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The video is about the effectiveness of personality tests in predicting people's lives. The speaker discusses a study they conducted that compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model. The study found that the Big Five model was more accurate in predicting people's lives, with a correlation of 0.22, compared to the MBTI's correlation of 0.11. The speaker also mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.

This video by Chris Williamson was published on Nov 11, 2023.
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The video is about the effectiveness of personality tests in predicting people's lives.

The speaker discusses a study they conducted that compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model. The study found that the Big Five model was more accurate in predicting people's lives than the MBTI. The speaker also discusses the use of astrology as a control group in the study. They found that astrology had no predictive accuracy, while the Big Five model was twice as accurate as the MBTI. The speaker suggests that the reason for the lower accuracy of the MBTI is that it has only four factors, while the Big Five has five factors. They also mention that the four factors of the MBTI do not seem to be doing as good a job as the four other factors of the Big Five.

The speaker concludes that the Big Five model is a more accurate way to predict people's lives than the MBTI.

• The speaker is excited about a study they conducted on the effectiveness of personality tests in predicting people's lives.
• The study compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model.
• The speaker mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.
• The study used a control group of astrological Sun Signs to calibrate the statistics of the system.
• The speaker ran the same procedure for the control group and the youngest group to measure the predictive accuracy of the tests.
• The Big Five personality model was twice as good as the MBTI in predicting people's lives, with a correlation of 0.22, compared to the MBTI's correlation of 0.11.
• The MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) were not as effective as the Big Five's five factors in predicting people's lives.
• The speaker concludes that the Big Five personality model is more accurate in predicting people's lives than the MBTI.
• The speaker also mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.
• The speaker discusses a study that compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model.

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Introduction

• The speaker is excited about a study they conducted on the effectiveness of personality tests in predicting people's lives.
• The study compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model.
• The speaker mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.

The Study

• The speaker took public information about the constructs that the MBTI is trying to measure and designed their own test to measure those same constructs.
• The study used a control group of astrological Sun Signs to calibrate the statistics of the system.
• The speaker ran the same procedure for the control group and the youngest group to measure the predictive accuracy of the tests.

Results

• The Big Five personality model was twice as good as the MBTI in predicting people's lives, with a correlation of 0.22 compared to the MBTI's correlation of 0.11.
• The MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) were not as effective as the Big Five's five factors in predicting people's lives.

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Conclusion

• The speaker concludes that the Big Five personality model is more accurate in predicting people's lives than the MBTI.
• The speaker also mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.

The Accuracy of Personality Tests

• The speaker discusses a study that compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model.
• The study found that the Big Five model was more accurate in predicting people's lives, with a correlation of 0.22, compared to the MBTI's correlation of 0.11.
• The speaker mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.
• The speaker explains that most personality traits fall on a bell curve, with lots of people near the middle and fewer as you get further away from the center.
• Dichotomizing these traits cuts them down the middle, lumping an awful lot of people together, including moderate, extreme, and very extreme individuals.

The Unstability of Personality Tests

• The speaker explains that taking personality tests can be unstable, as the results can be affected by factors such as mood and environment.
• The speaker mentions that the accuracy of personality tests can be affected by the stability of the test-taker's responses.
• The speaker explains that the accuracy of personality tests can be affected by the test-taker's level of awareness and understanding of their own personality.
• The speaker mentions that the accuracy of personality tests can be affected by the test-taker's level of self-awareness and understanding of their own personality.
• The speaker explains that the accuracy of personality tests can be affected by the test-taker's level of self-awareness and understanding of their own personality.

The Usefulness of Personality Tests

• The speaker explains that personality tests can provide a language that people use to communicate things about themselves and others.
• The speaker mentions that personality tests can help people understand themselves and each other.
• The speaker explains that personality tests can provide a kind of shorthand language that is not totally useless.
• The speaker mentions that personality tests can help people understand themselves and each other.
• The speaker explains that personality tests can provide a kind of shorthand language that is not totally useless.

The Big Five Personality Model

• The speaker explains that the Big Five personality model has five factors: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
• The speaker mentions that the Big Five personality model is based on statistical analysis of adjectives used to describe people.
• The speaker explains that the Big Five personality model is based on statistical analysis of adjectives used to describe people.
• The speaker mentions that the Big Five personality model is based on statistical analysis of adjectives used to describe people.
• The speaker explains that the Big Five personality model is based on statistical analysis of adjectives used to describe people.

