If you think your personality is fixed, we have some good news. Recent research found a “striking and unexpected result” among over-60s who’d completed tasks to help them change parts of their personality – they saw about as much transformation as their younger peers.
So which traits might be worth pursuing?
Well, if you’re hoping to become more creative, psychologist Dr Gosia Goclowska said: “Creativity is not limited to geniuses or prodigies. In the right circumstances and with the right mindset, most people can be very creative regardless of what personality they have”.
Here’s the trait her research linked to greater creativity, as well as how to foster it.
“Novelty seeking” could boost creativity
In a paper published in the Journal of Personality, Dr Goclowska’s researc...
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