Front PageCEO Steven Bartlett hired a woman with zero experience because a tiny detail meant everything
MediaFaro LongreadsHow I changed my personality in six weeks.
Based on emerging research showing people can shift their core personality traits, Laurie Clarke tried tweaking hers.
Here’s what happened.
#Personally #Psychology #Health #Openness #Conscientiousness #Extraversion #Agreeableness #Neuroticism #Science #Longread
davey#$Work Ethic #Conscientiousness
I could have gone to the gym for a shower. I could have used an electric heater to stay warm tonight. I could have used a microwave for cooking and warming beverages. But no. Joe Lynch, the HVAC contractor who diagnosed our furnace and hot water problems as stemming from a malfunctioning gas regulator, came through. When the utility rep came out this morning and told us it wasn't their regulator on the fritz but ours, downstream of the gas meter, he shut off our gas. Joe found the regulator we needed half an hour away, picked it up, came back here by a few minutes after 5 pm and replaced the bum one. Went inside, tested the pressure to confirm, and we have heat, hot water, and our stove. Very reasonable price, too.
I could have gone to the gym for a shower. I could have used an electric heater to stay warm tonight. I could have used a microwave for cooking and warming beverages. But no. Joe Lynch, the HVAC contractor who diagnosed our furnace and hot water problems as stemming from a malfunctioning gas regulator, came through. When the utility rep came out this morning and told us it wasn't their regulator on the fritz but ours, downstream of the gas meter, he shut off our gas. Joe found the regulator we needed half an hour away, picked it up, came back here by a few minutes after 5 pm and replaced the bum one. Went inside, tested the pressure to confirm, and we have heat, hot water, and our stove. Very reasonable price, too.
Researchers discover a trait in kids that can predict how long their parents live
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/do-smart-people-live-longer
Bjørn SætrevikWe found support for the associations most frequently cited in the literature: #conscientiousness <-> #compliance, and #neuroticism <-> #perceivedRisk. Other associations that are only occasionally seen in the literature were less strongly indicated, and there were some novel discoveries.
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The surprising personality traits of people who still write grocery lists by hand
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/grocery-list-by-hand-ex1
Santi Garcia#Conscientiousness (the Big5 personality trait that better predicts career success) is in sustained decline, especially among young adults, just when we need it most.
The good news: personality is malleable. The irony: rebuilding it will take… a lot of conscientiousness.
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
The good news: personality is malleable. The irony: rebuilding it will take… a lot of conscientiousness.
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
Miguel Afonso CaetanoDon't you find it very convenient to ignore the increasing grasp of market society in the form of extreme competition, growing Indebtedness and lack of career prospects? Arguing that social media and streaming platforms are the culprits is pure lazy thinking. Period.
"All this makes it disconcerting that levels of conscientiousness in the population appear to be in decline. Extending a pioneering 2022 US study which identified early signs of a drop during the pandemic, I found a sustained erosion of conscientiousness, with the fall especially pronounced among young adults.
Digging deeper into the data, which comes from the Understanding America Study, we can see that people in their twenties and thirties in particular report feeling increasingly easily distracted and careless, less tenacious and less likely to make and deliver on commitments.
While a full explanation of these shifts requires thorough investigation, and there will be many factors at work, smartphones and streaming services seem likely culprits. The advent of ubiquitous and hyper-engaging digital media has led to an explosion in distraction, as well as making it easier than ever to either not make plans in the first place or to abandon them.
The sheer convenience of the online world makes real-life commitments feel messy and effortful. And the rise of time spent online and the attendant decline in face-to-face interactions enable behaviours such as “ghosting”."
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
#MentalHealth #Psychology #Conscientiousness #SocialMedia #Streaming #Smartphones
flatplanet#GoodSigns I guess "conscientious people tend to fare best on a number of key measures. They live the longest, have the most career success and are less likely to go through divorce." #conscientiousness
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Understanding #Conscientiousness: What It Is And Why It Matters
https://www.spring.org.uk/2024/11/understanding-conscientiousness.php
