Personality Is Relatively Stable

Thinking of personality as fixed could leave us feeling like we can never grow or dismiss people with certain qualities, believing that change isn't possible. However, we don't simply change our personalities in random ways. The relationship among all of our personality traits seems to be more co...

A clash of personalities is most likely at the root of these conflicts. Despite our best efforts, we sometimes just can’t seem to make it work.

The unfortunate result is that the quality and enjoyment of our work suffers, and our stress levels skyrocket. In most cases when personality c...

• Young people are overly optimistic and expect significant increases in life satisfaction. 
• As we age, we become disillusioned as our aspirations evaporate. 
• When we bottom out, we come to terms with our circumstances and accept life. 
• People over 50 tend to underestim...