unlike what the name suggests, this has nothing to do with humours, its more like a personality reflection. just reflect on these few points im going to place, and try improving the traits that you are weak in.
Sanguine indicates the personality of an individual with the temperament of
blood, the season of spring (wet and hot), and the element of air. A person who is sanguine is generally optimistic, cheerful, even-tempered, confident, rational, popular, and fun-loving. They can be daydreamy to the point of not accomplishing anything and impulsive, acting on whims in an unpredictable fashion.
Choleric corresponds to the fluid of yellow
bile, the season of summer (dry and hot), and the element of
fire. A person who is choleric is a doer and a leader. Many great charismatic, military and political figures were cholerics. On the negative side, they are easily angered or bad tempered.
Melancholic is the personality of an individual characterized by black
bile; hence (
Greek μελας,
melas, "black", + χολη,
kholé, "bile"); a person who was a thoughtful ponderer had a
melancholic disposition. Often very kind and considerate, melancholics can be highly creative - as in poets and artists - but also can become overly obsessed on the tragedy and cruelty in the world, thus becoming depressed. It also indicates the season of autumn (dry and cold) and the element of earth. A
mellancholy is also often a perfectionist, being very particular about what they want and how they want it in some cases. This often results in being unsatisfied with one's own artistic or creative works, always pointing out to themselves what could and should be improved.
A phlegmatic person is calm and unemotional. Phlegmatic means pertaining to phlegm, corresponds to the season of winter (wet and cold), and connotes the element of water. While phlegmatics are generally self-content and kind, their shy personality can often inhibit enthusiasm in others and make themselves lazy and resistant to change. They are very consistent, relaxed, and observant, making them good administrators and diplomats. Like the sanguine personality, the phlegmatic has many friends. But the phlegmatic is more reliable and compassionate; these characteristics typically make the phlegmatic a more dependable friend.
well, each of us does have all of the above 4 traits, its just that some of which are much more obvious than the rest. so what we should do is try to balance them out and pull out the points that we are weak at, but dont pull down the points that we are strong at, as it will only make things more unbalanced.
curtesy of wikipedia and also Alfred and Fransisco for telling me this interesting topic :)
