The Science Of Personality Change - Christian Jarrett

Dr Christian Jarrett is deputy editor of Psyche and an author. Most people believe that they are their personalities. That it's an immutable, unchanging, central part of them as a person. But psychologists and neuroscientists have been studying the science of personality change for many years and have uncovered strategies to change your personality for good. Expect to learn why most personality tests are basically useless, how genetically heritable our personalities are, just how much of a change we can make from where we start off, how to stop being shy or introverted, the best strategies to become more ambitious and conscientious, the most effective strategies to maintain personality change and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Our Sponsor - get 25% discount on your at-home testosterone test at https://trylgc.com/wisdom (use code: MODERN25) Extra Stuff: Check out Christian's website - https://psyche.co/ Buy Be Who You Want - https://amzn.to/3B31sdS Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #psychology #personality #mindset - 00:00 Intro 03:26 The Problem with Personality Quizzes 07:46 Physiology of Personality 16:10 Can Personalities Truly Change? 23:59 Developing Different Admirable Traits 33:21 Extraversion v Introversion 39:07 How Life Events Impact our Personality 48:17 Making a Personality Change 1:02:02 Becoming Emotionally Stable 1:06:10 Improving Confidence 1:12:47 Where to Find Christian - Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Christian JarrettguestChris Williamsonhost

Sep 8, 20221h 13mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 8, 2022
Duration: 1h 13m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr Christian Jarrett is deputy editor of Psyche and an author. Most people believe that they are their personalities. That it's an immutable, unchanging, central part of them as a person. But psychologists and neuroscientists have been studying the science of personality change for many years and have uncovered strategies to change your personality for good. Expect to learn why most personality tests are basically useless, how genetically heritable our personalities are, just how much of a change we can make from where we start off, how to stop being shy or introverted, the best strategies to become more ambitious and conscientious, the most effective strategies to maintain personality change and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Our Sponsor - get 25% discount on your at-home testosterone test at https://trylgc.com/wisdom (use code: MODERN25) Extra Stuff: Check out Christian's website - https://psyche.co/ Buy Be Who You Want - https://amzn.to/3B31sdS Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #psychology #personality #mindset - 00:00 Intro 03:26 The Problem with Personality Quizzes 07:46 Physiology of Personality 16:10 Can Personalities Truly Change? 23:59 Developing Different Admirable Traits 33:21 Extraversion v Introversion 39:07 How Life Events Impact our Personality 48:17 Making a Personality Change 1:02:02 Becoming Emotionally Stable 1:06:10 Improving Confidence 1:12:47 Where to Find Christian - Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Christian Jarrett
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Christian Jarrett and Chris Williamson, The Science Of Personality Change - Christian Jarrett explores how To Deliberately Re‑Engineer Your Personality Using Science, Not Woo Christian Jarrett explains the science of personality, emphasizing the Big Five model as a robust, measurable framework that predicts life outcomes as powerfully as education or socioeconomic background. He argues that personality is relatively stable but meaningfully changeable, shaped by a two-way feedback loop between biology, behavior, and environment. The conversation covers how lifestyle, relationships, and major life roles can nudge traits like conscientiousness, neuroticism, and extraversion over time. Jarrett outlines practical strategies—borrowed from psychotherapy, behavioral science, and mindset research—for intentionally shifting traits in the direction of one’s values and long-term goals.

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