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in Personality Theory 101

Occasionally, I see people ask the question: “Can fictional characters actually be typed?” Sometimes it’s an earnest question, asking for discussion. Other times, it’s framed more like a “hot take”, or a controversial opinion, usually vying for the position that fictional characters cannot be typed. I’m going to go ahead and address this question today. […]

in Function Analysis

If you Google “signs that you’re an ENTJ”, you’ll find several articles dedicated to the subject. However, I prefer focusing on “negative” information, because I personally find it more useful for narrowing down one’s personality type. So, today, I’m going to write an article on the signs that you’re NOT an ENTJ. Bear in mind, […]

in Speculations/Ramblings

I was looking through my archives earlier, and apparently, it’s been around 5 years since the first article on Enneagram. I’ve spent a lot of time since then refining my understanding, and many of my articles throughout the process were written to help parse my thoughts. (I placed very clear disclaimers on the handful of […]

in Significant Figures MBTI Types

Back in December, we received a Paid Request for a personality analysis of Benjamin Franklin. It me a little longer than usual to write this article because of the holidays, but here it finally is. As per usual, I enjoyed studying Benjamin Franklin as a person, and under the lens of personality theory. He seemed […]

in Personality Theory 101

Recently, we’ve been writing articles focusing on certain character traits such as diffidence and recklessness, and describing how they manifest in the different personality types. In the process, I realized that I would like to write a more generalized article on the difference between someone’s personality type and their character. (This actually goes right in […]

in Function Analysis

Most people assume (possibly unintentionally) that intelligence is an innate trait of the thinking functions, introverted thinking (Ti) and extraverted thinking (Te). (If you’ve never heard of these before, check out our page on the cognitive functions.) As a result, many intelligent or analytical people mistype as thinkers. Part of the struggle revolves around how […]

in Function Analysis

Most people believe that empathy is an innate trait of the feeling functions, introverted feeling (Fi) and extraverted feeling (Fe). (If you’ve never heard of these before, check out our page on the cognitive functions.) As a result, feelers are associated with being kind, compassionate, empathetic, and every other synonym you can think of. They‘re […]

in Announcements

Welp, the monthly update skipped a month, but here I am finally writing this. Everything mentioned in the last update has been posted, plus some. Currently, we are working on a series about the signs someone is not a particular personality type. We’ve already published the first one: 9 Signs You’re Not an ENTJ. We […]

in Function Analysis

This article isn’t actually about self-confidence in the 16 personality types. In fact, it’s about the opposite. You see, most the time, the personality types are depicted in a way that assumes good self-confidence and overall good mental health, which can make it difficult for people who aren’t at their best to identify their true […]

in Typing Dilemmas

INTJs and INFJs are two of the most coveted personality types, so it’s common to see people mistyping as one of these types. However, INTJs and INFJs actually mistype as each other as well. Of course, that really isn’t surprising considering that they both share the same dominant function. Having the same priority or dominant […]