195. Can You Be Too Nice?
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Where is the line between a good guy and a doormat? Do people with sharp elbows make more money? And why did Angela’s mother give away her birthday present?

Take the Big Five inventory: freakonomics.com/bigfive)

• SOURCES:

• Kristen Bell), actor.

• Jeff Bezos), founder and executive chairman of Amazon.

• Harry Connick Jr.), singer, pianist, and actor.

• Juli Fraga), psychologist and writer.

• Adam Grant), professor of management and psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Allison Sweet Grant), writer.

• Timothy Judge), chair of the department of Management and Human Resources at The Ohio State University.

• Frank Jacobs), journalist and columnist at Big Think.

• Beth Livingston), professor of industrial relations at the University of Iowa.

• Topher Payne), playwright and screenwriter.

• Dax Shepard), actor and podcast host.

• RESOURCES:

• "Are You a Chronic People-Pleaser? Here’s How to Be Kinder to Yourself)," by Juli Fraga (*The Washington Post, *2023).

• "Geopsychology: Your Personality Depends on Where You Live)," by Frank Jacobs (*Big Think, *2023).

• "We Need to Talk About ‘The Giving Tree),'" by Adam Grant and Allison Sweet Grant (*The New York Times, *2020).

• The Tree Who Set Healthy Boundaries)*, *by Topher Payne (2020).

• "Do as You’re Told! Facets of Agreeableness and Early Adult Outcomes for Inner-City Boys)," by Margaret Kern, Angela Duckworth, Sergio Urzúa, Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, and Donald Lynam (*Journal of Research in Personality, *2013).

• Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success)*, *by Adam Grant (2013).

• "Do Nice Guys — and Gals — Really Finish Last? The Joint Effects of Sex and Agreeableness on Income)," by Timothy Judge and Beth Livingston (*Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, *2012).

• EXTRAS:

• Big Five Personality Inventory), by *No Stupid Questions *(2024).

• “Personality: The Big Five),” series by *No Stupid Questions *(2024).

• "Are You Suffering From Burnout?)" by *No Stupid Questions *(2023).