Q&A: Why Does Ti Reinvent the Wheel?

in Function Analysis

Recently, I received an email asking why Ti is prone to reinventing the wheel. After spending way too long trying to formulate an understandable response, I realized that the question was worth turning into an article, especially since Ti tends to be something thatโ€™s hard to explain and understand. (Side note: stay tuned for an [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on February 1, 2019

Myers-Briggs Types in My Hero Academia: Stain (ISFP)

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Stain from My Hero Academia appears to be the ISFP Myers-Briggs personality type (colloquially referred to as MBTI). Continue reading to find out why! The Myers-Briggs Personality Type of Stain Dominant Fi: โ€œโ€ฆYou wonโ€™t accomplish anything if you donโ€™t have conviction and desire. Without those, youโ€™ll always be an aimless weakling, achieving nothing.โ€ โ€œThe goals [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on January 29, 2019

Sentimentality: Just an Si Tendency?

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One of the big proofs of Si, or Introverted Sensing, that people look for is sentimentality. Most of the time, itโ€™s the first question someone is asked when the possibility of Si is on the table. Unfortunately, thereโ€™s a flaw in using this as the primary source of evidenceโ€ฆ Namely, weโ€™re all human, and most [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on January 25, 2019

Myers-Briggs Types in One Piece: Boa Hancock (ESTJ)

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One Piece is an extremely long-running anime with an endless number of characters to explore. This is another requested article. To be honest, Iโ€™m a bit hesitant about this one. Iโ€™ve seen different speculation about Boa Hancockโ€™s Myers-Briggs personality type (colloquially referred to as MBTI), and I understand a lot of time. I used to [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on January 22, 2019

2 Ways STPs and NFJs May Struggle to Communicate

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This isnโ€™t going to be a very long article. Itโ€™s just something STPs and NFJs that I know tend to struggle with (including myself), so I thought it was worth putting out there. Itโ€™s possible it can also be applied to high Ti users in general, but I havenโ€™t specifically noticed that tendency in the [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on January 18, 2019

Myers-Briggs Types in One Piece: Dracule Mihawk (INTJ)

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One Piece is an extremely long-running anime with an endless number of characters to explore. Dracule Mihawk is often identified as the ISTP Myers-Briggs personality type (often called MBTI). However, we think that INTJ rather than ISTP makes the most sense for Dracule Mihawk. Continue reading to find out why! The Myers-Briggs Personality Type of [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on January 11, 2019

8 Extraverted Sensing (Se) Stereotypes

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Ahhh, Se stereotypes. The adrenaline junkies with inhuman observation skills. The impulsive risk-takers who never worry about anything beyond the present moment. The dumb jocks with amazing reflexes that are good at every sport they attempt. Ok. Now on to reality. Many ESFPs, ISFPs, ESTPs, and ISTPs read their type description and end up confused, [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on January 8, 2019

Myers-Briggs Types in Hunter X Hunter: Killua Zoldyck (ISTP)

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Killua Zoldyck from Hunter X Hunter is a bit of a controversial character, typically being identified as either an the INTJ, INTP or ISTP Myers-Briggs personality type (colloquially referred to as MBTI). This article was requested by one of our followers a little over a month ago. I watched around 90 episodes to gather enough [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on January 4, 2019

INTJ vs ISTJ: 8 Differences

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INTJ vs ISTJ is a very common typing dilemma, because these types are actually pretty similar. They both share the same extraverted function, which means that the key differences between the two lie in their introverted functions. Naturally, this makes the INTJ vs ISTJ differences more subtle, or at the very least, concealed initially. Iโ€™m [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on December 28, 2018

6 Reasons Why MBTI Tests Give You Bad Results

in Personality Theory 101

When I first learned about MBTI, I took one of those free online tests, as most people do. Surprisingly enough, as a young teenager, it actually pegged me right. (I questioned it later, switched to a different personality type, but then eventually ended up right back where Iโ€™d started.) Unfortunately, this is not always the [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on December 7, 2018