Your personality and your brain | Scott Schwefel | TEDxBrookings

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @mohamedabdussalam2992
    @mohamedabdussalam2992 5 лет назад +267

    Isn't amazing when you watch a video or read a book and you feel you really did learn something of value? Thank you very much for this great talk.

    • @torihawthorne6732
      @torihawthorne6732 Год назад +3

      I know. This is extremely helpful

    • @JeffWillProfess
      @JeffWillProfess 9 месяцев назад

      Isn't it amazing when you read a comment and have no idea if they are being sarcastic or genuine?

  • @joearei
    @joearei 7 лет назад +519

    A gem that went unnoticed: "The shortcut is do it now." -- Scott Schwefel

    • @Feathertail2205
      @Feathertail2205 6 лет назад +10

      Joe Uong This is a great phrase. I've seen how some reds are and I'm green myself so I've always had to remind myself that this is how they think and try to gain motivation to reach my personal goal through their perspective. Lol.

    • @edwconr
      @edwconr 2 года назад +2

      @@Feathertail2205 NOTICED: '....THEIR (RED) SHORTCUT IS 'DO IT NOW'....(other 'shortcuts': BLUE: prefer to be invited to passive activities -bookclubs, movies, boardgames etc; YELLOW: focused on people and relationships ....and, GREEN: like to be hugged). Great presentation.

    • @g-jalil6961
      @g-jalil6961 2 года назад

      cliche

    • @vaishuchheda20
      @vaishuchheda20 Год назад +1

      @@edwconr a

  • @PrincessTokyoMoon
    @PrincessTokyoMoon 8 лет назад +2394

    "if you're blue you're probably thinking you're not sure you need more time to think it over"
    I feel so called out omg

    • @nurarex
      @nurarex 8 лет назад +58

      The aha moment for me was when he told, "you are not sure, you may pick both ... Blue & red ", now what he's reading our minds or what? :D

    • @stefano6531
      @stefano6531 7 лет назад +1

      Princess Tokyo Moon same here lol

    • @EmAViking
      @EmAViking 7 лет назад +53

      That and then the elevator thing. I've never felt so called out in my life before.

    • @RowanAvery1375
      @RowanAvery1375 7 лет назад +15

      I would have felt called out, but I've done this exercise before, so I already know my colors. I'm a strong blue, but I also have green and yellow traits.

    • @rathigrajan
      @rathigrajan 7 лет назад +2

      Totally feeling that.

  • @kristellebeauboeuf3917
    @kristellebeauboeuf3917 2 года назад +39

    My heart goes out to the little boy in the family that is introvert in the midst of these 4 extroverts weou!!!

    • @rhiko7
      @rhiko7 Год назад +3

      Lol I resonate with him.
      I'm green but more blue at the same time.

  • @TheEllene
    @TheEllene Год назад +7

    One of the best talks I have seen recently. Light weight yet meaningful and full of useful information. Perfect

  • @tryptamineodyssey
    @tryptamineodyssey 7 лет назад +277

    This guy is a superb speaker.

  • @lurategh
    @lurategh 8 лет назад +410

    Aw. I'm green and when he said if your spouse is green, give them a longer hug than usual, I actually put a hand to my heart because that would actually make me feel better right now. xD

    • @Sweeetmeadow
      @Sweeetmeadow 6 лет назад +13

      💚

    • @TajaSanders
      @TajaSanders 6 лет назад +6

      teghlura I know! I felt the exact same.

    • @Tei_022
      @Tei_022 6 лет назад +6

      teghlura If I get a Husband, I’d probably want a hug for a good minute or two, and I hate hugs so like..

    • @ratking785
      @ratking785 5 лет назад +11

      I physically leaned into my bed as if it was a person I could hug for a long time.

    • @caseygrindstaff5662
      @caseygrindstaff5662 4 года назад +5

      Same!! I actually started crying and said "aww i love hugs" haha!

  • @zaralee652
    @zaralee652 7 лет назад +195

    I immediately knew I was the Sunshine Yellow and already thought about sharing this video with my friends - which proved that I'm indeed a Sunshine Yellow.
    And me sharing this information to thousands of strangers just proves him right once again. I feel so self-centered.

    • @alyssaoconnor
      @alyssaoconnor 4 года назад +13

      A blue or red might think so but as a yellow/green I see you as open and honest :)

    • @ronikgrewal9653
      @ronikgrewal9653 3 года назад +2

      I see it as a spreader of wealth, you're the one who is getting the word out!

  • @marthacabrera5663
    @marthacabrera5663 2 года назад +34

    As a team, we all were given a training on this, and has been the best training (and more useful) ever! Because we learned to recognize traits and interact accordingly, capitalizing our differences

    • @torihawthorne6732
      @torihawthorne6732 Год назад

      Do you remember what the training course was called?

  • @rawstrawberry319
    @rawstrawberry319 6 лет назад +184

    The Red people pressed skip already 😅😅😅

  • @Fecal_Eruptions
    @Fecal_Eruptions 8 лет назад +903

    I was just thinking..that we introduce ourselves to everyone but ourselves.

