I want to be a part of Jupiter because some of the core values are already part of my lifestyle. Also because I wish to learn some other traits.

Positivity: This is an easy one for me.

Have fun: If I thought this was work and
not fun I wouldn’t be here.

Teaching and learning: I am always trying to teach others valuable lessons I have learned and always learning valuable lessons from others. A lot of times I give advice to others but don’t follow my own advice. It shows I have some hypocrisy I need to work on.

Neutrality: I have worked on this for years. Over a decade. Now for better or for worse, it’s something I can’t let go of. My thought process includes constantly questioning my own opinions and even temporarily silencing them completely, in order to put myself in the shoes of others to truly attempt to understand their opinions. There are positives and negatives to this long term approach:
Some of the positives are that it’s a unique learning style. It’s a good way to find the truth quickly, and it leads to a very open minded and rarely stubborn approach. It begets kindness and being very forgiving.
Some of the negatives to this method are: It’s turned me into a very un-opinionated person since my opinions can almost always be swayed. With so much doubt and agnosticism in my thought process it has led to a lack of confidence, by questioning everything. I have become more gullible over the years, whereas in the past this wasn’t the case at all. It’s hard to unlearn this style. It can be very useful in many situations, but to others I would recommend a more balanced mindset.

Concepts I have adopted and/or am still learning:

Taking risks: while normally a very risk averse person, I have been just the opposite since joining Jupiter. For the most part it has paid off so far. Taking calculated risks, asking difficult questions, has led to progress in general. Sometimes though the risks cause me to make a fool of myself. Even though it can be temporarily discouraging to myself, I am becoming desensitized to that slowly. I believe when I take a risk and it fails, it also serves as a learning opportunity for others of what not to do. There are many positive, good role models, But not so many positive role models who get some things right, yet make tons of mistakes. So far this has been me, but I need to learn to cut down on the risks. Can’t go All-in on every hand dealt and expect to last that way.

Frequent participation, talkativity: I’ve taken this to fairly extreme levels too. But only while hiding behind a keyboard so far. I get the sense it’s made me into an eccentric, polarizing personality, people either love it, or are annoyed by it. Now my goal is to write less, and slowly try to replace it with speaking, learn when it’s a good time to share my thoughts, and when to tone it down a notch.
In real life I’m actually quite shy, one of my goals is to grow out of it. Jupiter is a place I can work on this.