Although the ‘Big Five’ represented a significant advance in personality theory, it is clearly a limited framework for personality theory as a whole. Think about it this way, if you know that I am ...

The Big Five personality traits refer to the basic human characteristics that make up a person’s personality, according to research done by various psychologists and scientists. Personality is unique ...

You may know by now that personality isn’t all that stable over time, but a 15-item test provides even more striking evidence ...

Which of the following resonates more with you: Would you say that you live to work? Or, that you work to live? Here’s another question: What does “good” work look like to you? Is it structured and ...

Unlike Myers-Briggs, the Big Five personality test is quick and dirty (yet sufficiently introspective). We asked a pscyhologist to explain each trait. I won’t hesitate to admit that I’m a sucker for ...

Are you the type that struggles to focus? It’s not just work or school–you rarely stick with anything long enough to make significant progress. As soon as things get boring, you quit and switch to ...

In common day talk we use the word personality often, ostensibly to describe characteristics that we like or dislike about other individuals. But is personality an enduring pattern of behavior or ...