    • @Fecal_Eruptions
      @Fecal_Eruptions 8 лет назад +17

      *****
      Glad you found your own meaning in it :)

    • @malin943
      @malin943 8 лет назад +13

      Fecal Eruptions wow that made me think :)

    • @Fecal_Eruptions
      @Fecal_Eruptions 8 лет назад +6

      ecochic girl I tend to do that for people.

    • @Mm10122
      @Mm10122 8 лет назад +8

      @fecal éruptions, are you Blue?

    • @ahideekai
      @ahideekai 7 лет назад +1

      Yes, that's true. But it wouldn't be necessary to introduce us to people we already know

  • @thaliavinyaya3025
    @thaliavinyaya3025 8 лет назад +267

    After watching the video I now understand why I hate when my mom hustles me, even if it's an emergency. "Call the person now! Send the message now! Finish what you're doing now! You wash the wares waaaaaay too slowly!! Hurry up, hurry up. hurry up!"
    I always internally scream in frustration. If I move too fast then my thinking process lags behind and I find myself doing some stupid things that could've been avoided if I thought about it a little more! #worst _nightmare
    With me perpetually thinking (green and blue) and her always hustling (red and orange) we always clash. Time for us to start understanding each other more!

    • @Rin-ot7ww
      @Rin-ot7ww 8 лет назад +1

      exactly like me too

    • @stt9379
      @stt9379 8 лет назад

      what is that about?

    • @stt9379
      @stt9379 8 лет назад

      how does that differ?

    • @biboba604
      @biboba604 7 лет назад

      Same!My mom is red and yellow and I'm green and blue

    • @bracemebraceme9233
      @bracemebraceme9233 6 лет назад

      You just call me out :))))).
      So loud and clear. Omg. I still deal with that

  • @mayumi6151
    @mayumi6151 3 года назад +154

    I think I'm both green and blue. I remember crying so hard then suddenly I got curious how tears are formed so I searched for it while having my sad lady hours hahaha

  • @Ashqtara
    @Ashqtara 4 года назад +37

    "Wear as many hats as you want."

  • @jarintasnim2130
    @jarintasnim2130 4 года назад +11

    This man is full of energy.

  • @RobertMertensPhD
    @RobertMertensPhD Год назад +25

    I've known about MBTI for many years and studied it extensively. I often introduce people and new friends to it, partially to try and understand where they come from and partly as a party favor - it's fun and interesting. Over the years, I've come across the issue that many people don't like being "put into a box" and being "defined" or "confined." Indeed, most people don't like being told that they have limitations, having been told for their entire lives that they can do "anything they put their minds to."
    I put those concerns to rest by simply explaining that, "this doesn't define you - you define it." That is, you define yourself. What MBTI tells you is, where you are in relation to everyone else in the world.

    • @scryxtle
      @scryxtle Год назад

      What's your MBTI type?

    • @RobertMertensPhD
      @RobertMertensPhD Год назад

      @@scryxtle By most people who are thoroughly knowledgeable in the subject of MBTI, I suspect that would be immediately apparent by my discussion, comprehensible or not, of it. INTP "Architect", "Logician", "Scientist" etc. But if you're not so, then you might only guess that I'm bit "odd" or "eccentric" and sometimes, "nerdy."

  • @thespiritualdiva605
    @thespiritualdiva605 8 лет назад +230

    Your diagram reminds me of the astrology elements. Fire, Air, Water and Earth signs.

    • @lalanet1362
      @lalanet1362 7 лет назад +5

      Go away!

    • @erinvestal9413
      @erinvestal9413 7 лет назад +1

      The Spiritual Diva

    • @timemixchine
      @timemixchine 6 лет назад +13

      The Spiritual Diva I am sure it goes hand in hand with it.

    • @bloomsari6833
      @bloomsari6833 5 лет назад +4

      Its like Avatar roku , 4 elements

    • @luxykl9902
      @luxykl9902 5 лет назад +1

      5 elements of universe - 5th one is Ether/Sky

  • @torihawthorne6732
    @torihawthorne6732 Год назад +19

    This helps me understand more about some issues that I have been struggling with for years. I am beyond thankful.

  • @LevityBrevity
    @LevityBrevity 7 лет назад +6

    Wow!! Best TED talk I've heard so far. Bravo!!
    I am sunshine yellow. Several ppl in my life call me sunshine, one nurse called me "bright & shiny" instead of my name.
    Thanks for sharing this tool that we can use to get to know ourselves better.

  • @DingALing-R
    @DingALing-R 11 месяцев назад +1

    In the world of overloaded and forcefed information I had the privilege of finding this absolutely amazing video.
    I have kept taking screenshots, but that wasn't enough. I rarely download from RUclips, but how this guy manages the way of presenting the topic. Smashing!

  • @Almamater8888
    @Almamater8888 7 лет назад +818

    We humans love our boxes, don't we.

    • @emmanueloluga9770
      @emmanueloluga9770 5 лет назад +19

      Yes.

    • @gildedphoenix
      @gildedphoenix 5 лет назад +69

      Boxes are useful, they contain stuff, we get our cats get inside it, sometimes we even make houses from boxes. Boxes are beautiful

    • @btslolita3859
      @btslolita3859 5 лет назад +13

      Cats!!

