A new you: The science of redesigning your personality

Author Olga Khazan was sad with the individual she was – anxious, obsessive about work, unable to have enjoyable, and consistently anxious about issues. And when remedy, medicines and self-care did not work for her, Khazan determined a extra radical method was wanted: she vowed to revamp her character. Khazan talks with “Sunday Morning” correspondent Susan Spencer in regards to the shocking steps she took to dwell outdoors her consolation zone – a journey she documented in her new ebook, “Me, However Higher: The Science and Promise of Character Change.” Spencer additionally talks with College of Kentucky professor Shannon Sauer-Zavala about the way it’s doable to vary seemingly intractable character traits.