People sometimes explain away their bad habits or undesirable behaviors as fixed personality traits. “I have rebel tendencies, I only work well under deadlines, the Myers-Briggs personality test says I’m an INTJ…”

Abrogating responsibility for your actions (or lack thereof) based on psychological tendencies is a dead end. What if telling yourself (and everyone else) about your issues is a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Knowing your tendencies is half the battle. The other half is taking action to overcome the tendencies that are holding you back.

What do you do to overcome your negative tendencies?