No matter how strong the desire, it is impossible to find a person who feels exactly the same as we do. Each has its own unique attitude and attitude towards the surrounding reality. On the basis of certain personal qualities individual characteristics of a person are formed. Maximalism is one of such qualities. Maximalist - who is it? For what special features of people can they call maximalists?
What is maximalism?
Explanatory dictionaries give very concise definitions of this term. Maximalism is the tendency of an individual to excessive extremes. This is a psychological feature that does not allow an adequate response to the imperfection of something. Maximalism can be a full-fledged trait of a person’s character , and can only appear in certain issues and situations.
What kind of people are called maximalists?
A maximalist is a person who sees only “black” or “white”. They say he does not perceive semitones, does not tolerate the middle. A maximalist is one whose life is a continuous pursuit of goals. He defines a bar for himself on the verge of opportunities, and all his subsequent actions are aimed at achieving this bar.
Teenage Maximalism: Causes and Consequences
There is no reason for youthful maximalism . There is only a certain age, upon reaching which young people tend to perceive what is happening through the prism of contrasts. It is youthful maximalism that often justifies open protests of young people against established standards. This can be expressed in frequent cardinal changes in point of view, excessive self-confidence, a constant desire to challenge someone else’s opinion, peculiar ways of self-expression.
No matter how youthful maximalism manifests itself, it is important that next to the hot-tempered, extreme teenager are prudent adults who can sensibly perceive his extreme impulses and direct the flow of raging energy in the right direction.
Who is a chronic maximalist?
But not always a maximalist - this is a person who goes through the next stage of growing up. Sometimes youth leaves, but personality traits that contradict the realities of life remain.
An adult maximalist is a person who is not stubborn, stubborn, unwilling to accept someone else's opinion. Sometimes this quality is manifested on the other, positive side. The desire to become a leader, to achieve success in everything: in work, creativity, family relationships is a good motivation that promotes active actions.
The causes of chronic maximalism come from childhood. Most often, an adult maximalist is one who was forbidden a lot of things in childhood, or vice versa - indulged every whim.
How does maximalism manifest in feelings?
The maximalism of "high" feelings is most often manifested in women. Standards in love are the main reason for their disappointment. It is appropriate for the chosen one to correspond to the ideal and be suitable in all respects, and the relationship should be full of passion, deep mutual understanding, romanticism. We know that fairy tales are rarely realized in reality, which means that a connoisseur of exalted relations is most likely forced to accept imperfection and be content with little or remain single and continue to pursue the futile search for the ideal.
The maximalism of feelings most often arises due to a lack of life experience, therefore it is a temporary phenomenon.
Is a perfectionist also a maximalist?
A synonym for this word is quite difficult to find, but there is a concept similar to maximalism. Perfectionists are sometimes called wise maximalists. A distinctive feature of them is that they have excessive demands only on themselves. Perfectionists try to perfect everything that concerns them and their activities. Since the ideal is very difficult to achieve, these people are almost never satisfied with the results of their work.
The pursuit of excellence: what is good and why is it bad
What does maximalist mean? Is it good or bad if this quality is present on the face of your personality? On this occasion, there are two completely opposite opinions. There are people who think that maximalism as a character trait is one of the terrible vices, but there are those who consider this quality useful. Let's look at what is good and what is bad in maximalism. Let's start with the good:
- own opinion;
- mandatory alignment of life goals and priorities;
- striving for the ideal;
- often maximalists are bright and extraordinary personalities with whom it is useful to communicate;
- activity;
- desire for victory, desire and ability to win.
But there is a flip side to the coin. What can be said bad about maximalists:
- excessive categorization prevents them from soberly looking at things;
- painful passion for imposing his "only right" opinion on others;
- inability to lose;
- tendency to self-flagellation.
Is it necessary to fight with maximalism
Often the negative manifestations of maximalism become a problem not for the owner of this quality, but for his immediate environment.
The first rule of communication with maximalists is not to argue on topics of concern to them. Almost any dialogue concerning a “problematic” issue for a maximalist can easily turn into a desperate discussion with elevated tones. A maximalist is a person in communication with whom you have to apply all your patience, logic and tact.
If we are talking about youthful maximalism, then only time can help here. After twenty, with the accumulation of life experience, the manifestations of this character trait gradually come to naught. The formed personality, sensing in itself the signs of maximalism, first of all must learn to use the unique feature correctly. This means - clearly set goals and strive for leadership in certain areas of activity, and not waste energy trying to grasp the immensity.