68 Examples of Personal Things

John Spacey, April 28, 2022

Personal things are elements of your personal life that are potentially private in nature. This can be contrasted with other elements of your life such as your profession, business or school life. Generally speaking, talking about personal things is friendly. However, depending on the situation, keeping personal things to yourself may be perceived as more professional, productive or advisable. For example, some employers may ask employees not to discuss personal things in front of customers. The following are illustrative examples of elements of life that are potentially personal.

Aesthetics (e.g. favorite art)	Attitudes
Beauty / Grooming	Books
Character Strengths	Character Weaknesses
Characters / People You Identify With	Childhood
Creative Expressions	Cultural Participation
Dating / Romance	Diet / Nutrition
Disagreements / Adversaries	Diy Projects
Dreams / Goals	Emotions / Feelings / Mood
Entertainment	Epic Experiences
Failures	Family
Fashion	Fears
Films	Finances
Fitness	Friends
Grades	Gratitude (e.g. people who helped you out in life)
Habits	Health
Heroes	Hobbies
Hometown / Places You've Lived	Housing
Inspirations	Interests
Internet Habits	Journal / Diary
Leisure	Life Events
Lifestyle	Likes / Dislikes
Music	Nightlife
Opinions	Parenting
Past	Personal Accomplishments
Personal Adversity	Personal Disappointments
Personal Hygiene	Personal Needs
Pets	Philosophy
Politics	Religion
Routines	Sense of Wonder
Social Life	Spirituality
Style	Successes
Talents	Travel
Video Games / Virtual Worlds	Wellness
Work History	Worldview