Philosophy Quiz 1

Appearance vs. reality

• Philosophy

• Leadership

A process by which an individual influences a group

• Philosophy

• Leadership

Leadership means having certain character traits

Who you are > what you do

Having a good character can help in any situation

Character is contagious

"Character is destiny"

• Character (trait) Theory of Leadership

• The Aggregation of Marginal Gains

• Plateau of Latent Potential

The philosophy of searching for a tiny margin of improvement in everything you do (improve it by 1%)

• Character (trait) Theory of Leadership

• The Aggregation of Marginal Gains

• Plateau of Latent Potential

If you find yourself struggling to build a good habit or break a bad one, it is not because you have lost your ability to improve. It is often because you have not yet crossed the (...)

• Character (trait) Theory of Leadership

• The Aggregation of Marginal Gains

• Plateau of Latent Potential

We get character traits through habituation (repeated daily activity)

• True

• False

Anyone who does the right daily activities can build leadership traits

If you want to be X, you get it by doing X

• Habituation

• Self-confidence

• Willpower

Belief in your ability to do something

• Habituation

• Self-confidence

• Willpower

Self-discipline, self-control, motivation, grit, determination

"Practice long-term over the short-term"

"Weakness of Will" - start with small increments (build it up slowly)

"Ego depletion" - finite resource

• Habituation

• Self-confidence

• Willpower

The "Character Theory" of leadership says that anyone can get the traits they need to be a leader through forming the right habits over time

Good character is what brings true success (flourishing)

• True

• False