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Futureproof Extra: Can We Change Our Personalities?

We come across all kinds of people in our day-to-day lives. Most, in our experience, are pretty good people -  but some can be tricky, evasive, blunt, secretive, rude or even downright awful. So where do all of these personalities actually come from?  And what if we want to change? Is that even possible? Dr Christian Jarrett, cognitive neuroscientist, Deputy Editor at psyche.co, and author of ‘Be Who You Want: Unlocking the Science of Personality Change’ joined Jonathan to discuss. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. see more