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PERSONALITYMAXXING

Treating personality as a configurable interface rather than an accident.

LISTENING IS A FEATURE.

What is PERSONALITYMAXXING?

Personalitymaxxing is the deliberate optimization of conversational habits, interests, social behavior and perceived likability. It reframes self-development as a product update to the person using it.

Supposedly maxes

likability / conversation / curiosity / social range / perceived depth

Adherents believe

  1. Personality is editable.

  2. Listening is a feature.

  3. Interests increase surface area.

  4. Negativity can be deprecated.

  5. A better version can be shipped.

Typical practices

  • practicing listening
  • trying new activities
  • building conversational knowledge
  • reducing habitual negativity
  • asking better questions

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