Original

Produces or expresses ideas, styles, or approaches that are distinctly one’s own.

Original means: Produces or expresses ideas, styles, or approaches that are distinctly one’s own. Behavior in practice: Avoids copying by default, combines influences in new ways, and contributes perspectives that are not merely repetitions of convention. Context for Original: The tendency is best understood through repeated behavior across situations, because intention, intensity, timing, and consequences can change how it is experienced. Similar traits for Original: creative, innovative, individualistic — related qualities that overlap with Original while differing in motive, behavior, or intensity. Opposite traits for Original: imitative, conventional, derivative — useful contrasts showing how behavior or judgment can move in a different direction from Original. As a generally positive trait, Original is most useful when it stays flexible and proportionate; even a strength can become counterproductive when pushed beyond the needs of the situation. To assess Original fairly, look for a consistent pattern across time and situations, consider the surrounding context, and avoid defining someone by a single incident.