33 Powerful Books That Might Change Your Life

Mark Manson · 22 Feb 2024

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A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma.

Their wordsBut unfortunately, today, we know conclusively that it is simply not true. A great amount of people's personalities, dispositions, beliefs, and dysfunctions are genetically-driven.

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