Across two 16-week experiments, researchers tested whether people can deliberately reshape their personality, and found that those who set a goal to change a Big Five trait measurably did

There is a story most of us carry without quite noticing it: that by the time you hit your thirties, you are who you are. The introvert stays an introvert. The disorganized stay disorganized. You can dress it up or manage around it, but the core is locked. This belief has a long history it [...] The post Across two 16-week experiments, researchers tested whether people can deliberately reshape their personality, and found that those who set a goal to change a Big Five trait measurably did appear