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> People can't increase their conscientiousness through force of will… Admittedly I don’t know the literature; but I increasingly hear that the so-called Big F
by kashunstva 5y ago
> People can't increase their conscientiousness through force of will…
Admittedly I don’t know the literature; but I increasingly hear that the so-called Big Five personality traits (of which conscientious is one) are regarded as more plastic than they once were. But perhaps it is simply, as you imply, isolating and substituting the behavioural components of the trait you wish to change. “Fake it ‘til you make it,” in a sense.
- inter_netuser 5y agoThey absolutely can, and force of will does get built up through "exercise"/"struggle". The brain is plastic, to an extent.
- anonymoushn 5y agoI briefly read about this and you are correct. I didn't find anything too actionable but it's exciting to think that people may not be as stuck with their low stats as we had thought.