Yesterday

SYSK TRENDING - How to Improve Your Focus

It seems like paying attention should be easy. Yet for many of us, it has become one of the hardest things to do. We start reading an article and suddenly we're checking email. We pick up our phone to do one thing and, twenty minutes later, we've forgotten why we picked it up in ... Show More

24m 4s

Aug 24

Inside Amazon's Empire & How Social Media Is Rewriting Your Life

Have you ever caught yourself saying, "It smells like rain"? It turns out that distinctive scent is very real—and it's not your imagination. Scientists know exactly where it comes from, why some people notice it more than others, and why it can signal that rain is on the way. htt ... Show More

50m 10s

Aug 22

How Your Brain Reacts in a Disaster & Exploring Healthy Solitude - SYSK Choice

Most people think dogs see the world only in black and white—but that's simply not true. Dogs do see color, just not the same colors you do. Understanding how your dog actually experiences the world explains everything from why certain toys are easier to find to why some colors p ... Show More

48m 20s

Jul 2025

Can You Really Change Your Personality? w/ Olga Khazan

This week Scott speaks with journalist and Atlantic staff writer Olga Khazan about her latest book, Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change. Olga shares her personal journey experimenting with ways to reshape her own personality—armed with insights from the ... Show More

48m 28s

Jul 2025

Is It Possible To Improve Your Personality? The Science Says Yes. Here's How To Do It. | Olga Khazan

Plus other intriguing questions answered such as: should you change your personality? What exactly is a personality anyway? <a href= "https://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/">Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atl ... Show More

1h 7m

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

282. Can we change our personality?

It feels like the personality we have is the one we're stuck with, regardless of how much we wish we were different...but is that really the case? In today's episode we are joined by writer and author Olga Khazan who ran a year long experiment to see how much she could change her ... Show More

38m 35s

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

Apr 2025

How to Change Your Personality with Olga Khazan

Can we really change our personalities? In this episode, Forrest is joined by someone who’s actually tried most of the things we talk about on the podcast: journalist and author Olga Khazan. Olga shares the personal experiments that led to her becoming more extroverted and agreea ... Show More

1h 14m

May 2022

Can you change your personality?

Have you ever wanted to change your personality? Many people do - studies find we're keen to become more extroverted, more agreeable and more conscientious. But what does the evidence say about whether people do change? And can you tweak your personality deliberately?

29m 3s

Oct 2025

Just My Luck

Are you a lucky person? Do the cards just fall well for you? Whether it's always finding a parking spot when you need one or chance encounters that change your life's trajectory for the better, some people seem to have more luck than others. Hannah and Dara explore the world of p ... Show More

28m 36s

Jun 2025

The Psychology of Luck: How INFJs & Empaths Can Copy Lucky People

Is luck a random force—or a skill you can sharpen?In this episode, I explore the real psychology behind luck: the personality patterns, mindset shifts, and energy dynamics that separate lucky people from the rest. Through the lens of INFJs, empaths, and intuitives, we’ll unravel ... Show More

16m 12s

Apr 2025

Identity Hacker: How to Completely Change Your Personality at ANY Age | Olga Khazan : 1268

What if you could rewrite the code of your personality—on command? Not just cope with anxiety, overthinking, or social exhaustion… but delete the traits holding you back and install better ones? This episo ... Show More

1h 6m

The Science of Changing Your Personality...