The Science of Personality Change with Dr. Christian Jarrett
Minds and Mics
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You're the Average of the Five People You Spend the Most Time Around
There's this line by Jim Rohn who's kind of a self-help guru from the 70s or 80s and he's famous for saying you're the average of the five people you spend the most time around. I think there's a great of truth to what he's saying I think and I think it's probably underestimated that side of things. There's something called the Michelangelo effect which I quite like this idea yeah Like you're more likely to change in the ways that you want if you're with a partneryou know a close partner who sees you in that way and who models those characteristics as well.
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