Personal Identity

Happiness is the key to living a worthwhile and fulfilling life, and in my lifetime I hope to uncover a path that maximizes my happiness. Despite the slight cliche nature of one searching for happiness, I take this pursuit seriously because someone who does not possess happiness is living their life to die. To find my ideal path to happiness, I must be conscious of my personal identity and philosophies. By exploring these areas of life and consciousness, I will strive to uncover a style of life that will induce personal happiness and benefit others.

Name and appearance are only a small part of personal identity. In fact, it is defined more often internally than externally. A variety of social characteristics comprise one's identity.

Through study, I can learn how and why everything from the smallest particle to the largest celestial systems function. Though people are, by definition, less invested in their hobbies than their passions, hobbies still play a major role in defining one’s identity. The whole reason people devote time to hobbies is that they are entertaining and serve as an escape from the taxing parts of life. Hobbies also have the ability to foster the development of new and useful skills which one may otherwise have no way of acquiring. I have a fairly diverse list of hobbies including disc golf, sculpting, lighting (theatrical), playing in my school orchestra and participating in a philosophical symposium which I created with some of my peers. These hobbies have helped me obtain nontrivial skills in the realm of leadership as well as social and physical analytics. Finally, social aptitude and preference can play a big role in who someone is and their attitude toward society. These details can influence how a person desires to spend his or her life to achieve the maximum level of happiness. Generally, there are three social categories in which people reside: extroverts, introverts, and ambiverts. I fall into the category of ambiverts which means