The HEXICO Personality Model

• The speaker mentions that some people have argued in favor of the HEXICO model, which adds a sixth factor to the Big Five.
• The speaker explains that the HEXICO model is based on the idea that certain adjectives if you say it applies to you there are other adjectives it also probably implies will apply to you too.
• The speaker mentions that the HEXICO model is based on the idea that certain adjectives if you say it applies to you there are other adjectives it also probably implies will apply to you too.
• The speaker explains that the HEXICO model is based on the idea that certain adjectives if you say it applies to you there are other adjectives it also probably implies will apply to you too.
• The speaker mentions that the HEXICO model is based on the idea that certain adjectives if you say it applies to you there are other adjectives it also probably implies will apply to you too.

The Effectiveness of Personality Tests in Predicting People's Lives

• The speaker discusses a study that compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model.
• The study found that the Big Five model was more accurate in predicting people's lives, with a correlation of 0.22, compared to the MBTI's correlation of 0.11.
• The speaker mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.
• The speaker also mentions that the MBTI's four factors may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.
• The speaker mentions that the MBTI's four factors may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.

Why People Like the Myers-Briggs Personality Test

• The speaker includes a study in which they showed people their Myers-Briggs report and their Big Five report and found that people felt that they were about equally accurate.
• The speaker also found that people found the Myers-Briggs report made them feel better than the Big Five report.
• The speaker mentions that the Myers-Briggs approach with thinking and feeling may be more appealing to people because it does not label them as disagreeable or neurotic.
• The speaker mentions that the Myers-Briggs approach with thinking and feeling may be more appealing to people because it does not label them as disagreeable or neurotic.
• The speaker mentions that the Myers-Briggs approach with thinking and feeling may be more appealing to people because it does not label them as disagreeable or neurotic.

The Effectiveness of Habit Setting Techniques

• The speaker ran a study that tested 22 habit techniques simultaneously to determine which ones worked best.
• The study found that many of the techniques did not work at all, which is surprising to see.
• The speaker mentions that motivation was a strong predictive factor of whether someone succeeded in forming a new habit.
• The speaker mentions that motivation was a strong predictive factor of whether someone succeeded in forming a new habit.
• The speaker mentions that motivation was a strong predictive factor of whether someone succeeded in forming a new habit.

The Importance of Motivation in Habit Formation

• The speaker found that motivation was a strong predictive factor of whether someone succeeded in forming a new habit.
• The speaker mentions that if you're going to try to form a new habit, try to pick one you feel really motivated to do.
• The speaker mentions that if you're going to try to form a new habit, try to pick one you feel really motivated to do.
• The speaker mentions that if you're going to try to form a new habit, try to pick one you feel really motivated to do.
• The speaker mentions that if you're going to try to form a new habit, try to pick one you feel really motivated to do.

Habit Reflection Technique

• Habit reflection technique is a self-customizing introspection exercise to figure out what works for you based on your own past results.
• It only takes a few minutes and is a simple but potentially very useful technique.
• It involves writing down how you can apply lessons learned from past habits to a new habit.
• The technique is useful in predicting people's lives and can be more accurate than some popular personality tests.

Triggers in Habit Formation

• Triggers are ideas that can initiate a habit.
• Habits can be triggered by humans around you, the activity you're doing, your bearing (where you are), and your internal state (e.g., hunger).
• Bringing triggers into your habit can be simple and easy to do.
• One example of a simple method is home reminders, where you write notes to yourself and place them around your home to remind you to do a habit at specific times.

Mini Habits

• Mini habits are tiny versions of a habit that are so fast and simple that you never have an excuse not to do them.
• They are designed to help you establish a habit and build momentum towards the full version of the habit.
• Mini habits can be effective in keeping the habit going, even if you don't have time or effort to do the full version.
• The key is to never miss a day, even if it means just doing a mini version of the habit.

Habit Reflection and Home Reminders

• Habit reflection and home reminders are two simple but effective techniques for habit formation.
• Habit reflection involves writing down how you can apply lessons learned from past habits to a new habit.
• Home reminders involve writing notes to yourself and placing them around your home to remind you to do a habit at specific times.
• Both techniques can be used together to establish a habit and build momentum towards the full version of the habit.

Motivation and Consistency

• Success is motivating for further success.
• Motivation and consistency are important factors in habit formation and success.
• Telling ourselves stories about momentum and consistency can be helpful in maintaining motivation and consistency.
• It's important to never miss a day, even if it means just doing a mini version of the habit, to build momentum and consistency towards the full version of the habit.

