191. Can You Change Your Personality?

Are you the same person you were a decade ago? Do we get better as we age? And is your sixth-grade class clown still funny?

SOURCES:Aaron (Tim) Beck • , professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Daniel Gilbert • , professor of psychology at Harvard University. Olga Khazan • , staff writer at The Atlantic. Brian Little • , professor of psychology at the University of Cambridge. Jordi Quoidbach • , professor of people management and organisation at ESADE, University Ramon Llull. Carl Rogers • , 20th-century psychologist. Martin Short • , actor and comedian. Richard Wiseman • , professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. Timothy Wilson • , professor of psychology at the University of Virginia.

RESOURCES: • " I Gave Myself Three Months to Change My Personality • ," by Olga Khazan ( The Atlantic, • 2022). • " You Can Be a Different Person After the Pandemic • ," by Olga Khazan ( The New York Times, • 2021). • " The Theory of Modes: Applications to Schizophrenia and Other Psychological Conditions • ," by Aaron T. Beck, Molly R. Finkel, and Judith S. Beck ( Cognitive Therapy and Research, • 2020). • “ Brian Little: Are Human Personalities Hardwired? • " by Guy Raz ( TED Radio Hour, • 2017). I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend, • by Martin Short (2014). • " The End of History Illusion • ," by Jordi Quoidbach, Daniel T. Gilbert, and Timothy D. Wilson ( Science, • 2013). • " Age Differences in Personality Traits From 10 to 65: Big Five Domains and Facets in a Large Cross-Sectional Sample • ," by Christopher J. Soto, Oliver P. John, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Potter ( Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, • 2011). • " The Rank-Order Consistency of Personality Traits From Childhood to Old Age: A Guantitative Review of Longitudinal Studies • ," by Brent W. Roberts and Wendy F. DelVecchio ( Psychological Bulletin, • 2000).

EXTRAS:Big Five Personality Inventory • , by No Stupid Questions • (2024). Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, • TV series (2012-present).