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Time for a Change

Yes, personality and temperament are predetermined. But that doesn't mean they're fixed.

Personality Change
Self-Reinvention

We’ve all wished we could be someone else—whether it’s just polishing a few dull spots in our personality or fully rewriting the story of our lives, Jay Gatsby style. If you're a procrastinator, you may have wished you could be more productive; if you're gloomy you may have wished you could be more optimistic; if you're shy you may have longed to be the life of the party. Changing your core personality traits, like extroversion, is difficult. But what you can change is your behavior. It's never too late to do what you want to do, and with a little sweat and a little luck, you can break out of old patterns and be who you want to be.



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