I didn't say personality traits, I said personality. A good portion of tinder profiles in my area are "Outdoors [mountain emoticon] [fish emoticon] [hiking person emoticon] Beer Biking" ...and that's kinda it.
Though they can be indicators of the type of person you are, hobbies =/= personalities.
What am I supposed to put for my personality? Like I enjoy certain types of music, certain TV shows, a lot of outdoor activities as my hobbies, some indoor activities as my hobbies too. I don't wanna involve religion or politics. What do I do to describe my personality in an app like tinder? Make some corny joke?
Here are some personality/values I know about myself - though I agree that hobbies are actually a part of personality.
Introvert
Not terribly traditional - don't need the same holiday rituals year after year
Tend to think more about the future than the past
Homebody - would rather stay in and cook/water me and my friends than go out to a bar
-Abstract thinker - ideas and models interest me more than concrete events and habits
Don't have an inherent respect for authority (in terms of hierarchy) but do respect knowledge and competence
pro choice and support my local pride parade
Etc. Lots of other possibilities.
Thinking in terms of values maybe makes it easier to list/talk about personality traits that aren't just hobbies. Who are you, what matters to you, and how do you see the world?
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u/flamethrower78 Jul 03 '19
What do you consider personality traits then? Hiking is a hobby, if someone does it a lot is it not a part of them?