Personality

Misperceptions
Symbols And Deception, And The Social Murder of Identity
by Vahik Ovanessian, Ph.D.
Nothing is more amazing than a dream. The ornate intimations of a dream are as inscrutable as they are self-revealing. They are unfathomable because the images in our dreams represent something other than the images themselves.

The Foundations of Personality
by Abraham Myerson, M.D.
Man's interest in character is founded on an intensely practical need. In whatsoever relationship we deal with our fellows, we base our intercourse largely on our understanding of their characters.

How to Get on in the World: A Ladder to Practical Success
by Major A.R. Calhoon
Character is crystallized habit, the result of training and conviction. Every character is influenced by heredity, environment and education; but these apart, if every man were not to a great extent the architect of his own character

Character
by Samuel Smiles
Men of genuine excellence, in every station of life - men of industry, of integrity, of high principle, of sterling honesty of purpose - command the spontaneous homage of mankind. It is natural to believe in such men, to have confidence in them

Introduction
Symbols And Deception, And The Social Murder of Identity
by Vahik Ovanessian, Ph.D.
This book is about the fascinating phenomenon of misperception of reality and how this leads to loss of identity. Our habit of understanding the world via generic meanings associated with the symbolic appearance of everything around us subtly seduces our

The Wisdom of Life
by Arthur Schopenhauer
We have already seen, in general, that what a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has, or how he is regarded by others. What a man is, and so what he has in his own person, is always the chief thing to consider

Misperceptions, Part 2
Symbols And Deception, And The Social Murder of Identity
by Vahik Ovanessian, Ph.D.
Before talking about the profoundness of Marx's discovery and explication of this distinction in human labor, it must be noted that Marx considers this abstract labor as determining the exchange value of commodities.

Foreword
Color Your Future
by Taylor Hartman, Ph.D.
Observing a caterpillar's transformation to becoming a butterfly is magical. The process brings with it the same dynamics we experience in our transformation from mere personality to fully charactered souls.

The Myth Of Personal Freedom: And The Meaning Of Identity
The Identity Code
by Laurence Ackerman
The idea that you can be whatever you want to be in life is a myth that tortures people needlessly. It forces you to follow false trails such as money, fame, or family approval, or to stay the course out of sheer desperation.

The Meaning Of Identity, Part 2
The Identity Code
by Laurence Ackerman
The effects of the Laws of Identity can be seen, for instance, by observing the apparent quality of your own life: How content or discontented are you? How grounded are you as an individual?

Genes or Environment?: Epigenetics Sheds Light on Debate
by National Institute of Health
Which is more important in shaping who we are and what we will become - our genes or the environment around us? For centuries, people have debated whether nature or nurture decides how we look and act.