Why Am I Like This? The Psychology Of Personality & Change

Hiii loves!!

Okay... this episode, we're being philosophers 🤓 It's a deep one (but fun, I promise)

Have you ever wondered if you actually chose who you became? Your personality, your style, the things you like... or are you just a product of your DNA, your childhood, your parents, your TikTok algorithm, and every random thing you've ever experienced?

And the question we all really want the answer to: can we actually change?

Today we're diving into one of the biggest questions in psychology: are we born the way we are, or does life make us that way? And trust me... the research is actually crazy.

From identical twins who unknowingly lived almost identical lives, to babies showing a sense of "good" and "bad" before they can even speak, to the science proving your brain is constantly rewiring itself, this episode is one giant reminder that you're way more complex than you think.

The biggest takeaway? Stop saying "that's just who I am." Science literally disagrees.

Topics covered: nature vs. nurture, the Jim Twins study, the Baby Lab experiments, the story of Genie Wiley, how personality develops, where our biases come from, social media algorithms, neuroplasticity, the Big Five personality traits, and whether people can actually change.

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