Dr Christian Jarrett is deputy editor of Psyche and an author.
Most people believe that they are their personalities. That it's an immutable, unchanging, central part of them as a person. But psychologists and neuroscientists have been studying the science of personality change for many years and have uncovered strategies to nudge your personality in the di ... Show More
Aug 22
Why Violence Is Safer Than Vulnerability - Johnny Chang - #1140
Johnny Chang is a former gang member and inmate turned Christian pastor, speaker, and podcaster. What happens when a boy enters prison at 12 and doesn’t emerge until 25? That was Johnny Chang’s reality. Raised amid violence and gangs, he eventually found God. But does a violent p ... Show More
2 h
Aug 20
Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139
In the third episode of Mostly Wise, we explore: If Matt and Jeff could survive Navy SEAL selection, training and hazing. Whether the Navy actually has trained animals like killer assassin kamikaze dolphins. How the guys deal with their own versions of sobriety. Why Love on The S ... Show More
2h 33m
Feb 2025
3487: The Scientific Approach to Changing Your Life by Dr. Lisa Firestone of PsychAlive on Personal Development
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.
Episode 3487:
Real change isn’t just about willpower - it’s a process backed by science. Lisa Firestone, Ph.D., explores psychologi ... Show More
9m 17s
Jul 2025
Olga Khazan: Do You Feel Socially Awkward? This Episode Will Change Your Life & INSTANTLY Make You Confident in ANY Social Interaction
Do you ever feel like who you are is holding you back? Can you really change your personality — or are you stuck with it for life? Today, Jay sits down with award-winning journalist and author Olga Khazan, whose groundbreaking book Me But Better explores the science of personalit ... Show More
1h 29m
Mar 2025
How to change your personality
If you could change anything about your personality, anything at all, what would it be?
And why would you want to change it?Writer Olga Khazan spent a year trying to answer those questions, and documented the experience in her new book Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of P ... Show More
39m 11s
<p><strong>What if you could rewrite the code of your personality—on command?</strong> Not just <em>cope</em> with anxiety, overthinking, or social exhaustion… but <em>delete</em> the traits holding you back and install better ones? </p><p>This episo ... Show More
