Research on self-concordant goals shows that people experience greater well-being when their actions reflect their authentic ...

Have you ever taken a personality test? If you’re like me, you’ve consulted BuzzFeed and you know exactly which Taylor Swift song “perfectly matches your vibe.” It might be obvious that internet ...

Some people believe personality is fixed, but more recent research suggests that personality may develop over time and that people’s personality traits can change. Personality types group people into ...

Have you ever taken a personality test? If you’re like me, you’ve consulted BuzzFeed and you know exactly which Taylor Swift song “perfectly matches your vibe.” It might be obvious that internet ...

Around 60 percent of people worldwide say they would like to change something about their personality. This desire is more than just wishful thinking—it reflects a deep human yearning to become better ...

In Netflix’s latest film Hit Man, Glen Powell plays Gary Johnson, a bumbling college professor (and devoted cat dad) who lives a simple, solitary life. He finds himself thrust into a precarious ...

Changes in personality following a heart transplant have been noted pretty much ever since transplants began. In one case, a person who hated classical music developed a passion for the genre after ...

The guest on this episode of Radio Atlantic would not describe herself as “fun at parties,” but at least she knows it. “I’ve never really liked my personality,” wrote Olga Khazan in 2022, “and other ...

When we talk about our personality, many of us treat it as a fixed, unchanging part of us. But the truth is our personality can evolve and often does, even without us deliberately trying. For example, ...