The Effectiveness of Personality Tests in Predicting Habits

• The speaker discusses a study that compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model.
• The study found that the Big Five model was more accurate in predicting people's lives, with a correlation of 0.22, compared to the MBTI's correlation of 0.11.
• The speaker mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.
• The speaker encourages the opposite approach to setting goals, such as starting with small, achievable goals and gradually increasing the difficulty.
• The speaker emphasizes the importance of consistency in forming habits, and suggests that setting a goal to do something every day, even if it's just a small action, can help establish a habit.

The Effectiveness of Personality Tests in Predicting Habits

• The speaker discusses a study that compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model.
• The study found that the Big Five model was more accurate in predicting people's lives, with a correlation of 0.22, compared to the MBTI's correlation of 0.11.
• The speaker mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.
• The speaker emphasizes that it is important to combine a bunch of habits together for them to be effective.
• The speaker suggests that it is important to do a univariate analysis on exactly what contributed to a habit sticking or not sticking.

Problems with Original Study Design

• The original study tested many things, making it difficult to determine if the results were false positives or flukes.
• The speaker wanted to confirm the results of the original study by testing a tool that combined the five best interventions.
• The tool, called daily ritual, was completely free and could be used immediately.
• The study tested the tool in a randomized control trial and found that it helped people stick to their habits more compared to the control group.
• The study tracked the habits of participants over eight weeks and found that those who used the daily ritual tool stuck to them at a more reliable rate.

Promising Habits Stack

• The speaker combined the five promising habits into a stack that was most effective.
• It is possible that one or two of the habits in the stack does not do anything.
• The speaker emphasizes that the stack works and they cannot be 100% sure every ingredient is helpful.
• The speaker mentions that Valu ISM is a personal philosophy that has been inspired by other things.
• The speaker emphasizes that Valu ISM is a fruitful life philosophy and has been successful in their personal life.

Values in Valu ISM

• The speaker mentions that Valu ISM is a personal life philosophy that answers the question of what should you do with your life.
• The speaker draws a distinction between intrinsic values and instrumental values.
• Intrinsic values are things that are valued for their own sake, while instrumental values are things that are valued merely because they get us other things.
• The speaker emphasizes that many people waste a lot of time going after things they instrumentally value and forget that they don't actually intrinsically value these things.
• The speaker mentions that many of us have seen this happen with money, where someone seems to be mindlessly pursuing money past the point where it's even causing any positive benefit.

The Effectiveness of Personality Tests in Predicting People's Lives

• The speaker discusses a study that compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model.
• The study found that the Big Five model was more accurate in predicting people's lives, with a correlation of 0.22, compared to the MBTI's correlation of 0.11.
• The speaker mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.
• The speaker emphasizes that the brain finds values valuable, so it is important to identify and create things that are deeply valued.
• The speaker suggests that taking inventory of intrinsic values is a potential pitfall, as people often confuse them with instrumental values.

Intrinsic Values and Instrumental Values

• Intrinsic values are values that are deeply held and not based on external factors.
• Instrumental values are values that are based on external factors, such as getting a car or having healthy food.
• People often confuse intrinsic values with instrumental values, which can lead to confusion and difficulty in identifying and creating things that are deeply valued.
• To separate intrinsic and instrumental values, it is important to develop a tool that helps people clarify their values and understand the difference between them.

Potential Pitfalls of Taking Inventory of Intrinsic Values

• One potential pitfall is that people often confuse intrinsic values with instrumental values.
• Another challenge is that intrinsic values often come in conflict with each other, making it difficult to navigate them in practice.
• To avoid these pitfalls, it is important to develop a tool that helps people separate intrinsic values and understand the tradeoffs between them.
• It is also important to rewrite problems in terms of intrinsic values to help clarify the situation and make it easier to navigate the tradeoffs.

The Importance of Values in Life Philosophy

• The speaker emphasizes that the things that are deeply valued by a person are actually what their brain finds valuable, so it is important to identify and create things that are deeply valued.
• The speaker suggests that taking inventory of intrinsic values is a potential pitfall, as people often confuse them with instrumental values.
• To avoid these pitfalls, it is important to develop a tool that helps people clarify their values and understand the difference between intrinsic and instrumental values.
• The speaker suggests that using values in life philosophy can help people create things that are deeply valued and find meaning in their lives.

The Effectiveness of Personality Tests in Predicting People's Lives

• The speaker discusses a study that compared the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with the Big Five personality model.
• The study found that the Big Five model was more accurate in predicting people's lives, with a correlation of 0.22, compared to the MBTI's correlation of 0.11.
• The speaker mentions that the MBTI's four factors (E versus I, N versus S) may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.
• The speaker also mentions that the MBTI's four factors may not be as effective as the Big Five's five factors.

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