    • @t.a.yeah.
      @t.a.yeah. 5 лет назад +1

      @@gildedphoenix Great! :D

    • @meganh7829
      @meganh7829 5 лет назад +2

      We have no other choice so we might as well embrace it

  • @MBS435343323
    @MBS435343323 7 лет назад +37

    Well this was more helpful than I thought it would. It hit me when he said ""If you're blue you're probably thinking you're not sure you need more time to think it over" becaue that is what I was doing, and then it hit me again when he showed the negative effects of that trait. I've become cold, indecisive...paralyzed for over 1 year trying to find myself and what I ought to do...I thought too much, I've abused what I do best and that can lead to depression. So...thank you for this talk :)

  • @carringtonparks7761
    @carringtonparks7761 5 лет назад +101

    anyone on a Ted Talks binge? just me...?

  • @dutchlad73
    @dutchlad73 6 лет назад +18

    I love this seminar! It really clears things up already. I am now a certified DISC-trainer, and this is SO HELPFUL!!!

  • @theruthellen
    @theruthellen 6 лет назад +5

    Surely we should be asking:
    What energy do I need to bring in this moment?
    It’s like love language, knowing who you are and knowing the energy of others so we can communicate more effectively in each moment. Be present, be more effective.

  • @brianlangston6270
    @brianlangston6270 8 лет назад +30

    Great Presentation Scott- You covered a great deal of subject matter in 15 minutes with a lot of audience participation and humour- that takes some doing!

  • @Ghoul_Boi
    @Ghoul_Boi 7 лет назад +143

    I've changed what this comment said because I keep getting notifications for people replying, despite it being 3 years since I watched the video and posted the comment. I don't even know what the colours mean anymore

    • @syta657
      @syta657 6 лет назад +2

      Dani Grantham yes me :)

    • @val-qw3bl
      @val-qw3bl 5 лет назад +2

      Dani Grantham mee

    • @mju7577
      @mju7577 4 года назад +1

      Yes, I guess, I'm too. Most people possibly are kaleidoscopic personality types with one or two dominant shades of a particular color.

    • @LeoWolfish
      @LeoWolfish 4 года назад

      Yep

    • @llamaslemonade9133
      @llamaslemonade9133 4 года назад +1

      I’m green and yellow

  • @sweetsoul3169
    @sweetsoul3169 3 года назад +113

    I recommend everyone to take the test of the 16 personalities MBTI. It goes even deeper in who you are and describes you more better than these 4 colors.

    • @nazreenastrie6450
      @nazreenastrie6450 3 года назад +6

      You are a sweet soul🤧

    • @sweetsoul3169
      @sweetsoul3169 3 года назад +2

      @@nazreenastrie6450 thank you 🤗

    • @kawthar3846
      @kawthar3846 3 года назад +17

      don’t take the 16personalities test it’s very inaccurate try sakinorva or keys2cognition. or even better look into the cognitive functions yourself and choose the one u resonate most with.

    • @sweetsoul3169
      @sweetsoul3169 3 года назад +10

      @@kawthar3846 weird. when I took the test it was very accurate for me and it described me more than I didnt know about myself. My mon tried as well and it worked. While taking the questions you have to be honest or it wont work. Sometimes this is the reason why people dont get the results wanted

    • @kawthar3846
      @kawthar3846 3 года назад +16

      @@sweetsoul3169 it works for some but they go off letters rather than cognitive functions (the base of mbti) so it’s inaccurate and mistypes many people.

  • @alysiabullock238
    @alysiabullock238 Год назад

    I love Insights Discovery and recently became a Licensed Practitioner. I'm thrilled to share it with my clients.

  • @darlavallejo3135
    @darlavallejo3135 4 года назад +5

    I agree with what Scott says since this little talk teaches us many things, and one of them is self-knowledge, how we could define our personality even if it seems impossible. Scott also says that we should not judge people because yes, we must know them and know how to appreciate their personality, we must treat them in the same way that we would like to be treated and depending on their mood, we must know that our brain is a machine of ideas that works 100% daily.
    I, I identify with the color yellow since I consider myself a calm person in several aspects and I do not seek to harm others, rather I am a sociable person and I like to be empathized with the people around me.

    • @ainatoctaguano8615
      @ainatoctaguano8615 4 года назад

      I agree with your opinion since we are all different and we have different personalities and each one has the capacity to give ideas that are creative and unique.

  • @trangcaothu1303
    @trangcaothu1303 6 лет назад +12

    aware about what your personality is will help you to control your communication with other and treat their personality accordingly. Also, you can avoid the way your personality overreact. Last but not least, if you see yourself irritate by something, it is an other chance to aware and understand about yourself

  • @ethanYT_1219
    @ethanYT_1219 4 года назад +205

    The Red people are going through comments to look for summarisations of the Ted talk 😂

    • @evak9887
      @evak9887 4 года назад +18

      I have never been this exposed in my life

    • @Rmo303
      @Rmo303 4 года назад +9

      immediately, caught red-handed

    • @simdimdim
      @simdimdim 4 года назад +1

      that sounds more like a blue thing

    • @bgcm1995
      @bgcm1995 4 года назад +1

      lmmaaaaooooo

    • @ausernameiguess7058
      @ausernameiguess7058 4 года назад +3

      I haven't even gotten to that part but I'm anticipating that I'll be a Red

  • @imnotyourunicorn91
    @imnotyourunicorn91 7 лет назад +73

    When the presentation showed that Cool Blues tend to think about the weight limit in the elevator I knew that would be me. Also me, accidentally pressing the "Close Door" button. He caught me red handed.

