Jul 2025

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About this episode

Plus other intriguing questions answered such as: should you change your personality? What exactly is a personality anyway?

Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic. Her new book is called Me, But Better.

In this episode we talk about:

The definition of personality
The so-called big 5 aspects of personality and Olga's attempts to work on them
How to spice up your social life
The concept of conscientiousness, and how to get better at it
An antidote to procrastination
Tips for reducing neuroticism
The role of psychedelics
Practical ways to make reasonable changes in the midst of a busy life

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