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My own impression on reading that yesterday was that your average LWer doesn't really need Openness; what we need is Conscientiousness!
EDIT: I've posted article based on Spent dealing with Openness: http://lesswrong.com/lw/82g/on_the_openness_personality_trait_rationality/
Now if we only had a drug that increases conscientiousness.
Stimulants in general. And most (other) things that increase dopamine or norepinephrine can be expected to some extent. Pramiracetam. For many anabolic steroids increase motivation as a side effect, a significant component of conscientiousness.
I think amphetamines can do that, at least for people with ADD.
Is anything known about a physical basis for conscientiousness?
DeYoung and Gray (2009) wrote a review on the neuroscience of the Big Five traits in The Cambridge handbook of personality.
The two relevant paragraphs on conscientiousness:
It seems like high levels of serotonin and blood-glucose are associated with high levels of some specific facets of conscientiousness.