  • @Figa997
    @Figa997 5 лет назад +8

    this is kind of video that youtube needs mooore! i'm totally in love

  • @FZDANCERS
    @FZDANCERS Год назад

    Scott Schwefel now is my favourite speaker , great speech and performance, indeed . Informative , useful and humorous at times )

  • @ItsFaithA427
    @ItsFaithA427 9 лет назад +171

    The four personalities are called Sanguine (yellow), Phlegmatic(green), Choleric(red), and Melancholy(blue).

    • @rashidragland5575
      @rashidragland5575 9 лет назад +2

      the first time I had a great day and night and we will be the best of all the other people

    • @VickiBrownatcfcl
      @VickiBrownatcfcl 9 лет назад +34

      +Cherish Smith Those are temperaments (not personalities), they were used by Galen to describe medicine and we're way way past that now.

    • @breiWIchz
      @breiWIchz 8 лет назад +12

      +Vicki Brown I don't see why the theories or perspectives are so exclusive, they are certainly correlated.

    • @vinasanjoyo
      @vinasanjoyo 7 лет назад +8

      Cherish Smith I think red is choleric, yellow is sanguine, green is melancholic, and blue is phlegmatic

    • @user-ns6mh6sj3b
      @user-ns6mh6sj3b 7 лет назад +5

      Vina Sanjoyo in Color Psychology, the effect of green to people is calmness and sometimes laziness so I guess green is for phleg :)

  • @CrystalStackhouse
    @CrystalStackhouse 7 лет назад +217

    "Analysis paralysis."
    Someone get me a brain wheelchair.

  • @BreakoutMarketingMediaGroup24
    @BreakoutMarketingMediaGroup24 6 лет назад +5

    I really like to how our personality works with who we are, as we bring our "A" game to communicating with others.

  • @SuperMarkosp
    @SuperMarkosp 6 лет назад +5

    Nothing better than self awareness. Congratulations to Scott!!!

  • @gracetallar3468
    @gracetallar3468 3 года назад +6

    I believe, that we cannot be good partners, parents, managers, or friends without self-awareness and basic knowledge of differences in personalities. Personalities are influencing our value system, reactions, and perceptions and they deeply differ.

  • @Hellooo134
    @Hellooo134 7 лет назад +1931

    I already knew about this it's called the Hogwarts houses

    • @rawadrizk999
      @rawadrizk999 6 лет назад +8

      Looool

    • @lilbihxxx1234
      @lilbihxxx1234 6 лет назад +28

      Literally. This just reinforced that I'm a Gryffindor lmfao 😂

    • @Diego_III696
      @Diego_III696 5 лет назад

      @Anabiel It is.

    • @ba.nguyen
      @ba.nguyen 5 лет назад +34

      Slytherin? CARING!? Sorry I’m confused right now.

    • @shslhopester7349
      @shslhopester7349 5 лет назад +31

      @@ba.nguyen i have many slytherin friends and as a slyth myself, i can confidently say we are caring. we're precise, not overdoing it and we tend to care about the right things and the right people. that's my opinion though. people are different.

  • @moniquevamado
    @moniquevamado 8 лет назад +10

    That was great. I love studies on personality. Fascinating and helps us understand not only ourselves, but others so much better.

  • @wendymacintyre76
    @wendymacintyre76 5 лет назад +3

    Love this. Insights Discovery is one of the best tools for figuring out how to improve communications and managing (and leading) people better.

  • @matiasfactos7705
    @matiasfactos7705 4 года назад +1

    My opinion about the video explains everything about the different personalities and describes how Mr. Scott speaks and how we should not be wrong when describing a person by his personality.He also tells us that we should not be serious in cases that do not happen in our daily lives, he tells us that he was asked many questions last week.

  • @ObiprimeClub
    @ObiprimeClub 4 года назад

    I'm here because I'm an ECE freshman student and studying the course Interpersonal, it was had a lot of taken home information. It was great to know others, but most is to know yourself. Really. Enjoy.

  • @selfelements8037
    @selfelements8037 7 лет назад +9

    5:52, 12:53 The more I read Personality Type models and reflect upon the dynamics of social interaction, the more I come to realize the main issue with interpersonal relationships is one of lack of knowing thyself. As already suggested in this talk, reality is tightly coupled to perception, that is you can only truly know the other if you know yourself. The lack of compassion and understanding of differences is an accurate reflection of a culture that has become imbalanced by focusing on looking outwardly (analysing and judging others) instead of looking inwards (understanding yourself),first and foremost.

    • @Kahuthia
      @Kahuthia Год назад

      Compassion, understanding and communication

  • @nurarex
    @nurarex 8 лет назад +173

    I am a bit radical ... I vouch for both blue and red! Anybody here feels same?

