If 22 people are stuck on a planet together and need to depend on each other for survival, having the ability to get along with others is pretty important. Being agreeable doesn’t mean a person can’t also be cautious, they’ll just handle disagreements differently. I have to assume they won’t be agreeable to the point of allowing themselves or others to die over it.
Agreeableness is one of the 4 big personality traits as is Neurotic. There is a reason why it hasn’t been selected out in human beings. People who expect bad things can prepare for bad things. The worst projects I have been on have been ones where everyone loved one another and diligently “and then” every rubbish idea. You need different outlooks to survive and flourish.
I don’t know this seems a lot like work. We have sales guys who shot from the hip, are friendly with everyone, and will promise the world. And you have engineering pulling their hair out about the slow motion disaster unfolding. Together things get done.
Not if one of those people is Elon Musk.
It said those with agreeable personalities would last a lot longer than those who are more neurotic. I think that disqualifies him.
Which I don’t get. If I am going to be so close to death all the time I want to be with people who have a healthy level of caution.
If 22 people are stuck on a planet together and need to depend on each other for survival, having the ability to get along with others is pretty important. Being agreeable doesn’t mean a person can’t also be cautious, they’ll just handle disagreements differently. I have to assume they won’t be agreeable to the point of allowing themselves or others to die over it.
Agreeableness is one of the 4 big personality traits as is Neurotic. There is a reason why it hasn’t been selected out in human beings. People who expect bad things can prepare for bad things. The worst projects I have been on have been ones where everyone loved one another and diligently “and then” every rubbish idea. You need different outlooks to survive and flourish.
I don’t know this seems a lot like work. We have sales guys who shot from the hip, are friendly with everyone, and will promise the world. And you have engineering pulling their hair out about the slow motion disaster unfolding. Together things get done.