The Weekend University The Psychology of Personality Change - Dr Benjamin Hardy, PhD
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Jun 20, 2020 
Dr. Benjamin Hardy, an organizational psychologist and bestselling author, shares his transformative journey from living on a cousin’s sofa to building a seven-figure business. He discusses how taking on the responsibility of adopting three children catalyzed his personal growth. Hardy emphasizes that personality can change through deliberate choices and encourages listeners to design their future selves. He also explains the importance of viewing one's future self as a distinct individual to enhance decision-making. Engaging topics include setting clarifying goals and crafting daily routines for success.
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Load Of Responsibility Sparked Traction
- Benjamin Hardy describes adopting three foster children and then having twins, which forced rapid personal change.
- That heavy responsibility acted like the load of wood in a stuck truck, creating urgency and traction for his writing career.
Use Scarcity To Force Focus
- Do make time scarcity a motivator: treat small pockets of time as investments for your future self.
- Do use responsibility to stop wasting hours and convert brief windows into focused progress.
Past Predicts Future Because Trauma Freezes Personality
- Trauma, frozen personality, and destroyed imagination help explain why past behaviour predicts future behaviour.
- Benjamin Hardy wrote Personality Isn't Permanent to challenge myths that personality is fixed and solely innate.