    • @jackcarver5488
      @jackcarver5488 8 лет назад +4

      Yeah theyre my favorite colors too

    • @sspectre8217
      @sspectre8217 8 лет назад +8

      Rahul Singh Yadav lol I'm sunshine yellow and earth green

    • @lailazakaria2194
      @lailazakaria2194 7 лет назад

      Rahul Singh Yadav me too!

    • @rachel2qt123
      @rachel2qt123 7 лет назад +11

      yep, I'm a purple because I'm both blue and red. ahhaha

    • @Rayka_96
      @Rayka_96 6 лет назад

      blue and red definitely- but our personality is a spectrum and this characterisation is too simplistic

  • @NaniStar11
    @NaniStar11 6 лет назад +6

    Who else was so entertained by this that they wanted the presentation to keep going?! I did! 🙋🏻‍♀️

  • @brace6136
    @brace6136 5 лет назад +69

    Sunshine yellow gang where you at🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

  • @twinklesingh2110
    @twinklesingh2110 5 лет назад +2

    I'm an INFJ! Resonating with green here. Thanks for making people aware of this amazing concept.

  • @jajajasputin8927
    @jajajasputin8927 7 лет назад +366

    Honestly some people say "I don't like being categorized" and it annoys me since it's not for them. It's for me to understand them better. Plus obviously everyone is different but It's the brain chemistry in these types of things.

    • @fashion3745
      @fashion3745 7 лет назад +1

      in a tree
      Exactly!

    • @justshanban279
      @justshanban279 7 лет назад

      Agree 100 percent !!

    • @wildbird2714
      @wildbird2714 6 лет назад +13

      But you might be from a certain type pace, and you represent none! In fact, you might want to separate yourself from that place ideologies/identities/cultures because you feel different. Some people feel they're born in the wrong body, some feel they're born in the wrong land. That's why categorizing them is like rooting them to specifications they don't represent at all.

    • @LiveLoudandLiveAlive
      @LiveLoudandLiveAlive 6 лет назад +18

      I think some people don’t want to be categorized in the wrong way and don’t know how to move forward. Because while some are hasty about assumptions of a persons character, that person itself feels that they are not truly being understood and don’t live up to expectations.

    • @dinukaranawaka4606
      @dinukaranawaka4606 6 лет назад +2

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  • @waseemsafder
    @waseemsafder 6 лет назад +5

    Brilliant speaker, excellent topic and wonderfully explained... Wow!

  • @eggsontoast
    @eggsontoast 6 лет назад +10

    I seem to be a cross between yellow and green, leaning more towards yellow but only slightly. Interestingly enough, this is consistent with my past personality types - I went from INFJ to ENFP. So this cross makes sense in that I remained Feeling, but moved from Introverted to Extraverted. Very interesting

  • @md.al-mahmudrahman6340
    @md.al-mahmudrahman6340 3 года назад +2

    Wow I didn't expect to learn so much about myself in such a short lecture. Everybody should listen to this.

  • @GauravKumar-ue4yz
    @GauravKumar-ue4yz 6 лет назад

    EXTRAORDINARY knowledge to know ourselves better, to know our strengths and to avoid excessive behaviour.
    Knowledge about others (their type) helps to improve the relationships in private as well as in professional life. An awareness about energy of people around us could help us in leadership role as well to get the things done and maximise happiness.
    Going to be a share the video with my family to help each other identify us.

  • @wadehosking4446
    @wadehosking4446 8 лет назад +490

    "Cool" Blue. We're cool... Haters gonna hate

  • @smahane5664
    @smahane5664 8 лет назад +14

    I am green, and I was born green because since I was a child I love to share things, I still love to share :) ❤

    • @ariezon
      @ariezon 6 лет назад +2

      that's yellow my dude.

    • @abdulrazaqrahmat777
      @abdulrazaqrahmat777 Год назад

      Interesting I think I am green but I was selfish as a kid until my mom taught me why sharing is good, I think it’s hello also tho

  • @sunnyray4065
    @sunnyray4065 5 лет назад +11

    I actually did this full analysis and ended up being 93% yellow. I'm also a super creative designer who just loves communicating at work.
    My boyfriend is definitely a blue. He's a data scientist, hates small talk and just likes doing things correctly. Loves reading into everything and can debunk so many theories.

    • @azraelle422
      @azraelle422 Год назад +1

      If you don't mind me asking how did you do a full analysis?

  • @acacia_w
    @acacia_w Год назад

    I've never seen a better overview of the colour energies. This presentation is superb.

  • @Grace-bk4tq
    @Grace-bk4tq Год назад

    "Mastering others is strength.
    Mastering yourself is true power." - Lao Tzu

  • @jaybee2530
    @jaybee2530 7 лет назад +333

    The problem with a model like this could be demonstrated with a little experiment. If you let a group of people choose with what colour he/she identifies, on average you should find that 25% identifies with blue, 25% with red, 25% yellow and 25% green. Now if you let a different group choose between colours, but this time you leave 2 colours out and you only let them choose between blue and red for instance. On average you should find that 25% identifies with blue, 25% with red and 50% shouldn't identify with either. My guess is that this 2nd scenario wouldn't happen. I believe the majority of the group (if not all) would identify with either blue or red. You are given a certain amount of information and then you identify with that information, disregarding the possibility that you might not have been given all of the information. Who's to say that there aren't more colours to choose from with personality traits not included on this list? Stay critical beautiful people!

