Olga Khazan

it might be necessary to then have kind of a restorative niche or a restorative period after each of these presentations where you go back to the hotel room and you read your book and take your bubble bath and have your introvert time. That still counts. That's still personality change as long as you're pushing yourself and you're kind of expanding those boundaries.

it might be necessary to then have kind of a restorative niche or a restorative period after each of these presentations where you go back to the hotel room and you read your book and take your bubble bath and have your introvert time. That still counts. That's still personality change as long as you're pushing yourself and you're kind of expanding those boundaries.

it might be necessary to then have kind of a restorative niche or a restorative period after each of these presentations where you go back to the hotel room and you read your book and take your bubble bath and have your introvert time. That still counts. That's still personality change as long as you're pushing yourself and you're kind of expanding those boundaries.

Yeah, it was exhausting, and it was great. I think after basically the first class, I was driving away from the class, and I was smiling. I noticed myself smiling and kind of giggling to myself because I had fun, even though I didn't expect that I would have fun. And I kind of had this elevated mood

Yeah, it was exhausting, and it was great. I think after basically the first class, I was driving away from the class, and I was smiling. I noticed myself smiling and kind of giggling to myself because I had fun, even though I didn't expect that I would have fun. And I kind of had this elevated mood

Yeah, it was exhausting, and it was great. I think after basically the first class, I was driving away from the class, and I was smiling. I noticed myself smiling and kind of giggling to myself because I had fun, even though I didn't expect that I would have fun. And I kind of had this elevated mood

throughout the night just from, you know, being around other people and being in this situation where I was just kind of being silly. So, you know, you might be surprised by how good it feels to act against your nature sometimes.

throughout the night just from, you know, being around other people and being in this situation where I was just kind of being silly. So, you know, you might be surprised by how good it feels to act against your nature sometimes.

throughout the night just from, you know, being around other people and being in this situation where I was just kind of being silly. So, you know, you might be surprised by how good it feels to act against your nature sometimes.

Yeah, exactly. And one of the studies that I write about the personality change studies is called you have to follow through. It's really not enough to just wish that you were different. You really do have to kind of do something every day that accords with your quote unquote new personality.

Yeah, exactly. And one of the studies that I write about the personality change studies is called you have to follow through. It's really not enough to just wish that you were different. You really do have to kind of do something every day that accords with your quote unquote new personality.

Yeah, exactly. And one of the studies that I write about the personality change studies is called you have to follow through. It's really not enough to just wish that you were different. You really do have to kind of do something every day that accords with your quote unquote new personality.

So the person who was trying to start a business, who I was talking about earlier, who kind of didn't know where to start, she honestly started by buying a giant whiteboard and writing everything down on it and hanging it in front of her desk. So she would write down all of her appointments Everything she needed to get done, you know, the time she needed to get it done by, positive affirmations.

So the person who was trying to start a business, who I was talking about earlier, who kind of didn't know where to start, she honestly started by buying a giant whiteboard and writing everything down on it and hanging it in front of her desk. So she would write down all of her appointments Everything she needed to get done, you know, the time she needed to get it done by, positive affirmations.

So the person who was trying to start a business, who I was talking about earlier, who kind of didn't know where to start, she honestly started by buying a giant whiteboard and writing everything down on it and hanging it in front of her desk. So she would write down all of her appointments Everything she needed to get done, you know, the time she needed to get it done by, positive affirmations.

Like if it was important, it went on this whiteboard. And that actually worked for her, just having everything in front of her in one place like that. And I really think that variations of that can work for all of the traits and can work for everyone. But you do have to kind of experiment a little to see what will work for you.

Like if it was important, it went on this whiteboard. And that actually worked for her, just having everything in front of her in one place like that. And I really think that variations of that can work for all of the traits and can work for everyone. But you do have to kind of experiment a little to see what will work for you.

Like if it was important, it went on this whiteboard. And that actually worked for her, just having everything in front of her in one place like that. And I really think that variations of that can work for all of the traits and can work for everyone. But you do have to kind of experiment a little to see what will work for you.

I would say both are true. You are a little bit different 80 years later, even if you don't try to become different, but there's still a little piece of you that's gonna be quite similar, right? So if you were a very introverted, anxious child, you're probably gonna be a little bit introverted and anxious as an adult as well.

I would say both are true. You are a little bit different 80 years later, even if you don't try to become different, but there's still a little piece of you that's gonna be quite similar, right? So if you were a very introverted, anxious child, you're probably gonna be a little bit introverted and anxious as an adult as well.