209. Who Are You Really? On Personality and Flourishing with Professor Brian Little

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In this final very special episode to round out 2025, we welcome world-renowned personality expert Professor Brian Little to help us answer the question: who are you really? As one of the great scholars of our time in the field of personality psychology, Professor Little's wonderfully engaging teaching style has also won him “favourite teacher” accolades at Harvard and found him described as a cross between seeing Robin Williams and Einstein on stage. Professor Little helps us explore how your personality traits, character and goals interact to shape your learning, engagement, memory, attention and ability to flourish. We connect the Big Five personality traits with study strategies, teaching craft, and the real costs and benefits of acting out of character. With plenty of concrete examples to help you approach life in personal projects in a way that suits who you are. Plus a whole segment especially for educators looking for novel ways to engage every student, especially those who are struggling. ** Find out more about today’s guest, Professor Brian Little: • Discover more resources on his website: https://www.brianrlittle.com/ • Find Brian’s TED Talk: “Who are you, really? The pu