Changing Who We Are
An extensive 2021 study suggests that both personality and character can be changed with(substantial) effort. That brings the question of whether we would want to change our core self or not.
- Character traits reveal our motives and values, telling a lot about who we really are.
- Personality traits are more like patterns of behaviour that may or may not provide any information about what we care about or who we are.
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