    • @lunalevi7482
      @lunalevi7482 7 лет назад +5

      Jay Bee exactly!

    • @Gh0stsn5tuff
      @Gh0stsn5tuff 7 лет назад +18

      It's the nature of nominal categories to exclude information

    • @ssj5goku999
      @ssj5goku999 7 лет назад +75

      If you're forcing them to choose between two categories, people will pick which ever they identify with the most. This model isn't subjecting you to picking a specific group. In fact, it shows how the groups are not defined with bold lines, but blurry ones. At one point, the speaker labels the borders between each group, as well as the groups themselves. Humans are complicated, and everyone possesses traits from every group, yet its likely they'll primarily identify with one of the four groups.

    • @walterries7941
      @walterries7941 7 лет назад +41

      JayBee, the problem with your experiment that if only given two choices, people will pick the closest fit. A green person might say, "Blue doesn't really describe me, but I am more introverted, so I guess I'll pick Blue". So, in your experiment 50% will pick blue and 50% will pick red. If you give them an option of "none of the above", then you no longer have 2 options, and you might find that people will pick 25%, 25%, and 50% (for none of the above).
      In fact, when asked, many people cannot choose between the four options, as they exhibit traits from all four areas. We all do. This is just a model on which is your "preferred/habitual" mode of interacting, not a categorical determination of behavior.

    • @drewm4355
      @drewm4355 7 лет назад +40

      Jay Bee You are blue:)

  • @TheZGALa
    @TheZGALa 8 лет назад +332

    Cows do drink milk...that is the whole reason they produce it. Just sayin.

  • @juanchofolo
    @juanchofolo 8 лет назад +441

    Can I be both colors, cool blue and earth green?

    • @learning4growth
      @learning4growth 8 лет назад +15

      Same here...lolol

    • @jackdawcaw4514
      @jackdawcaw4514 8 лет назад +75

      In a way you can. Especially when you follow Jung's approach, who was opposed to absolute categorization. That was never his intention. He would probably say that it's likely you are either _more_ blue or _more_ green, but some people are more of a mix than others. Also, it's very possible that you shift at least to some degree throughout your life into one or more other type(s).

    • @ScottSchwefel
      @ScottSchwefel 8 лет назад +6

      yes

    • @nurarex
      @nurarex 8 лет назад +14

      Then you are truly ... "Cool blue", because I am also fighting with the intent of having both, "blue and red"! But at the core we are "cool blue" and we vouch for red or in your case green, because we find some traits to be common. Oh and yes you can and you should.

    • @sspectre8217
      @sspectre8217 8 лет назад

      Juan Amador a bit of fiery red, a bit of earth green and a lot of sunshine yellow

  • @tibbysteve
    @tibbysteve 4 года назад

    Situational awareness. Plays a huge role. In life. It’s crazy to me that many people. Don’t have what I would call common sense.

  • @nehadjm
    @nehadjm 6 лет назад +7

    Wow it's been a while since I watched something as good as this one

  • @jayanthivittal2428
    @jayanthivittal2428 7 лет назад +3

    Great talk, because we can take something home from this. What he is says about our personality types is ' what is mostly true to majority of people'. It does not cover all nuisances of individual personality. Thank you very much for this talk.

    • @edwconr
      @edwconr 2 года назад

      Lessons in truth.

  • @SamiulAlHossaini
    @SamiulAlHossaini 8 лет назад +1779

    If you are watching this video, you are probably blue / green.

    • @quercusoptimus1611
      @quercusoptimus1611 7 лет назад +80

      yeah it seems like almost all the comments are. "I'm cool blue." also plus the fact that I am blue adds even more to the argument

    • @kathleennava8747
      @kathleennava8747 7 лет назад +8

      exactly

    • @biboba604
      @biboba604 7 лет назад +4

      Yes

    • @saif9289
      @saif9289 7 лет назад +18

      Samiul Al Hossaini no I'm yellow

    • @saif9289
      @saif9289 7 лет назад +20

      Samiul Al Hossaini I'm watching it cause it seems pretty fun to know my personality

  • @armadilloalien854
    @armadilloalien854 7 лет назад +116

    Who else pressed this video because of the thumbnail.

  • @anujanalkar5609
    @anujanalkar5609 3 года назад +2

    One of the best talks ever heard! 💯

  • @WanDubb
    @WanDubb Год назад

    This video changed my life forever

  • @poorprosperity7735
    @poorprosperity7735 7 лет назад +397

    im blue. Extremely blue. So blue that I am a actual hermit who hasnt even left the house this month even though i exercise. I talk to noone. Have no friends, and spend most of my time studying advanced subjects including but not limited to astro physics, philosophy, high art, ethics, and historical cases of morality as structured guidance for the human race. I write literature but am most interested in achieving the state of enlightenment. I may study medicine at some point and help people, but it is too early to say

    • @Yonkage
      @Yonkage 7 лет назад +93

      I hope you're doing something with all this knowledge. There's nothing worse than genius un-applied.

