Olga Khazan

But let's say you're a functional person who's living a basically normal life, it's going to be a lot easier to change your reactions to the things that happen to you than it is to make every single thing in the world go your way. That's why I looked inward. Personality does encompass a lot of those things that you mentioned. Um, Buddhism has a lot to say about depression and anxiety.

But let's say you're a functional person who's living a basically normal life, it's going to be a lot easier to change your reactions to the things that happen to you than it is to make every single thing in the world go your way. That's why I looked inward. Personality does encompass a lot of those things that you mentioned. Um, Buddhism has a lot to say about depression and anxiety.

But let's say you're a functional person who's living a basically normal life, it's going to be a lot easier to change your reactions to the things that happen to you than it is to make every single thing in the world go your way. That's why I looked inward. Personality does encompass a lot of those things that you mentioned. Um, Buddhism has a lot to say about depression and anxiety.

Um, uh, and you know, as far as like lifestyle, that was really more extroversion. Like I, I wanted to become more extroverted. Um, and that was a big part. Uh, lifestyle was a big part of that is, is sort of, uh, how often do you go out to socialize and do you make an effort to do that?

Um, uh, and you know, as far as like lifestyle, that was really more extroversion. Like I, I wanted to become more extroverted. Um, and that was a big part. Uh, lifestyle was a big part of that is, is sort of, uh, how often do you go out to socialize and do you make an effort to do that?

Um, uh, and you know, as far as like lifestyle, that was really more extroversion. Like I, I wanted to become more extroverted. Um, and that was a big part. Uh, lifestyle was a big part of that is, is sort of, uh, how often do you go out to socialize and do you make an effort to do that?

You know, not just like, do you sit, sit by the phone and wait for people to contact you, but do you make connections? Do you try to get out there? Um, so those, those are things that I did. Um, but I called it personality change because personality includes all that.

You know, not just like, do you sit, sit by the phone and wait for people to contact you, but do you make connections? Do you try to get out there? Um, so those, those are things that I did. Um, but I called it personality change because personality includes all that.

You know, not just like, do you sit, sit by the phone and wait for people to contact you, but do you make connections? Do you try to get out there? Um, so those, those are things that I did. Um, but I called it personality change because personality includes all that.

yeah so people are not going to be thrilled to hear this but the happiest people are like high in all the traits except for neuroticism um so so there's five traits um i will just briefly say what they are it's so openness to experience happy people are high in that because that's like

yeah so people are not going to be thrilled to hear this but the happiest people are like high in all the traits except for neuroticism um so so there's five traits um i will just briefly say what they are it's so openness to experience happy people are high in that because that's like

yeah so people are not going to be thrilled to hear this but the happiest people are like high in all the traits except for neuroticism um so so there's five traits um i will just briefly say what they are it's so openness to experience happy people are high in that because that's like

yeah spiritual but not religious like creative imaginative um uh conscientiousness which is like getting stuff done um so it's like uh being places on time and being like healthy and exercising happy people tend to be high in that um extroversion extroverts are happier that's like a really consistent finding in psychology unfortunately i i was i'm an introvert and i was not thrilled to hear that

yeah spiritual but not religious like creative imaginative um uh conscientiousness which is like getting stuff done um so it's like uh being places on time and being like healthy and exercising happy people tend to be high in that um extroversion extroverts are happier that's like a really consistent finding in psychology unfortunately i i was i'm an introvert and i was not thrilled to hear that

yeah spiritual but not religious like creative imaginative um uh conscientiousness which is like getting stuff done um so it's like uh being places on time and being like healthy and exercising happy people tend to be high in that um extroversion extroverts are happier that's like a really consistent finding in psychology unfortunately i i was i'm an introvert and i was not thrilled to hear that

Agreeableness, agreeable people are happier. They're always like making friends and going to baby showers and what have you. And then neuroticism is the one that's correlated with unhappiness. And so the opposite of it is emotional stability. That's what it's called. And people who are high in that are happier.

Agreeableness, agreeable people are happier. They're always like making friends and going to baby showers and what have you. And then neuroticism is the one that's correlated with unhappiness. And so the opposite of it is emotional stability. That's what it's called. And people who are high in that are happier.

Agreeableness, agreeable people are happier. They're always like making friends and going to baby showers and what have you. And then neuroticism is the one that's correlated with unhappiness. And so the opposite of it is emotional stability. That's what it's called. And people who are high in that are happier.

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