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We know that there are physiological

limits on who we are and how we act.

But should we attempt to manipulate

our behavior within the range available

to us, or should we simply be true to

ourselves? At what point does controlling

our behavior become futile, or

exhausting?

If you’re an introvert in corporate

America, should you try to save your

true self for quiet weekends and spend

your weekdays striving to “get out

there, mix, speak more often, and connect

with your team and others, deploying

all the energy and personality

you can muster,” as Jack Welch advised

in a BusinessWeek online column? If

you’re an extroverted university student,

should you save your true self for

rowdy weekends and spend your weekdays

focusing and studying? Can people

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