In today's episode, Dr. K analyses a post from a community member with concerns about their mimicking of personality traits. Join us as we discern the difference between personality and identity, and whether or not mimicking personality traits is a bad thing in the first place!
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Jul 2025
Olga Khazan: Do You Feel Socially Awkward? This Episode Will Change Your Life & INSTANTLY Make You Confident in ANY Social Interaction
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1h 24m
Sep 2025
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25m 25s
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test is used by many organizations and consultants, but it's been criticized by many as pseudo-science that's unhelpful, and even harmful. I talk to Randy Stein, who has researched the Myers Briggs and personality tests in genera ... Show More
41m 58s
Mar 2025
How to change your personality
If you could change anything about your personality, anything at all, what would it be?
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39m 11s