195. Can You Be Too Nice?

Where is the line between a good guy and a doormat? Do people with sharp elbows make more money? And why did Angela’s mother give away her birthday present?

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SOURCES:Kristen Bell • , actor. Jeff Bezos • , founder and executive chairman of Amazon. Harry Connick Jr. • , singer, pianist, and actor. Juli Fraga • , psychologist and writer. Adam Grant • , professor of management and psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Allison Sweet Grant • , writer. Timothy Judge • , chair of the department of Management and Human Resources at The Ohio State University. Frank Jacobs • , journalist and columnist at Big Think • . Beth Livingston • , professor of industrial relations at the University of Iowa. Topher Payne • , playwright and screenwriter. Dax Shepard • , actor and podcast host.

RESOURCES: • " Are You a Chronic People-Pleaser? Here’s How to Be Kinder to Yourself • ," by Juli Fraga ( The Washington Post, • 2023). • " Geopsychology: Your Personality Depends on Where You Live • ," by Frank Jacobs ( Big Think, • 2023). • " We Need to Talk About ‘The Giving Tree • ,'" by Adam Grant and Allison Sweet Grant ( The New York Times, • 2020). The Tree Who Set Healthy Boundaries, • by Topher Payne (2020). • " Do as You’re Told! Facets of Agreeableness and Early Adult Outcomes for Inner-City Boys • ," by Margaret Kern, Angela Duckworth, Sergio Urzúa, Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, and Donald Lynam ( Journal of Research in Personality, • 2013). Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success, • by Adam Grant (2013). • " Do Nice Guys — and Gals — Really Finish Last? The Joint Effects of Sex and Agreeableness on Income • ," by Timothy Judge and Beth Livingston ( Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, • 2012).

EXTRAS:Big Five Personality Inventory • , by No Stupid Questions • (2024). • “ Personality: The Big Five • ,” series by No Stupid Questions • (2024). • " Are You Suffering From Burnout? • " by No Stupid Questions • (2023).