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Nice guys can finish first

Ever thought the other guy was a loser for giving his all for the team even if others weren’t pulling their weight? The prevailing thinking is that the ‘do gooder’ strategy is a dumb strategy, particularly in situations where short-term incentives exist to act selfishly.

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Live longer with the right personality

People with more conscientious personalities, who have greater ambition and discipline, live longer. That’s according to Margaret Kern and Howard Friedman who combined data on this topic from over 20 previous studies, involving more than 8,900 participants in the United States, Canada, Germany, Norway, Japan and Sweden – many of whom had illnesses like heart disease or cancer.

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Can personality prevent dementia?

Can conscientiousness, a core personality trait, protect against a debilitating physical disease? A recent study suggests that those who see themselves as self-disciplined, organised achievers have a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease than people who are less conscientious.

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