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I didn't become a psychology professor to write articles for other academics.

I know it's cliche, but I wanted to help people and I saw developing more efficient, accessible treatments could do the greatest good - move the needle.

And so for the past 15 years, I studied personality change, published papers (so many papers), ran clinical trials, and presented my findings at conferences

And at some point, I realized something uncomfortable:

The science I was so excited about — the science that can meaningfully reduce barriers to living the lives people want — was mostly being shared with other academics.

So I started translating it.

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Translating personality science into tools for a life that actually fits you.

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