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Key Takeaways
- Type B personalities are described as relaxed, spontaneous, and easygoing.
- Type A personalities tend to push themselves harder, work at higher stress levels, and focus on achievement.
- Most people are a mix of both personality types, and traits can shift based on situation and energy levels.
We all approach life a little differently. Some people are driven by deadlines, schedules, and to-do lists; whereas some of us prefer to take things as they come. If you’ve ever been called chill, easygoing, or the calm one in a crisis, you might just have what’s known as a Type B personality.
“Relaxed, spontaneous, and flexible, Type B personalities are the Ernie to Type A’s Bert, Han to Leia, and Kermit to Miss Piggy,” says Eric Gee, a life coach and author of “The Power of Personality.”
What Are Type A and B Personalities?
The personality dichotomy was created by American cardiologists Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman in the 1970s. The physicians characterized people into two buckets: Type A and Type B personalities.
They felt that Type A personalities push themselves harder and operate at higher stress levels; whereas, people with Type B personalities work less…
