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Strange that they didn't give all test subjects a Big Five trait assessment and figure out if their conscientiousness score explained their effectiveness more t
by x220 8y ago
Strange that they didn't give all test subjects a Big Five trait assessment and figure out if their conscientiousness score explained their effectiveness more than the strategies they used. I guess if you're trying to push papers out the door you'll not do proper things like this so that your own ideas seem more important.
- bcheung 8y agoIs there a standardized test for conscientiousness or is it more just an abstract concept?
- x220 8y agoGo look up studies done about the Big Five trait model. It's very standardized and reliable between different assessments on the same individual and across cultures.
- evilturnip 8y agoAgreed, these strategies might help people who already possess a certain level of conscientiousness and these are merely the strategies they use to maximize their results. At an even deeper level, it ignores the deep motivations that drive people. Especially for people who are low in conscientiousness like myself, they need a deep existential reason for pursuing their goals. Merely setting up a goal I think I want and then working toward it isn't sufficient to drive me. It has to be tied to a sense of meaningfulness toward my life (e.g. I'm not depressed or nihilistic), actively policing my negative self-talk, questioning my sense of paranoia or bad intentions in others, feelings of gratitude, etc. I find if these drivers of my behavior/psychology are fixed, the other stuff just "snaps" into place.
- krageon 8y agoI wasn't aware that it was generally accepted those trait assessments are actually grounded in reality.