Category: 16 Personalities
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“I don’t have a personality type.”
When people say they relate to all types, or that they are ambiverts. It really means a missed chance to learn something about yourself and who you are. “I don’t have a personality type.” is a sad dismissal of a chance at personal discovery. However, it makes sense, given the problems with many modern personality tests.…
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Sport Types : Who Is The Best Quarterback?
It makes more than sense that there are some patterns between our developed personality and our mental intelligences & physical abilities. People like Jon Niednagel & BrainTypes have been somewhat successful in predicting success in sport based on personality type or developed personal abilities. The issues are separating between general intelligence and ability & type.…
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Common INFJ Problems / The ESTP Shadow
The shadow side of an INFJ is the ESTP. And while the ESTP is often misportrayed an aggressive jock, INFJs in the ESTP mode are not necessarily aggressive types. Thinking and Perceiving in itself is rarely an aggressive or controlling function. INFJs under the influence of ESTP don’t turn into some sort of shadow jocks.…
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Becoming a high performing INFP
Lots of INFPs are constantly asking themselves how they can become better sensors and thinkers. How can I become more disciplined? They ask me. The issue of not being an ESTJ is a big anxiety to many INFPs. You know you could if you just pushed yourself enough… You’ve been able to be like this…
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No such thing as an ambivert
While people are quick to leave blanket statements such as “everyone is an ambivert”, what they do when they say this is ignore an important debate in differences in temperament, thinking, and consciousness. Obviously, everyone is different, and we all work differently. We all perceive the world in different ways. The introvert and extrovert labels…
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ENFPs as Mentors And Sidekicks
My last two articles, on the ‘Hero’ (flow-state) and ‘Rival’ represent the most well known state of opposing archetypes for any Jungian-based personality type. While the ‘Hero’ subtype represents a state of optimal ease and flow, while the ‘Rival’ represents the state where the innate gifts of the ‘Hero’ are most eclipsed, favoring a darker,…
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Common INTP Emotional Needs
INTPs distinguish themselves by having amongst the most repressed social emotions, but do not mistake them for robots. There are many INTP emotional needs. On a universal level, INTPs just like all of us need happiness, love, security, and confidence. On a personal level, INTPs love the experience of being right, of mastering a new…
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Three Types Of Introverts
Let me in todays article show you how different types of introverts may come to develop to manage their subjective preference. The first is the avoidant introvert, the second is the aggressive introvert, and the third is the balanced introvert. Because balance is a difficult thing, we may all occasionally lose our balance, and I…
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How I Become As An ENFP Under Stress
ENFPs, according to the classical MBTI literature have been described as enthusiastic, curious, investigative, upbeat, friendly, and many other positive terms. However, no human being can possibly remain in that state forever…. It simply wouldn’t be realistic to say the least. Most notably for ENFPs, it is pretty well established that their emotional highs can…
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Stereotypes About Judgers And Perceivers
Many job employeers are quick to screen out perceivers, favouring judgers for their control, organisation and direction skills. This is all based on common stereotypes about judgers and perceivers. But the employers have been fooled by the MBTI. Judging and perceiving doesn’t test a persons ability to manage stress or to organise your life. It…
