“People who are open, it’s creativity, essentially. Creativity and verbal fluency together make up openness. It’s also associated with verbal IQ... You might think, “The more of that, the better,” but no, that isn’t how nature works. You can undo yourself by being open: people who are open have a hard time catalyzing their identity because they’re so protean; they shift shapes constantly. They’re interested in everything. It makes it very hard for them to pursue one thing.” Watch more of my podc