Discord server about the science of personality change (conscientiousness & neuroticism)
hey! we had many communities on MBTI and Enneagrams, but very few about the Big 5 and personality science until recently. recently, theres been an upsurge in personality change research by academia. the research aims mainly at improving life outcomes and goal achievement by increasing conscientiousness and reducing neuroticism (although it also targets the other traits). the landmark study is the PEACH study, with a sample of 1.5k. in 2021, the PEACH study found that it's possible to induce large changes in Big 5 traits, and the changes are reflected in observations of relatives and friends, as well as lasting for several months (perhaps permanently).
ive been interested in the science of personality and human behavior for a few years, since then using many of the findings to change myself for my own desired outcomes. although goals vary by person, its very promising that you can just become much more disciplined or much less emotionally reactive by focusing on developing your personality.
2 years ago, we created Mindbuilding, a server dedicated to open-source tools and scientific research on methods for changing personality traits and cognitive abilities. we have many diaries and anecdotes currently, and almost 70 compiled studies.
big 5 predicts many outcomes in life and society, from academic performance, to job performance, to social and emotional satisfaction, to longevity and health. so naturally everyone has something to gain from a community that makes findings applicable.
here's the invite to the server: https://discord.gg/W5NE8Ps4qc