Behind the personality
Psychology
Three psychological frameworks offer different views of personality: tendencies, beliefs about the world, and motivating values.
01
Big Five personality traits
A model of broad personality tendencies: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
What it contributes
This lens helps organize recurring patterns in how Richie may have approached people, ideas, emotions, and everyday life.
02
Primal world beliefs
A framework for beliefs about the overall character of the world, including whether it feels safe, enticing, and alive.
What it contributes
This lens helps describe the background assumptions that can shape attention, interpretation, and expectations.
03
Schwartz values
A framework for the values and motivations that guide a person’s priorities, choices, and tensions between competing goals.
What it contributes
This lens helps organize what Richie may have cared about and the principles that could guide a response or decision.