Who Are You, Really?: The Surprising Puzzle of Personality

This fun, smart read for anyone eager to better understand (and improve) themselves argues that personality is driven not by nature nor nurture-but instead by the projects we pursue, which ultimately shape the people we become.

Traditionally, scientists have emphasized what they call the first and second natures of personality-genes and culture, respectively. But today the field of personality science has moved well beyond the nature vs. nurture debate. In Who Are You, Really? Dr. Brian Litt...