Comparing the Look-alikes: INTP vs. ISTP vs. INTJ

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The INTJ, INTP and ISTP types have often been called โ€œlook-alikeโ€ personalities. I personally think that thatโ€™s in part due to mistypesโ€ฆ In day-to-day life, INTJs and INTPs come across very differently in my experience. There are certain scenarios in which an ISTP will appear similar to an INTJ, but those two as a whole [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on October 31, 2019

Myers-Briggs Types in Sherlock (BBC): John Watson (ISFJ)

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BBC Sherlock has several main characters with identifiable Myers-Briggs personality types (colloquially known as MBTI). In our opinion, John Watson is a fairly obvious example of an ISFJ. Continue below to read our analysis! The Myers-Briggs Personality Type of John Watson Dominant Si: โ€œWeโ€™ve only just met, and weโ€™re going to go and look at [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on October 28, 2019

One Piece: Kuzan [Aokiji] (ISTP)

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I know about a million people are going to disagree with me here. I originally gut typed this guy as an INTP, like nearly everyone else does, but the more I paid attention, the less that made sense. I donโ€™t really see the Ne, which means something for a show with Ne bleed everywhere. Ti: [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on October 22, 2019

Naruto Series: Ino Yamanaka (ESFP)

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Se: โ€œMy daughter is what you might call a jack of all trades and master of none.โ€ โ€“ Inoโ€™s father Ino from the Naruto series is not an incredibly developed character in the Naruto series, but after some study, her Se dominance became clear. Ino is very physical in nature. As a young kid, she [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on October 18, 2019

Function Levels: High Vs. Low Use

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People make varying speculations on the difference between a function in its dominant, auxiliary, tertiary and inferior positions. They have this tendency to attribute negative behaviors of a certain function to purely the lower users, since they should have weaker use. They like to assume that those with higher use of function will nearly always [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on October 15, 2019

Naruto Series: Might Guy (ENFJ)

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Fe: โ€œYouth! Ah yes! This is what youth is all about. All your passionate devotion to a comrade whoโ€™s in need. Thatโ€™s true friendship. I just couldnโ€™t be more impressed with every one of you!โ€ โ€œWe believe in our students no matter what the cost.โ€ โ€œItโ€™s a heartwarming sight. The deep bond growing between men.โ€ [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on October 11, 2019

4 Reasons Why ISTJs Mistype As INTJs

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ISTJs frequently mistype as INTJs. As per usual, itโ€™s the stereotypes and the general intuitive bias that cause this. Personally, Iโ€™ve noticed that within the MBTI and personality enthusiast communities, the Si doms (ISTJ or ISFJ) seems to be the most hated on. Itโ€™s not necessarily done on purpose, but just reading the different descriptions, [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on October 8, 2019

Naruto Series: Hinata Hyuga (ISFJ)

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Si: โ€œA ninja always keeps an eye on the weather. Now do you see how important it is to be ready to take precautions before any trouble starts?โ€ โ€œI did it because I wanted to see if I could change.โ€ โ€œYouโ€™re too hung up on each individual jutsu. Focus on your accuracy. It makes no [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on October 1, 2019

Fate Series: Kirei Kotomine (INTJ)

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ย  Most of the information here came from Fate Zero. Although, his behavior in the other series appeared consistent with this conclusion. Ni: โ€œFor as long as I remember, I have spent my life in search of a single thing. Iโ€™ve devoted every moment and endured great pain for it, but all of that has [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on September 24, 2019

The Inferior Functions: An Overview

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Inferior functions play a key role in how each personality type manifests. Oneโ€™s inferior function is their greatest weakness, their greatest insecurity, their greatest source of stress, or their life long stumbling block. In this article, Iโ€™m only going to provide a relatively brief and succinct overview of each inferior function. For more indepth information, [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on September 17, 2019