The world needs conscientious people, and conscientious people seem poised to navigate the world more easily. A huge drop in average conscientiousness could be quite a big deal. And so we've seen a ...

We are witnessing the quiet unraveling of a trait that built civilization. Over the past two decades, researchers have documented a troubling decline in conscientiousness—the blend of self-discipline, ...

This post is in response to Regional Differences in Personality: Surprising Findings By Scott A. McGreal MSc. Conscientiousness, one of the Big Five personality traits, is generally considered highly ...

From the mailroom to the corner office, conscientiousness predicts success. "Of all personality traits, conscientiousness has been associated with strong performance and success in almost all areas of ...

Personality tests are two a penny, and most of them are no more meaningful than astrology (spoken like a true Capricorn). But there are ways to study personality empirically—they just involve ...

A recurring theme in Tyler Cowen's writing is that new age we're living in is rewarding people with particular cognitive styles, and that this will become even more true in the future. The usefulness ...

It seems that even in these times of the massive use of technology, we’ve lost the ability to communicate effectively. At work, also, using the excuse of being “remote,” we’ve depersonalized the ...