49: Unraveling the Mysteries of Personality and Well-Being

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2016

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Who am I? Am I just a product of nature and/or nurture? What does it mean to live a life of meaning and happiness? On this episode of the psychology podcast, Dr. Brian Little helps us explore these existentially significant questions. We discuss whether or not the self is an illusion. We shed light on the effects of genes, societal influences and personal projects on personality. The conversation includes Brian’s experiences with influential psychologists such as George Kelly. Other topics include: the Big Five Model of personality, authentic living, identity change, and the good life. Brian has been described as a mix between Robin Williams and Albert Einstein, and we can see why after our discussion – it’s a fun and philosophically poignant episode featuring one of the legends in the field. Enjoy the show! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the psychology podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman where we give
0:04.5	you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity. Each episode will feature
0:09.2	a new guest who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in.
0:14.6	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:17.8	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast. cast. Today I'm really glad to have Brian Little on the show.
0:37.0	Dr. Little is an internationally acclaimed scholar and speaker in the field of personality
0:45.3	and motivational psychology.
0:47.4	Professor Little is currently at Cambridge University, where his fellow of the Well-being
0:50.4	Institute and director of the Social Ecology Research Group in the
0:53.3	Department of Psychology. He is also affiliated with the Cambridge Judge Business School
0:57.4	and the Psychometric Center at Cambridge. His latest book is Me, Myself, and I... No, just kidding. His latest book is me, myself, and I, no, just kidding.
1:03.3	His latest book is me, his latest book is me, myself and us,
1:08.4	the science of personality and the art of well-being.
1:11.4	Brian has been described as deeply informative,
1:14.8	outrageously funny, and quote,
1:17.0	a cross between Robin Williams and Einstein.
1:20.4	That would an awesome way to be described and very accurate in my opinion. Thank you Brian for being on the show.
1:26.0	I'm delighted. Thank you Scott. What a wonderful introduction.
1:30.0	Even though I totally butchered it.
1:32.0	Me, myself and and I, indeed.
1:35.0	Yeah.
1:37.0	That's totally not what your book is about.
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