Dr. Hanson and Forrest begin a new series of episodes dedicated to a simple question: Who am I? To explore this big question, they start by going into what creates our individual variation in personality and temperament, how we’re impacted by our genes and environment, the ups and downs of personality typing, and just how in control of our own nature we really are.

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Timestamps:

2:20: Where does personality come from?

5:25: Nature and nurture.

14:30: What can we really control?

19:45: Why we group people.

24:00 Personality typing.

31:00: Expanding the circle of your comfort

35:00: Stereotype threat.

38:30: The village in the mind.

40:00: Recap

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