How to Quickly Change Your Personality

Because sometimes, a slow and gradual change just doesn’t suffice.

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“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

Most people view change as a slow and gradual process. Something that happens over months, if not years. This is a commonly held opinion because it is usually true. To completely change who you are is an ambitious undertaking and most who try to do so unpreparedly fail. However, sometimes you don’t have time to wait for slow and gradual changes to happen. Sometimes, you must change immediately.

I embarked on this journey myself a while ago, and while doing it made notes and kept a journal every day. This meant that, after having completed this transformation, I had a birds-eye view of the entire process, which has helped me gain a thorough understanding of the process.

I must, however, note that I mostly focussed on becoming more social, so my experiences will be most valuable to those that seek something similar. Despite that, this article will still be of use for those that want to change another trait; I also got more disciplined, and that process was quite similar to the process of becoming more social, which has led me to the conclusion that…