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

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

10% Happier with Dan Harris
Jul 23, 2025 1h 8m
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<p dir="ltr">Plus other intriguing questions answered such as: should you change your personality? What exactly is a personality anyway?</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.theatlantic.com/author/olga-khazan/">Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic</a>. Her new book is called <a href= "https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Me-But-Better/Olga-Khazan/9781668012543"> Me, But Better</a>. </p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The definition of personality </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The so-called big 5 aspects of personality and Olga's attempts to work on them</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to spice up your social life </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The concept of conscientiousness, and how to get better at it</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">An antidote to procrastination </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Tips for reducing neuroticism </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The role of psychedelics </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Practical ways to make reasonable changes in the midst of a busy life<strong><br /></strong></li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">Join Dan's online community <a href= "http://www.danharris.com">here</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Follow Dan on social: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5">Instagram</a>, <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J">TikTok</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Subscribe to our <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD">YouTube Channel</a></p> <p><strong id= "docs-internal-guid-0485647a-7fff-41d9-cd0c-d578705a2d95"><br /> To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit <a href= "https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris">https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris</a></strong></p>

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