    • @poorprosperity7735
      @poorprosperity7735 7 лет назад +43

      I agree. Though the whole world has the same knowledge I do if they only open their eyes. Currently, to be honest im not very useful to anyone, but im in the middle of transitioning into a fresh degree and career while waiting to hear from a publisher. In the near future, I intend to directly help people with their health as a personal trainer until I can fund my long journey into medicine. I likely wont stay in america because of their laws that make living off grid illegal (I consider living in modern comfort a deadly sin), but If I do not use my life to help others, it would seem to me any talk of enlightenment would be simply talk and no more. By the end of my life, I hope to have saved and touched several lives and cultures in addition to broadening the scope of general ethics and philosophy in this rather narrow world. You flatter me at "genius" though, I surely do not consider myself special. I just learn instead of watching tv and I actually give a shit about being a good person. Most dont

    • @HaneulPink
      @HaneulPink 7 лет назад +20

      Direct Truth you're my soulmate. really.

    • @poorprosperity7735
      @poorprosperity7735 7 лет назад +1

      Hmm. I cant tell much by your profile, but I do find Amelie very charming.

    • @HaneulPink
      @HaneulPink 7 лет назад +1

      Direct Truth did you like the movie?

  • @timemixchine
    @timemixchine 6 лет назад +3

    You were red, and you liked me because I was blue
    But you touched me, and suddenly I was a lilac sky
    Then you decided purple just wasn't for you

  • @shawarmageddonit
    @shawarmageddonit 7 лет назад +378

    I'M
    BLUE
    DA BA DI DA BA DAM

    • @Rayka_96
      @Rayka_96 6 лет назад +15

      I'm blue if I pee I would die if I peeeeee I would die

    • @renaudlevasseur8327
      @renaudlevasseur8327 5 лет назад

      Do you know the song Blue from Lolo Zouaï or is it just a coincidence ? ^^

    • @haleliamzon8820
      @haleliamzon8820 5 лет назад

      Hahahahaha

    • @agungwidi799
      @agungwidi799 5 лет назад +4

      this song is sooo old, i love it

    • @deem6930
      @deem6930 5 лет назад

      hahahaha

  • @christinesaltmarsh782
    @christinesaltmarsh782 2 года назад

    One of the best Ted Talks I have seen in a long time!!

  • @HumanbeingonfloatingEarth
    @HumanbeingonfloatingEarth 6 лет назад +1

    had me before the 5 min mark. powerful. or maybe just really relevant to me right now. either way ...yes. I live with a true blue. Its awesome . He teaches me so much...

  • @shadrach6299
    @shadrach6299 6 лет назад +9

    I'm ADD. It hurts my feelings when someone says I'm "odd". I'm not. I think differently.

    • @sf5823
      @sf5823 3 года назад

      I understand where you're coming from. You have to embrace your differences and learn to tune out the negative Nellie's.

  • @derchris1113
    @derchris1113 7 лет назад +3

    One of the best TED Talks I have seen so far and I watch quite many...
    When I saw the first image I instantly paused and read all the field and was like: Yeah, obviously I am red!
    After a few seconds, it came to my mind I should think over this again because I also could be blue. The following graphics proved my point to me even further. It was alway that way, that the only thing I was sure of, was that none of the bottom colours fitted me even a little but my partner is that yellow kind of person that would make me totally furious if a person like that(except for my girlfriend) entered the elevator.
    Conclusion:
    60% Blue + 40% Red! I just love getting stuff done!

  • @wildhearthippie6981
    @wildhearthippie6981 7 лет назад +6

    absolutely loved this entire video, learned so much about myself while learning how to be more understanding of others. I am sunshine yellow and red all the way, but I hope to grow more balanced between all :)

    • @dudewhathappenedtomycountr9099
      @dudewhathappenedtomycountr9099 Год назад +1

      We can all change a bit if we commit to doing so. You'll probably get more contemplative, hesitant and caring as you get older. Most people do.

    • @abdulrazaqrahmat777
      @abdulrazaqrahmat777 Год назад

      I believe that’s should be the goal, I don’t why we are told we have to only maintain how we came into the world

  • @ssn3289
    @ssn3289 3 года назад +2

    I'm all of those. On an everyday basis, I'm yellow. When in class or working on something, I become red. When a friend comes up to me and opens up I tend to become green with a bit of red. When setting goals or coming up with a plan, I'm very blue.

  • @ganeshghate777
    @ganeshghate777 7 лет назад

    Your are great speaker...And explain your ideas clearly and without hesitation ....Whatever you told it's obviously true...Because what we watch or listen as we react, speak and think...We often assume that these things are right without thinking too much...Because visualisation is more powerful than brain....What we listen with visualisation we become hypnotic...hereafter I will consider everyone of thing,action which will do ...And I will get more conscious about things.

    • @craigbenz4835
      @craigbenz4835 6 лет назад

      Apparently our epistemological test is "the magic box said so."

  • @happybunch6209
    @happybunch6209 6 лет назад +5

    I am BLUE... my husband RED!! Its good stuff.... For his birthday we go out, for my birthday I stay home and get a 200 year old book.

