We Get Nicer As We Age

Tuesday, 22 April 2014 | by Pat's Picks

We’ve heard that as we get older we get wiser. But do we get nicer too? Researchers call it the maturity principle. As we age, we tend to report more positive traits like conscientiousness and agreeableness and fewer negative traits like neuroticism and extroversion. Experts say changing your personality is difficult but not impossible. It requires constant attention, similar to the effort needed to lose weight.

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal