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Personality

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Personality.

Video playlists about Personality

For the love of introverts

4 talks • 1h 9m

A celebration of time spent in good company. (Sorry extroverts -- we love you, too.)

In celebration of being alone, but not lonely

6 talks • 1h 44m

Sometimes, everyone’s a lot. These talks celebrate those moments when you just want to enjoy your own company.

Who are you?

8 talks • 1h 49m

What makes you, well, you? Get to know yourself a bit better with this collection of thought-provoking talks.

Talks about Personality

Morra Aarons-Mele

3 steps to stop remote work burnout

Posted Oct 2020

J. Marshall Shepherd

3 kinds of bias that shape your worldview

Posted Dec 2018

Dan Clay

Why you should bring your whole self to work

Posted Dec 2018

Sarah Corbett

Activism needs introverts

Posted Nov 2017

Robert Sapolsky

The biology of our best and worst selves

Posted May 2017

Sangu Delle

There's no shame in taking care of your mental health

Posted May 2017

Lux Narayan

What I learned from 2,000 obituaries

Posted Mar 2017

Sue Klebold

My son was a Columbine shooter. This is my story

Posted Feb 2017

Mandy Len Catron

A better way to talk about love

Posted Jan 2017

Adam Grant

Are you a giver or a taker?

Posted Jan 2017

Adam Galinsky

How to speak up for yourself

Posted Nov 2016

Rainn Wilson

Ideas worth dating

Posted Oct 2016

Helen Fisher

Technology hasn't changed love. Here's why

Posted Sep 2016

Abigail Marsh

Why some people are more altruistic than others

Posted Sep 2016

Kio Stark

Why you should talk to strangers

Posted Aug 2016

Adam Savage

My love letter to cosplay

Posted Jul 2016

See all 28 talks on Personality

Exclusive articles about Personality

Do insects have personalities? Yes they do, says this researcher

Like many of us, Melinda Babits has a perfect pet. But it’s probably not the kind you’re thinking of. “Cockroaches are my favorite animals,” says the zoology researcher. “I thin...

Quiz: Are you an extrovert, introvert or ambivert?

You probably have a hunch about which one you are, but why not take this quiz — from organizational psychologist Adam Grant — and double-check? Knowing your traits will help you...

How your to-do list shapes your personality — and how to use it to remake who you are

Many of us believe there are two driving forces behind the person known as “you”: nature and nurture. But, according to personality and motivational psychologist Brian R. Little...