Olga Khazan

So I think that it depends on the scale of what you're trying to do. If you're just trying to become a little bit more conscientious or a little bit more extroverted, I think that it's definitely something that if you put your mind to it, it can pretty easily be done. Some of the traits like neuroticism and agreeableness are a little bit harder to change. So I think that one would be more

So I think that it depends on the scale of what you're trying to do. If you're just trying to become a little bit more conscientious or a little bit more extroverted, I think that it's definitely something that if you put your mind to it, it can pretty easily be done. Some of the traits like neuroticism and agreeableness are a little bit harder to change. So I think that one would be more

require a lot more kind of like inner work and a little bit more struggle to actually become permanently different on. But yeah, I think it is doable for everyone, but it does require new habits and new ways of thinking about yourself. So if you're not ready for those, then I imagine it would be hard. Oh, and as far as, sorry, as far as how long,

require a lot more kind of like inner work and a little bit more struggle to actually become permanently different on. But yeah, I think it is doable for everyone, but it does require new habits and new ways of thinking about yourself. So if you're not ready for those, then I imagine it would be hard. Oh, and as far as, sorry, as far as how long,

require a lot more kind of like inner work and a little bit more struggle to actually become permanently different on. But yeah, I think it is doable for everyone, but it does require new habits and new ways of thinking about yourself. So if you're not ready for those, then I imagine it would be hard. Oh, and as far as, sorry, as far as how long,

the changes last the studies that have been done suggest that they last for a few months but that's because uh we don't have longer term studies and whether like what happens to those people after a few months we we don't know i did talk to one person who had a pretty radical personality change that he has now kept up for a few years um kind of across all the personality traits

the changes last the studies that have been done suggest that they last for a few months but that's because uh we don't have longer term studies and whether like what happens to those people after a few months we we don't know i did talk to one person who had a pretty radical personality change that he has now kept up for a few years um kind of across all the personality traits

the changes last the studies that have been done suggest that they last for a few months but that's because uh we don't have longer term studies and whether like what happens to those people after a few months we we don't know i did talk to one person who had a pretty radical personality change that he has now kept up for a few years um kind of across all the personality traits

And a few other people I talked to were able to change, you know, just one or two traits for a few years.

And a few other people I talked to were able to change, you know, just one or two traits for a few years.

And a few other people I talked to were able to change, you know, just one or two traits for a few years.

Oh, absolutely. I mean, yeah. And Sonia Lubomirsky, one of the researchers that I talked to, explained this, which is that, you know, a lot of times things don't feel very natural at first because we're not very good at them. And she actually used the example of becoming a runner where she now runs pretty regularly, but

Oh, absolutely. I mean, yeah. And Sonia Lubomirsky, one of the researchers that I talked to, explained this, which is that, you know, a lot of times things don't feel very natural at first because we're not very good at them. And she actually used the example of becoming a runner where she now runs pretty regularly, but

Oh, absolutely. I mean, yeah. And Sonia Lubomirsky, one of the researchers that I talked to, explained this, which is that, you know, a lot of times things don't feel very natural at first because we're not very good at them. And she actually used the example of becoming a runner where she now runs pretty regularly, but

it was kind of hard for her at first to commit to doing it and to do it regularly. But once you are kind of doing something more and more, you become more familiar with it and it becomes less intimidating and less scary in a way. So, I mean, in that way, yeah, it does become easier just because like, you know what to do in a room full of strangers now.

it was kind of hard for her at first to commit to doing it and to do it regularly. But once you are kind of doing something more and more, you become more familiar with it and it becomes less intimidating and less scary in a way. So, I mean, in that way, yeah, it does become easier just because like, you know what to do in a room full of strangers now.

it was kind of hard for her at first to commit to doing it and to do it regularly. But once you are kind of doing something more and more, you become more familiar with it and it becomes less intimidating and less scary in a way. So, I mean, in that way, yeah, it does become easier just because like, you know what to do in a room full of strangers now.

I've actually come across both. There was a sort of a book about people being inspired to basically change completely called Quantum Change. And that one was like a mix of out of the blue, plus like near death experiences, plus like voice of God type thing. But some of the people I talked to from my book, it was just sort of like,

I've actually come across both. There was a sort of a book about people being inspired to basically change completely called Quantum Change. And that one was like a mix of out of the blue, plus like near death experiences, plus like voice of God type thing. But some of the people I talked to from my book, it was just sort of like,

I've actually come across both. There was a sort of a book about people being inspired to basically change completely called Quantum Change. And that one was like a mix of out of the blue, plus like near death experiences, plus like voice of God type thing. But some of the people I talked to from my book, it was just sort of like,