The Personality Revolution

30/10/2021

A well put together analysing the development of China’s surveillance state

China is building a huge digital surveillance system. The state collects massive amounts of data from willing citizens: the benefits are practical, and peopl...

22/07/2021

Introverts like space to think but they need to socialise. Their friendship networks may have weakened during lockdowns due to their naturally reserved behaviour . They find physical socialising challenging, especially in groups, due to its intensity, so emerging from lockdown is proving difficult too: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210705-why-introverts-didnt-actually-win-lockdown?xtor=ES-213-[BBC%20Features%20Newsletter]-2021July16-[Worklife%7c+Button]

Many assumed that introverts would thrive during the solitary life of lockdown. Yet many are reporting enormous relief at their return to socialising.

20/03/2019

Today is the International Day of Happiness. This year's theme is Happier Together, focusing on what we have in common, rather than what divides us. https://www.dayofhappiness.net/ Getting on with each other is much easier if you understand how personality influences your behaviour and that of others. It's all in my book: Personality and the Pursuit of Happiness available at https://www.thepersonalityrevolution.com/personality_and_the_pursuit_of_happiness

30/11/2018

The lack of mental health support in the UK means that the police have essentially become the emergency mental health service:

Overstretched officers are having to act as a last line of defence, says former policeman Alfie Moore