The Next Big Idea

YOU, BUT BETTER: The Science and Promise of Personality Change


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Can you change who you are? When reporter Olga Khazan decided she was tired of being a “high-strung misanthrope” (her words), she turned to science for answers. What she discovered about personality — and how to change it — might surprise you.

Host: Daniel Pink

Guest: Olga Khazan

Book: Me, But Better

This episode was recorded live at Politics and Prose on March 12th.

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