Would You Be Happier With a Different Personality?
Psychologists suggest there’s a sweet spot between accepting who you are and striving for who you want to be.
increases in extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were all associated with increased life satisfaction, whereas increases in neuroticism were associated with decreased life satisfaction.
.. a growing body of literature suggesting that personality changes are related to changes in life satisfaction, and that personality change can even be a better predictor of life satisfaction than many of the external variables that are normally considered in economic models of happiness.
.. people who are more positive, assertive, hard-working, calm, kind, and creative behave in ways that help promote their own happiness.
.. He argues that people should focus on developing their deepest goals, values, interests, and personal projects. These are the things that research shows give life the greatest meaning, and form a more central part of identity than lower-level cognition and perceptions.