Human Nature William James wrote in 1890 that in most of us the character has set like plaster by thirty. A 2003 study of 132,515 adults found conscientiousness and agreeableness still rising. By Justin Brown · October 13, 2026
The Good Life The Declaration of Independence of 1776 made the pursuit of happiness a right, and Mill's Autobiography of 1873 says the pursuit is self-defeating, since those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness. By Justin Brown · October 13, 2026
