Si alguna vez ha realizado una prueba para identificar su "tipo de personalidad", como Myers-Briggs o el Eneagrama, se sorprendera al saber que dichas pruebas no solo no son cienti ficas, sino que lo esta n frenando. La verdad es que no existe tal cosa como un "tipo" de personalidad o un "tu real" que solo pueda descubrirse a trave s de algu n proceso de autodescubrimiento. En cambio, tu personalidad es algo que puedes elegir y crear intencionalmente. En lugar de estar definido por el pasado y atrapado en traumas no resueltos, puedes construir tu identidad y narrativa interna para servir al futuro que deseas. En La personalidad no es permanente, el Dr. Hardy recurre a la investigacio n psicolo gica para demoler el concepto erro neo popular de que la personalidad (las actitudes y los comportamientos constantes de una persona) es innata e inmutable. Ofrece consejos pra cticos y motivadores para ayudarte a cultivar los rasgos y lograr las metas que siempre son aste. En La personalidad no es permanente, aprendera : Por que nunca debe ser el "antiguo nada". Definirse a si mismo por sus e xitos pasados puede ser tan dan ino para su potencial de crecimiento como ser perseguido por fracasos pasados. Co mo cambiar el guio n de los recuerdos negativos y verlos como algo que sucedio para ti, no para ti. Co mo disen ar una visio n deseada de su "futuro yo" y tomar decisiones basadas en lo que "ellos" querri an. Co mo aprovechar lo que los psico logos llaman "motivacio n de atraccio n" limitando su enfoque en un resultado u nico, definible y convincente. Por que deberi as ponerte constantemente en situaciones nuevas que inicialmente pueden ser emocionalmente inco modas. Por que debe medir su progreso por cua nto ha crecido, en lugar de por lo que le falta. En el camino, escuchara fascinantes historias reales de autotransformacio n radical, como Vanessa O'Brien, quien renuncio a su trabajo corporativo y obtuvo Guinness World Records por escalar las montan as ma s altas del mundo; Andre Norman, quien se convirtio en becario de Harvard despue s de cumplir una sentencia de prisio n de catorce an os; Ken Arlen, quien dejo de fumar instanta neamente al cambiar su historia de fondo; y el mismo Hardy, quien trascendio su infancia en un hogar roto, rodeado de problemas de adicciones y enfermedades mentales, para obtener su doctorado y formar una familia feliz. Repleto de estrategias cienti ficas para reformular su pasado y disen ar su futuro, La personalidad no es permanente es su gui a pra ctica para trascender sus limitaciones y convertirse en la persona que siempre quiso ser.If you have ever taken a test to identify your "personality type", like the Myers-Briggs or Enneagram, you might be surprised to learn that such tests are not only unscientific, but are holding you back. The truth is, there's no such thing as a personality "type", or a "real you" that can only be unearthed through some process of self-discovery. Instead, your personality is something you can intentionally choose and create. Rather than being defined by the past and trapped in unresolved traumas, you can build your identity and internal narrative to serve the future you desire. In Personality Isn't Permanent, Dr. Hardy draws on psychological research to demolish the popular misconception that personality-a person's consistent attitudes and behaviors-is innate and unchanging. He offers practical, motivational advice to help you cultivate the traits and achieve the goals you always dreamed of. In Personality Isn't Permanent, you'll learn: Why you should never be the "former anything". Defining yourself by your past successes can be just as damaging to your potential to grow as being haunted by past failures. How to flip the script on negative memories and view them as something that happened for you, not to you. How to design a desired vision of your "future self," and make decisions based on what "they" would want. How to tap into what psychologists' call "pull motivation" by narrowing your focus on a single, definable, and compelling outcome. Why you should consistently put yourself in new situations that can initially be emotionally uncomfortable. Why you should measure your progress by how much you've grown, rather than what you lack. Along the way, you'll hear fascinating true stories of radical self-transformation, like Vanessa O'Brien, who quit her corporate job and went on to obtain Guinness World Records for climbing the tallest mountains in the world; Andre Norman, who became a Harvard fellow after serving a fourteen-year prison sentence; Ken Arlen, who instantly quit smoking by changing his backstory; and Hardy himself, who transcended his childhood in a broken home, surrounded by issues of addiction and mental illness, to get his PhD and build a happy family. Filled with scientific strategies for reframing your past and designing your future, Personality Isn't Permanent is your practical guide to transcending your limitations and becoming the person you always wanted to be.