The following is a personality profile of Linus Torvalds based on his work.
Linus Torvalds is a bit compulsive and somewhat critical.
He is intermittent, he has a hard time sticking with difficult tasks for a long period of time. He is unconcerned with art as well: he is less concerned with artistic or creative activities than most people who participated in our surveys. But, Linus Torvalds is also self-conscious: he is sensitive about what others might be thinking about he.
More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for well-being.
He is also relatively unconcerned with tradition: he cares more about making his own path than following what others have done. Considers independence to guide a large part of what he does: he likes to set his own goals to decide how to best achieve them.
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