Brian R. Little
Personality psychologist and professor
Brian R. Little is a psychologist and speaker who studies personality and motivation. He is the author of Me, Myself and Us.
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About Brian R. Little
Brian R. Little is a psychology scholar who specializes in personality and motivation. His research looks at how everyday personal projects and "free traits" shape the course of people's lives. He has taught at McGill, Oxford and Harvard universities, and he is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at Carleton University in Ottawa. At Harvard, his personality course proved very popular, and graduating classes chose him as a Favourite Professor three years in a row. He has also worked at Cambridge, where he holds a fellowship with the Well-Being Institute and leads the Social Ecology Research Group in the Department of Psychology. He lectures around the world on personality, motivation and well-being.