

42: The Answer to Almost Everything
Can we change?
S1 • E201 May 31, 2026 24m
Is our personality fixed from birth – or can we consciously change it? Can composure be learned, conscientiousness trained, and sociability increased? "Personality is not set in stone," says personality psychologist Franz Neyer, contradicting the long-held dogma that character is firmly fixed after the age of 30.