Merely desiring to alter your personality is not enough, and may backfire unless you take concrete action to change, suggests a new study. Failing to support one’s goals with concrete action appears to backfire, leading to personality drift in the opposite direction to what was desired.

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Merely desiring to alter your personality is not enough, and may backfire unless you take concrete action to change, suggests a new study. Failing to support one’s goals with concrete action appears to backfire, leading to personality drift in the opposite direction to what was desired.