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Previously, he taught at McGill, Oxford, and Harvard Universities. Dr. Little has us laughing, thinking, reflecting, questioning, and at the same time learning learning and learning about ourselves, our friends, our foes, and anyone else we care to put within our personal radar. His pioneering research on how everyday personal projects and ‘free traits’ influence the course of our lives has become an important way of explaining and enhancing human flourishing. In his presentations – which are both deeply informative and outrageously funny – Dr. Little helps his audiences learn how to make effective use of these personality differences. I defy you to read this book and not change the way you think about your friends, your family, and yourself.”Insightful, clever and practical. Me, Myself, And Us is a fantastic book. This book is one “aha” moment after another, each rocking your world and upending the way you think about your coworkers, your relationships and your life.”“Brian Little is one of the wisest, funniest, kindest, and most erudite people I have ever met, and in this book you’ll be treated to a generous helping of all these personality traits. . Join Little as he dissects the surprising differences between introverts and extroverts and explains why your personality may be more malleable than you think. For an introduction to some of his research on personality, check out his acclaimed TED Talk:Highly successful corporations and professionals understand the profound effect that personality has on performance, and they use this knowledge to their advantage. And what about your “Type A” spouse: is he or she destined to have a heart attack, or just drive you to drink?In the past few decades, new scientific research has transformed old ideas about the nature of human personality. A monumentally important book for anyone who wants to understand their colleagues, their loved ones — and their very own selves.” . “Brian Little is one of the wisest, funniest, kindest, and most erudite people I have ever met, and in this book you’ll be treated to a generous helping of all these personality traits. In this wise and witty book he shares a wealth of new data and provocative insights about who we are, why we act the way we do, what we can—and can’t—change, and how we can best thrive in light of our “nature.”Through stories, studies, personal experiences, and entertaining interactive assessments, “Me, Myself, and Us is a truly gripping look at questions at the heart of the human experience.
Why do we do what we do? Are you hardwired for happiness, or born to brood? This is genius.In over ten years of organizing events like these, I’ve worked with dozens of keynote speakers. Professor Little is a genius, making personality psychology not only relevant but essential knowledge in the modern world.

His course on personality in Harvard’s Department of Psychology was immensely popular, and he was elected as a ‘Favourite Professor’ by the graduating classes of Harvard for three consecutive years.Dividing his time between Canada and the UK, Brian is also a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at Carleton University in Ottawa and he lectures world-wide on personality, motivation and well-being. —International Association of Business CommunicatorsThe marvel is that while you made us fall about in laughter, you left us knowing that we had heard something quite profound. Do you think you’re in charge of your future, or do you surf the waves of unknowable fate? Book: Personal Project Pursuit Posted on October 20, 2011 by admin Personal Project Pursuit is the first book to feature Brian Little’s highly respected personal projects analysis (PPA), one of the pioneering theories in contemporary personality and motivational psychology.