I have a solid relationship, an interesting job, and…

I have a solid relationship, an interesting job, and a stable place to live. But neu-roticism kept me from enjoying this bounty, and it meant that when some calamity-unemployment, a health scare-did inevitably strike, I crumbled more quickly than most.

— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change by Olga Khazan

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