282. Can we change our personality?
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What is the psychology of our 20s?
Hello everybody, welcome back to the show, welcome back to the podcast. New listeners, old listeners, wherever you are in the world, it is so great to have you here back for another episode as we of course break down the psychology of our 20s. Today, let's talk about destiny or something that feels strangely attached to it.
Can we really change our personality?
Let's talk about personality, whether it's fixed or it can be changed, how it shapes our future, our beliefs, maybe even how happy we are. And personality is like a little bit of a black box. Like we know it's shaped by nature and nurture. We know that genetics are involved, how we were raised is kind of involved. But I think as we get older, we become more aware of the parts of ourselves that are holding us back and that, you know, we really would wish for something different. Well, today I have the honor of interviewing someone who has investigated that very possibility. What if we could be ourselves but better by rewiring our personality? I want to welcome on author and journalist Olga Hazan.
Thank you for joining us.
Who is Olga Khazan and what was her experiment?
Absolutely. Thanks for having me.
I'm very, very excited for this episode and this topic in general. But before we kind of jump into it, can you briefly introduce yourself to the audience and your work?
Sure. My name is Olga Hazan, and I'm a staff writer at The Atlantic magazine. And I'm also an author of books. This is my second book. And it is actually kind of stems from a cover story I did for The Atlantic a few years ago. So that's that's my backstory.
And you're not going to give us any spoilers. I feel like the the cover story, like you go into it kind of in the book, right?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the psychology of our 20s?
2:08–2:29
2
Can we really change our personality?
2:29–3:09
3
Who is Olga Khazan and what was her experiment?
3:09–10:37
4
What are the happiest personality traits?
10:37–16:07
5
At what age does personality become stable?
16:07–20:00
6
How can we actively change our personality traits?
20:00–46:24