Have you ever taken a personality test? If you’re like me, you’ve consulted BuzzFeed and you know exactly which Taylor Swift song “perfectly matches your vibe.” It might be obvious that internet ...
Changing times evoke questions about change. What prompts us to change? How fixed, really, is our "personality?" The way that we initially respond to these questions may be shaped by our views of ...
For years, Olga Khazan, a Virginia-based staff writer at The Atlantic, knew she had a big problem: she hated much of her own personality. "I was constantly worried about everything," she said. "Just ...
When we talk about our personality, many of us treat it as a fixed, unchanging part of us. But the truth is our personality can evolve and often does, even without us deliberately trying. For example, ...
Around 60 percent of people worldwide say they would like to change something about their personality. This desire is more than just wishful thinking—it reflects a deep human yearning to become better ...