How you arrange the plot points of your life into a narrative can shape who you are—and is a fundamental part of being human. In telling the story of how you became who you are, and of who you’re on your way to becoming, the story itself becomes a part of who you are. “Life stories do not simply reflect personality. They are personality, or more accurately, they are important parts of personality, along with other parts, like dispositional traits, goals, and values,” writes Dan McAdams, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University. Read on…
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