What Makes Someone Popular? Some people are popular because of their wealth, good looks, or fame. However, most popular and influential individuals earned their reputation by cultivating certain traits that other people admire, such as excellent people skills.
“It doesn't necessarily mean you're liked by a lot of people, it just means that everyone knows who you are,” suggests one boy. Another girl reflects, “In this day and age, you have a lot of friends, you have Jordans, or the popular kind of shoes.”
The most common personality type is the ISFJ personality type, known as 'The Protector'. This type occurs in 14% of the population. It is also the most common personality type among women. ISFJ stands for Introversion, Sensing, Feeling and Judging.
As we grow into adolescence, popularity becomes a mix of two dimensions: likability and status. In the U.S., high status goes hand-in-hand with attractiveness, access to impressive resources (cars, clothes, etc.), and social aggression or dominance.
The secret of popularity here is to be honest and self giving without the necessity of correcting others. The most powerful way is to merely lead by example; if others follow, fine; if not that is fine as well.
Oxytocin (sometimes called the “love hormone”) promotes a need to connect and bond with others; dopamine activates the brain's pleasure center and is commonly associated with the high people feel from drugs. As a result, said Prinstein, teens “become almost addicted to any type of attention from peers.”
Peers tend to describe popular kids as attractive, athletic, wealthy, nice dressers, and “not boring.” Popularity is also linked to being friends with other popular peers. Researchers distinguish between “popular-prosocial children” and “popular-antisocial children.”
Popular people are generally upbeat, positive, helpful, and fun to be around. These traits draw others towards them. Most popular people also invest a lot of time and effort into their relationships. They make friends easily because they are genuinely interested in others.
Science seems to think so. According to an Indiana University study, you're considerably more appealing to suitors if the suitors think you're popular. So, if you've ever thought you're more attractive to the opposite sex when your S.O. is around, it isn't in your imagination.
Smile at people and don't be afraid to say hi to them or to strike up a conversation. Walk with your head high and have positive body language, good posture, and a friendly energy whenever people notice you. This will make people want to get to know you and will make them interested in who you are.
The least common Myers-Briggs personality Type is INFJ
People who prefer INFJ make up only 1.5% of the general population in the US.
Overall, the rarest personality type is INFJ
INFJ is the rarest personality type across the population, occurring in just 2% of the population. It is also the rarest personality type among men. INFJ stands for Introversion, Intuition, Feeling, and Judging. This unique combination is hard to find in most people.
People who are extroverted, sensing, thinking, and perceiving are likely to catch your eye, experts say. These people are fun and adventurous, and that spirit will lure you in and keep you wanting more.
They Are Genuine
Being genuine and honest is essential to being likeable. No one likes a fake. People gravitate toward those who are genuine because they know they can trust them. It is difficult to like someone when you don't know who they really are and how they really feel.
Just accept it.) Popular isn't inherently bad. You don't have to categorically reject it; just selectively embrace it, or at least occasionally challenge it. And if what you're selling isn't mainstream popular or your point of view sometimes ruffles some feathers, don't despair.
They concluded that students who prioritized forging close friendships over being seen as “popular” were happier by age 25. Interestingly, anxiety, depression, and social anxiety were more prevalent in the “popular” high school students than in the high school students with fewer, deeper friendships.
Does everyone care about being liked? No, and that's unfortunate. Research shows that those who are well-liked are happier, more successful in their jobs, and even physically healthier up to 40 years later.
Excel at a skill
People who get discovered 99% of the time have a unique talent, skill, or just do it plain better than anyone else. Whether it's acting, singing, dancing, painting, directing, writing or producing, people who get famous, do so by excelling at a skill to a very high level.
According to science there are actually two distinct types of popularity -- likability and status.
The research showed that popular people all have one thing in common: Their brains are more sensitively attuned to other people's popularity. One reason popular people are popular, it seems, is because, at a neural level, they care about popularity.