SustainablyAlpha January Edition

Mapping the Human Psyche
Openness
Conventionally creative people like artists and philosophers score
high on this trait. You are more interested in abstract concepts
and ideas; you view the world as a place for creative thought,
people are beings to give you a different perspective on things
and some topics are better tackled with some than others. What’s
interesting is that there is also a slight correlation between
openness and your political ideology being Liberal which doesn’t
seem too far-fetched, Open people are extremely curious to lean
and change the world
Though this isn’t limited to just being artistically congruent, even
Entrepreneurs score high on this due to their often ‘against-thegrain’
approach and being able to invent and innovate which
makes them successful. These folk often rely on their intuition as
well.
Extraversion
This is the most common one we hear yet
there are still misconceptions about it so
let me give you a quick and easy analogy.
Imagine people as a battery. Extroverted
people charge their batteries up with
people and it drains when they’re alone
and on the other hand, Introverted people
are the most energetic when they’re by
themselves with no one bothering them
while social interaction drains them.
Conscientiousness
If I had to describe this trait in a single word, it
would be ‘orderly’. You’re going to be in a tough
spot if you don't keep something back where it
was before if you’re with a Conscientious person.
They often tend to be the most productive of the
bunch, making schedules and timetables and also
tend to score high academically.
They also are the opposite to Openness in some
ways, if Open people are more politically Liberal,
then Conscientious people are more politically
Conservative. To put it simply, if Conscientious
people like putting things in boxes and keeping
everything organised; Open people come by and
ruin everything by “misplacing” all the stuff while
arguing that the boxes are all wrong and you need
to stop being so uptight and stubborn. Both can be
right; it depends on the scenario.
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