Real Talk w. Kane Adams

Today, we're looking at the final trait of the Big 5 Personality Scale - Openness To Experience. Openness To Experience measures how receptive someone is to new experiences, ideas and different ways of thinking. Some key facets of the trait include intellectual curiosity, artistic interests, appreciation for aesthetics and creativity.

Openness to experience is broken down into two sub-traits: intellect and openness.

We're answering...

Today, we're looking at the fourth trait of the Big 5 Personality Scale - Neuroticism. Neuroticism is rooted in sensitivity to negative emotion and the detection of threat.

People who are high in neuroticism are more likely to experience negative emotion such as depression, anxiety, anger, frustration and stress than their low counterparts.

Neuroticism is broken down into two sub-traits: withdrawal and volatility.

We're answering t...

Today, we're looking at the third trait of the Big 5 Personality Scale - Extraversion. Extraversion is rooted in sensitivity to positive emotion. This includes the value of social interaction.

Extraversion is broken down into two sub-traits: enthusiasm and assertiveness.

In part 2 of this episode, we're focusing on low extraversion, also known as introversion.

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(00:00) Intro (03:20) Common behaviours of low extraversi...

Today, we're looking at the third trait of the Big 5 Personality Scale - Extraversion. Extraversion is rooted in sensitivity to positive emotion. This includes the value of social interaction.

Extraversion is broken down into two sub-traits: enthusiasm and assertiveness.

We're answering two questions: What is extraversion? And what are the advantages/disadvantages of high extraversion?

Because extraversion is a vast topic, the epis...

Today, we're looking at the second trait of the Big 5 Personality Scale - Conscientiousness. Conscientiousness is associated with work ethic and order and is rooted in the natural tendency to bear responsibility. 

Conscientiousness is broken down into two sub-traits: industriousness and orderliness.

We're answering three questions: What is conscientiousness? What are the advantages/disadvantages of high conscientiousness? And what ...

Today, we're looking at the first trait of the Big 5 Personality Scale - Agreeableness. Agreeableness is the tendency to weigh others' interests against your own. It can be understood in terms of negotiation - someone high in agreeableness will negotiate on behalf of the interests of the other, whereas someone low in agreeableness will negotiate on behalf of their own interests. 

Agreeableness is broken down into two sub-traits: co...

Welcome back to Real Talk! This season, we're looking at the Big 5 Personality Model.  Today, we're discussing personality at an introductory level. What is personality? Why do we need to know about it? How does it fit in with our lives? We'll be discussing all of this in today's episode.

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(00:00) Intro (05:12) What is a personality? Part 1 (14:12) What is a personality? Part 2 (17:40) Why is it important to learn abo...

How do you know if you're operating in shame, and how do you break free from it? Today we're finishing our 2-part series on guilt and shame. People often use the words 'guilt' and 'shame' synonymously, but the two characteristics are very different from each other. Guilt is a warning sign that we've transgressed a moral law, it's a good thing, whereas shame takes that warning sign and connects what we've done to our identity, which...

What is the difference between guilt and shame? Is there a difference? Today we're beginning our 2-part series on guilt and shame. People often use the words 'guilt' and 'shame' synonymously, but the two characteristics are very different from each other. Guilt is a warning sign that we've transgressed a moral law, it's a good thing, whereas shame takes that warning sign and connects what we've done to our identity, which is unbeli...

Today we're discussing the power of gratitude. Often, people think of gratitude as merely a fleeting feeling we experience when we think of something good, but gratitude is much more than that. Gratitude is a choice that we make despite the circumstances we're facing - we choose to be grateful. When we choose to be grateful, not only are we humbled, but often we're reminded of our humanity - that all of us are imperfect, all of us ...

Today we're discussing the difference between 'niceness' and 'kindness.' Is there a difference? There most certainly is. Niceness tends to focus on keeping external peace by catering to people's feelings - the goal is to not ruffle any feathers, but keep everyone in a state of 'happiness'. Kindness, on the other hand, focuses on internal peace - to achieve internal peace (ultimately leading to external peace as a by-product), we mu...

Today we're continuing our 4-part series on self-awareness. Throughout the series, we look at 4 main topics in relation to self-awareness: Internal self-awareness, external self-awareness, self-consciousness and practicing self-awareness.

Today, we're discussing practicing self-awareness namely through feedback. How do we practice self-awareness? Firstly, you can't practice self-awareness unless you understand that you need it. O...

Today we're continuing our 4-part series on self-awareness. Throughout the series, we look at 4 main topics in relation to self-awareness: Internal self-awareness, external self-awareness, self-consciousness and practicing self-awareness.

Today, we're discussing self-consciousness. To be self-conscious is to be uncomfortable and nervous because you are worried about how other people will see you. This is starkly different from se...

Today we're continuing our 4-part series on self-awareness. Throughout the series, we look at 4 main topics in relation to self-awareness: Internal self-awareness, external self-awareness, self-consciousness and practicing self-awareness.

Today, we're discussing external self-awareness. External self-awareness is about asking yourself the question "what is it like being on the receiving end of me?" External self-awareness is the ...

Today we're starting our 4-part series on self-awareness. Throughout the series, we look at 4 main topics in relation to self-awareness: Internal self-awareness, external self-awareness, self-consciousness and practicing self-awareness. Today, we're discussing internal self-awareness. Internal self-awareness is to be aware of your thoughts, habits and behaviours, as well as recognising the underlying beliefs that these thoughts, ha...

Today we're discussing how to face your deepest fears. Everybody experiences fear in some form, whether it's a fear of flying, a fear of relationships, a fear of failure, or even a fear of success. How do we overcome our fears? We talk about three ways to overcome our fears: recognise your fear, realise that you will need to face your fear, and then face it! 

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(00:00) Intro (06:56) Recognise your fear (11:05) Realis...

Today we're discussing how to navigate through the pressure and anxiety we may experience when dreaming up an audacious goal or vision. How do we work through the pressure of having to 'be' something? How do we work through the pressure of having to achieve an audacious goal to 'prove' something? We discuss three keys to overcoming the pressure and anxiety that are connected to our dreams: Disconnect your dreams from your identity,...