  • @btslolita3859
    @btslolita3859 5 лет назад +46

    " *where's my kittens in the group* "
    Me- *meawww*

  • @infinitelyfinite3596
    @infinitelyfinite3596 7 лет назад +37

    blue + green - i'm such an introvert lol

    • @GcorpCoPrez
      @GcorpCoPrez 7 лет назад +2

      hello hello introverts unite On the internet~ ehhh get it~
      I’ll leave now

  • @sbristlin9195
    @sbristlin9195 4 года назад

    Now relate this to your Astrology birth chart.
    For instance: I am a
    Capricorn Sun 🌍energy = green
    Aries Moon 🔥energy = red
    Scorpio Rising 💧water energy = blue
    Aquarius Mercury 🌪air energy = yellow
    Use astrology as a tool for a deeper understanding of yourself and other.
    Wonderful TedTalk!!

  • @raneemahmed6475
    @raneemahmed6475 3 года назад

    i owe that guy a big thank you .. it's been alot since i learnt smth of real value from motivational speakers :))

  • @emiliavillavicencio2960
    @emiliavillavicencio2960 8 лет назад +170

    Definitely cool blue mixed with red :B

    • @Vgang101
      @Vgang101 8 лет назад +14

      Same here :D :D :D was wondering if someone else crossed the fields

    • @jackcarver5488
      @jackcarver5488 8 лет назад +1

      Ditto theyre m favorite colors too

    • @Leatitia999
      @Leatitia999 7 лет назад +11

      Jack Sparrow it has nothing to do with your favorite colours:)

    • @Eggplanet96
      @Eggplanet96 7 лет назад +20

      ur FREAKING PURPLE

    • @safardebon9720
      @safardebon9720 7 лет назад

      Visionary!

  • @the80386
    @the80386 9 лет назад +14

    I'm a combination of blue and green giving the color sea green/sea blue which also happens to be my favorite color!

  • @MissPopuri
    @MissPopuri 4 года назад +3

    Red = Choleric
    Yellow = Sanguine
    Green = Phlegmatic
    Blue = Melancholic
    We haven't changed much in our understanding of the temperaments or personality.

  • @optimisticbreede6967
    @optimisticbreede6967 2 года назад

    Thanks Sir.. This is cultural revolution and Rich...

  • @KatiStage
    @KatiStage 6 лет назад +2

    I had a recent Personality Assesment Test and coaching to help me understand my results came up as an near perfect, equal score of all colors - which I like to call myself a "Rainbow". The lowest colors is White, or Green in the example. This is fascinating stuff that helped me understand ME

    • @funny_money_ad_infinitum
      @funny_money_ad_infinitum 6 месяцев назад

      So that means you get in touch easily with everybody and get along with everyone. You would be a great team lead for a team consisting of different people, or in general a good mediator. However, you do not have THIS single trait to make you special and differentiate you from others.

  • @butternutsquash1
    @butternutsquash1 7 лет назад +13

    "It's more about you than someone else" so someone eating loudly in my ear is about myself?

  • @willywonka6948
    @willywonka6948 3 года назад +4

    3:46 Cows do drink milk. All mammals drink milk at some point in time, so it's not necessarily the wrong answer.

  • @gaudia3985
    @gaudia3985 4 года назад +6

    Am blue when alone. Red, yellow, and green when with others depending on the people and environment.
    Oh, wait, i can even be mauve or lavender.

  • @tiffanysteen1845
    @tiffanysteen1845 2 года назад

    Rereading Personality Plus a top 5 book right now . This is great way to access peoples temperament

  • @alibeaumont-filder3185
    @alibeaumont-filder3185 4 года назад +2

    Absolutely brilliant - just what I needed - thank you

  • @taylorscott9604
    @taylorscott9604 6 лет назад +3

    Wow I'm blue and he was spot on bc I needed more time to think. Love this

    • @GrowRite
      @GrowRite 3 года назад

      👍🏽👍🏽

  • @babewithvoodoo980
    @babewithvoodoo980 5 лет назад +3

    A lone yellow passes through. YELLOW!!💛💛🌻🌼🌞⭐️⭐️
    Edit: omg commented before he called out yellows for happily sharing. THE DRAG

  • @carrieoff
    @carrieoff 7 лет назад +30

    Yellow/green.....no wonder I'm confused most of the time.

  • @Farsmezan
    @Farsmezan 7 лет назад

    I have all the colors!
    Green:
    Caring, very encouraging, sharing, very patient, very relaxed.
    Blue:
    Very Cautious, precise, very deliberate, very Questioning, formal.
    Red:
    determined, strong-willed, purposeful. But not competitive nor demanding.
    Yellow:
    Very Enthusiastic, demonstrative. I am not sure about the rest.

  • @alex34533
    @alex34533 6 лет назад +2

    'All our knowledge has its origins in perception.' - Leonardo da Vinci
    'Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will rule your life, and you'll call it fate.' - Carl Jung
    'Once you know who you are and how you're wired, you need to be consciously aware of what Carl Jung called the otherness of the other.' - Scott Schwefel