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Is It Possible To Improve Your Personality? The Science Says Yes. Here's How To Do It. | Olga Khazan
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Plus other intriguing questions answered such as: should you change your personality? What exactly is a personality anyway?
Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic. Her new book is called Me, But Better.
In this episode we talk about:
- The definition of personality
- The so-called big 5 aspects of personality and Olga's attempts to work on them
- How to spice up your social life
- The concept of conscientiousness, and how to get better at it
- An antidote to procrastination
- Tips for reducing neuroticism
- The role of psychedelics
- Practical ways to make reasonable changes in the midst of a busy life
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