DISQUS

I love this entry Will.
I'm wondering what a "Heckmanesque" early childhood program intervention looks like, compared to, well, the others.
I think I'm going to start referring to myself as a liberaltarian too (will cite you).

What I conclude from reading Bryan's inital post and now his response is....he probably doesn't know many women. And he seems not passing familiar with 16 year old girls, if he thinks that many of them are ready to be, even minimally-adequate, mothers, let alone single mothers. Add in the fact that 16-year-olds don't usually have a high school diploma - so this would-be single mom will be paid minimum wage........
his position mystifies me.

Great post Will.
I'm too cheap to pay the $29 for the article - but I'd find it more interesting if they break down the category of introversion-extraversion into its three consitituent parts: ease of interpersonal communication/social interaction; whether the person recharges by being alone vs with others; and, degree of comfort with self-revelation. One could easily imagine that these characteristics might be differentially related to happiness.

Another interesting thing to contemplate is whether certain personality characteristics might or might not predispose people to take up habits (e.g. meditation) which have proven effective in increasing individual happiness. It's possible meditation may even work through shifting a personality characteristic. I think it has made me more conscientious, for example.