It is also worth being aware of the concept that psychologists call "interstitiality": often, facets of personality correlate to multiple Big Five traits, not just one. In my experience, here's some relevant interstitialities:
* Excitement Seeking is not just Extraverted, but also Disagreeable and slightly Open to Experience.
* Openness to Actions is fairly Extraverted.
* Aesthete-like facets such as Openness to Feelings or Openness to Aesthetics are somewhat Agreeable too.
The factor is sometimes said to split into two aspects, with Openness only being one of them and Intellect being the other. I don't think I entirely agree with this split, but it may be useful to keep the Intellect side in mind as an alternative presentation of the factor, as the aesthete-like facets don't present so much in Disagreeable people.
I'm a bit confused about how in your view hitchhiking / backpacking isn't "Openness to Experience" - this seems like a vastly different way of experiencing the world than jetsetting around the globe to the coolest parties.
You say it's not about drugs, and yet for *every single facet* you list "people who are high".
It is also worth being aware of the concept that psychologists call "interstitiality": often, facets of personality correlate to multiple Big Five traits, not just one. In my experience, here's some relevant interstitialities:
* Excitement Seeking is not just Extraverted, but also Disagreeable and slightly Open to Experience.
* Openness to Actions is fairly Extraverted.
* Aesthete-like facets such as Openness to Feelings or Openness to Aesthetics are somewhat Agreeable too.
The factor is sometimes said to split into two aspects, with Openness only being one of them and Intellect being the other. I don't think I entirely agree with this split, but it may be useful to keep the Intellect side in mind as an alternative presentation of the factor, as the aesthete-like facets don't present so much in Disagreeable people.
Does excitement seeking have to be risky? I get adrenaline rushes from things like reading books and playing Magic...
I'm a bit confused about how in your view hitchhiking / backpacking isn't "Openness to Experience" - this seems like a vastly different way of experiencing the world than jetsetting around the globe to the coolest parties.