Mr. Personality

A personality expert talks character and destiny.

by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Ph.D.

Digital Chit Chat

How gossip contributed to the Facebook effect Read More

Are Eating Disorders Heritable?

Are eating disorders the product of nature or nurture? Read More

Five Reasons Why Relationships Fail

Your personality determines how successful your relationship may be. Read More

The Unspoken Truth about Career Success: Suck Up and Keep Your Boss Happy

The art and science of career success. Read More

Why Businesses Will Pay More Attention to Personality In the Future

How personality may shape the future of employment Read More

Is Apple Making Us More Creative? Can a Brand or Telephone Improve Civilisation? Is There an App for It Yet?

Would Steve Job buy an Apple if he didn't work for the company (and was alive)? Read More

Personality and Brand Choice: Can Your Favorite Brands Reveal Your EQ?

Are we more likely to like brands and celebrities if we resemble them? Read More

Why Curiosity Doesn’t Kill the Cat

One of the most important things we do in life is to go to school. It may not have seemed like it at the time, when we fell asleep during our maths class or we failed to see the meaning in Jane Eyre. Nonetheless, school is much more than a place of boring numbers and books. Read More

Personality and the Laws of History: Lessons from Libya

Goodbye Gadaffi Read More

Are all Entrepreneurs Psychopaths?

Psychopathic Greed: How Normal are Entrepreneurs? Read More

Success Beyond Success: Time To Redefine IQ?

Who are the smartest people you know? Do they have a high IQ? Read More

Why do All Rock Stars Die at 27?

Can you live too long to be a rock star? Read More

What Makes Your Obsession Healthy or Unhealthy Is Your Personality

Productive passion or dangerous obsession? Where do we draw the line? Read More

How to Get Rid of Your Boss—Without Changing Jobs

How personality can help you avoid working for someone you hate Read More

Ambition, Power-Drive, and the Psychology of Calculated Risks: Lessons from DSK

The relationship between financial risk taking and addictive personality traits Read More

Creative Insomnia: Genius Never Sleeps?

A closer look at productivity-based insomnia Read More

Gossip, Social Networking, and Job Satisfaction: Why Personality Matters

If you are addicted to gossip, try to avoid social networking sites Read More

Morality at Work: Can Personality Explain Immoral Office Behaviors?

Badly managed employees will cheat even if they are moral people Read More

Are Computer Games Making Children Stupid?

What if computer games are actually making your kids smarter? Read More

The Psychology of Career Choices: Why Personality Matters

Knowledge of your personality can help you make the perfect Career choice. Read More

Cyber-distractions @ Work: How the Internet makes Workers Happy

Cyber-slacking and engagement Read More

Royal or Real Love? A closer look at the compatibility and personality profile of Kate and William

Although you may not realise it, Royals also have a personality -- and, just like in everybody else, their personality determines their dating preferences and compatible matches. Read More

The Science of Love: Does Personality Determine Romantic Preferences?

Can personality explain individual differences in romantic preferences? Read More

EQ-nomics: Can Emotional Intelligence Beat the Recession?

Do entrepreneurs succeed because of their EQ or IQ? Read More

Risky Business: Is Financial Risk-Taking Really Destructive?

Since the crash in the world's financial markets there has been a huge amount of interest in financial risk-taking, both risks taken by the public and professionals alike. The popular media on both sides of the Atlantic has painted an image of reckless investors throwing caution to the wind in the leadup to the crash. Read More