A.J. Jacobs is a journalist/author who does “life experiments” and writes about his experiences. His third book was published last month and he also has a day job as an editor at Esquire magazine in New York. I decided to blog about his experiments because they very nicely illustrate some extremely useful general psychological principles [...]

The Big 5/Big Five is generally considered the most important psychological model of personality. Its supported by a huge amount of scientific research. The premise of the Big 5 is that five dimensions are the most important in understanding people’s personalities: Extroversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience. Everyone who’s interested in understanding their [...]

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