# Olga Khazan (Enhancing Personality) | From the Archive

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Podcast: [Templeton Ideas Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/templeton-ideas-podcast-6097833)
Published: 2026-01-01T08:42:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.templeton.org/news/can-you-rewrite-your-character-mid-story
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## Resource

Olga Khazan is an author and staff writer at The Atlantic, where she publishes stories on health, social science, psychology, and other thought-provoking topics. In 2020, she published her first book, Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World , which draws on her experiences as both an immigrant and a natural introvert. Olga's latest book, Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change , chronicles her year-long personal experiment to reshape her personality. Olga joins the podcast to discuss how she intentionally became more extroverted and how becoming a parent can change our personalities. Does being a parent make you miserable, happy, or is that the wrong question entirely? Explore these ideas, and more, in an essay by psychologist Kendra Thomas entitled " Parenting is About Hope, Not Happiness ." Join our growing community of 140,000+ listeners and be notified of new episodes of Templeton Ideas. Subscribe today. Follow us on social media: Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn and YouTube .

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