The Science of Personality Change with Dr. Christian Jarrett
Minds and Mics
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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