Solutions with Henry Blodget You Can (And Should) Change Your Personality
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Oct 20, 2025 
Olga Khazan, a staff writer at The Atlantic and author of 'Me But Better,' shares her journey in altering her personality traits to enhance happiness. She discusses how shifting from neuroticism to greater extraversion improved her life satisfaction. Olga emphasizes the benefits of social connections and the power of exposure therapy through activities like improv to overcome introversion. She also explores how personality change is achievable and essential for personal growth, along with insights on contemporary gender roles in household dynamics.
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Worry Is An Unproductive Coping Habit
- Chronic worry functions like an unhelpful coping habit, not productive problem-solving.
- Excessive rumination blocks decisions and creates paralysis, despite feeling like action.
Use Meditation To Tolerate Anxiety
- Practice meditation to learn to sit with anxiety and notice feelings without reacting.
- Meditation shows feelings won't hurt you and reduces time wasted spinning on worries.
Let Thoughts Pass In Meditation
- When thoughts arise in meditation, notice them and let them pass rather than engage.
- Aim for occasional presence; fully clearing the mind is rare and not required.
