
Sometimes traits can be paired into dimensions with opposite poles (introverted-extroverted, smart-stupid). What dimensions can you create to describe you?
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: From Events To Constructs
- Chapter 2: Current Thoughts
- Chapter 3: Revisit Your Childhood
- Chapter 4: Mine Your Rolodex
- Chapter 5: People You Don’t Know
- Chapter 6: “I want…”
- Chapter 7: Happiness
- Chapter 8: “I should..”
- Chapter 9: Amplification
- Chapter 10: Adjectives
- Chapter 11: Behaviors
- Chapter 12: END Cards
- Chapter 13: Reduction
- Chapter 14: Prioritize
- Chapter 15: The Value of Ideas