You are the mean value / average value of 5 people you surround yourself- agree?

Not married to the number 5, but I definitely agree that everyone you spend time with shapes your personality, probably somewhat proportionally to the amount of time you spend with them.

I’ve been around my family mostly and yet I am very different from all of them.

I don’t know, I’m around some pretty sharp guys but we’re all good at different things. I would agree we take on the characteristics of our peers. You’d have to be Stephen Dedalus not to.

Got my own personality, sweet heart.

I think there's some truth to it. Living with roommates who were nuts made me do some questionable actions that I wouldn't have done otherwise. Now I recently made like 5 BFFs who are all trying to improve their appearance, and I've been hitting the gym ever since. 

I think that it's more of a framing mechanism. I was a mediocre high school student but my best high school friends (7 people) are now LITERALLY all PHDs, doctors, and lawyers. I'm just a lowly banker but I think that if I wasn't seeing them consistently excel, I'd likely be selling cars.

Lot of truth to this

I think this highlights how important it is to pick Mr. Right or Mrs. Right. You will literally spend most of your time with them, so pick wisely. 

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