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== Increasing one's openness ==

== Increasing one's openness ==

[[Image:600px-Albert Einstein Head.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change." -[[Albert Einstein]] ]]

[[Image:600px-Albert Einstein Head.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change." -[[Albert Einstein]] ]]

''See also:'' [[Comfort zone]] and [[Neoroplasticity and the ability of individuals to change their personality]]

''See also:'' [[Openness]] and [[Comfort zone]] and [[Neoroplasticity and the ability of individuals to change their personality]]

The [[personality]] trait of [[openness]] "is how open-minded, imaginative, creative and insightful a person is or can be. More open minded people tend to prefer variety, seek new experiences and are curious and perceptive to their environment. Less open minded people tend to avoid change, dislike disruption and focus on a few specific interests."<ref>[https://www.thomas.co/resources/type/hr-blog/openness-personality-trait#:~:text=Openness%20is%20how%20open%2Dminded,on%20a%20few%20specific%20interests. Openness Personality Trait]</ref> It was once thought that one's personality was fixed, but modern research indicates that one can positively change one's personality - including one's degree of openness ([[Neoroplasticity and the ability of individuals to change their personality]]). Openness to experience is important to one's level of [[creativity]].<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656609001317 Openness to experience, plasticity, and creativity: Exploring lower-order, high-order, and interactive effects], ''Journal of Research in Personality'', Volume 43, Issue 6, December 2009, Pages 1087-1090</ref>

The [[personality]] trait of [[openness]] "is how open-minded, imaginative, creative and insightful a person is or can be. More open minded people tend to prefer variety, seek new experiences and are curious and perceptive to their environment. Less open minded people tend to avoid change, dislike disruption and focus on a few specific interests."<ref>[https://www.thomas.co/resources/type/hr-blog/openness-personality-trait#:~:text=Openness%20is%20how%20open%2Dminded,on%20a%20few%20specific%20interests. Openness Personality Trait]</ref> It was once thought that one's personality was fixed, but modern research indicates that one can positively change one's personality - including one's degree of openness ([[Neoroplasticity and the ability of individuals to change their personality]]). Openness to experience is important to one's level of [[creativity]].<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656609001317 Openness to experience, plasticity, and creativity: Exploring lower-order, high-order, and interactive effects], ''Journal of Research in Personality'', Volume 43, Issue 6, December 2009, Pages 1087-1090</ref>