Inclination

March 19, 2020

Our personality describes completely our physical, mental and emotionasl traits and they differ from person to person and all of these characteristics define our dispositions.   Personality explains why you are slouchy, why you are easily frustrated and ultimately, how high functioning you are. Our differing personalities cause us to be inclined to individual attitudes and usual ways of behaviors which differ from person to person. In other words, the traits that describe our personalities are fundamental to the habits we keep because they define our inclinations. A person with Type A personality, for instance, is hard-driving and impatient. An example of habit such a person is inclined to include rapid eating, a factor that may eventually lead to coronary heart disease in the long run. This is because rapid eating does not give your hormones enough time to signal “full stomach,” hence, you eat more resulting in increased calorie consumption and incomplete digestion – this can lead to serious health problems. It is safe to say that healthy feeding includes slow eating. Bearing this in mind, you must now pay attention to habits that would cause a change to your inclination to rapid eating..

Growth and development stem from our inclinations. A fundamental feature of high functioning people is their ever-driving disposition of mind or character. They had and still have the feeling of wanting to be high functioning. Someone may argue that there is a difference between wanting to do something and actually doing it but be that as it may, an underlying factor of actually doing anythingis the desire to do it. We all can relate to the fact that we may never get things that require our deliberate efforts done if we don’t truly want them done because our lack of desire subsequently short circuits the needed steps in accomplishing them. Therefore never downplay your inclinations; you must feed them consistently so with the right information, which ranges from learning and open-mindedness to the WHY, you can choose your habits.

People have a fundamental need to feel stable and competent in themselves. However, when these selves are threatened, people react differently. These threats are either real or perceived inadequacies. For example, reading information concerning your unhealthy feeding, how do you handle this threat and maintain a high functioning lifestyle? Sherman and Cohen suggest that “people have a persuasive inclination to display defensive adaptations such as denying, dismissing or avoiding the threat in some way.” A defensive approach is never going to lead to a high functioning lifestyle because the denial of the threatening information prevents you from learning..

An essential tool in maintaining high functioning habits beginning with the use of our inclinations is self-esteem. It is reported that with the active use of positive images in our minds, we are more open-minded to certain things. By creating positive images, we will be more susceptible to habits that will bring them to fruition. For instance, a person would be open-minded to habits that would ensure productivity if such a person who stays late in bed, is lazy and has trouble making ends meet could create a self-esteemed image of himself paying his bills, providing for the family and still has sufficient funds to reach the next payday. If he could imagine a positive image where he’s more proactive with issues during the day, there would be that self-satisfaction in getting up early without being groggy.  He gets to discover this means more time to get things done which means more money, more time to spend with family etcetera – these are things that are common to high functioning people.

Inclinations are cheap, yet they form the foundation upon which we build our habits and how high functioning we could be in our daily lives.