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in Personality Typing 101

Today, we are going to be discussing the question of whether or not you can accurately and independently type yourself, or if it takes an official test or expert to get you accurate results. Some people think that only you can know yourself so only you can type yourself, while others think that it’s absolutely […]

in Personality Typing 101, Self-Development

This blog post goes out to all those people that seem to think that emotions have no place in decision making. The general premise is that the best decision is one that is made based only on pure logic taking no emotions into account. I hate to break it to you, but that idea is […]

in Function Analysis

I want to talk today about the roles of the cognitive functions and how they relate in the stack. There are the well known ones, of course, which are the roles for which the cognitive functions are named: (Ti/Te) thinking, (Fi/Fe) feeling, (Ni/Ne) intuition, and (Si/Se) sensing. I’m going to cover those in brief before […]

in Personality Typing 101

Yup, you read that right. This whole personality type nonsense is a complete and utter case of mistaken definition. Not to throw you guys for a loop or anything, but the whole of MBTI and personality theory going back to Jung himself is NOT about your personality. Unfortunately, the propagation of this false information has […]

in Function Analysis

Just follow your gut. Trust your heart. Follow your instincts. Ah yes, those vague and elusive pieces of advice that some people like to give. Perhaps some of you readers have been given this advice by someone. I know I have been several times, but what does it mean? It’s almost as if they are […]

in Personality Typing 101

Welcome to the second half of our Typing Process series. If you missed part one, you should go back and read it first, as it lays the foundational steps. You can find it here: Typing Process Part 1. In this article I’m going to go over some of the more nuanced things we look for […]

in Personality Typing 101

We, from time to time, get people asking us about our typing methods. They want to know how we come to our conclusions and if there is a specific process. To that, my answer would be yes and no. To be honest, it is different and changes on a case by case basis. There are, […]

in Self-Development

So, let’s talk about the practical application of type theory. I know many of us get into type theory simply because we want to learn more about ourselves or maybe just think it’s an interesting hobby. If that’s your reasoning, that’s great, but if you want to take things a step further; there are quite […]

in Typing Dilemmas

Visit Fe vs. Te: Am I an FJ or a TJ? for newer information on this subject Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the difference between a Te and Fe dominant after having a surface level interaction with them. They both tend to find themselves in similar positions or situations at times, which can for […]

in Anime/Manga MBTI Types

Te: “A rose is born as a rose. It won’t turn into another flower just because it was grown using a different kind of soil or water.” “Her father, the only one who can protect her, is wishing for her death. She has no salvation at all.” Aozaki is a very no nonsense person. She […]