beoShaffer comments on Open Thread, March 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: beoShaffer 08 March 2013 09:37:04PM 1 point [-]

You can get actual big five tests online (see the latest LW survey for an example). The big 5 tend to be pretty stable, but putting your self in a social group that has the trait you want is relatively effective. Also, there is a whole lot of YMMV on which one(s) to use, but organizational/productivity tools like Getting Things Done can allow you to act in usefully conscientious ways without changing your personality per se.