Why are some people worriers & others wanderers? Why do some people seem good at empathising & others at controlling? We have something deep & consistent within us that determines the choices we make & the situations we bring about But why should members of the same species differ so markedly in their natures? What is the best personality to have; a bold one or a shy one an aggressive one or a meek one? & are you stuck with your personality or can you change it? Daniel Nettle takes the reader on a tour through the science of human personality introducing the five 'dimensions' on which every personality is based & using an unusual combination of individual life stories & scientific research Showing how our personalities stem from our biological makeup Nettle looks at the latest findings from genetics & brain science considers the evolutionary origins & consequences of personality variation & even
Includes:: a questionnaire for you to assess your own personality against the five
Dimensions There is no optimal personality to have Rather every disposition brings both advantages & disadvantages Life is partly the business of finding a niche where your personal characteristics work for you Full of human as well as scientific insight this book will enable you to understand the perils & potentials of your personality to the full