9eB1 comments on Luck I: Finding White Swans - LessWrong

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Comment author: 9eB1 12 December 2013 09:35:42PM 2 points [-]

Meditation seems to be moderately effective at reducing neuroticism. There is a meta-analysis here that summarizes a lot of relevant data on the effect of meditation on various categories, including neuroticism. They show a greater effect size for Transcendental Meditation vs. mindfulness and other forms of meditation.