Who you are fluctuates every single second | Lisa Feldman Barrett
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Ask five people who you are. You might get five different — and equally true — answers. Psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains.
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Psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett argues that traits like introvert, extrovert, dismissive, or engaged aren't fixed properties sitting inside a person — they're descriptions of a relationship. When Barrett interrupts a conversation out of enthusiasm and someone else experiences her as rude, she argues both experiences are equally real, not because one interpretation wins, but because identity itself is relational rather than internal.
That means how extroverted, rude, or engaged you seem shifts depending on who you're with, how much you've slept, and whether you've eaten. Personality isn't sealed behind your skin — it's built moment to moment, in relation to the people around you. Which means they have more influence over who you are than you might think, and you have more responsibility for who they become.
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Ask five people who you are. You might get five different — and equally true — answers. Psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains.
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Psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett argues that traits like introvert, extrovert, dismissive, or engaged aren't fixed properties sitting inside a person — they're descriptions of a relationship. When Barrett interrupts a conversation out of enthusiasm and someone else experiences her as rude, she argues both experiences are equally real, not because one interpretation wins, but because identity itself is relational rather than internal.
That means how extroverted, rude, or engaged you seem shifts depending on who you're with, how much you've slept, and whether you've eaten. Personality isn't sealed behind your skin — it's built moment to moment, in relation to the people around you. Which means they have more influence over who you are than you might think, and you have more responsibility for who they become.
Read more from this interview ► https://bigthink.com/videos/are-you-really-who-you-think-you-are/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description
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