Do SJs Have The Best Memories?
in Personality Theory 101, Stereotypes
People typically describe the SJs (ISTJ, ESTJ, ISFJ, ESFJ) as having the best memories. At this point, good memory has basically become a requisite for being one of the SJ personality types. There are reasons for this, but as per usual, what was originally a decent concept has been taken to an extreme. In this […]
By Mara on May 29, 2023Why Do Sensors Mistype As Intuitives?
It’s extremely common for sensors to mistype as intuitives, for a variety of reasons. Of course, anyone can mistype as anything due to misunderstanding themselves or misunderstanding the eight cognitive functions that form all sixteen personality types. In this article, I want to get a bit more specific than that, and focus specifically on what […]
By Mara on March 6, 2023Tips for Determining Your Personality Type
No assessment style or method for determining someone’s personality type is 100% accurate, for multiple reasons. People criticize personality theory all the time for being “pseudoscience”, but the fact of the matter is that interpreting or determining your personality type is a subjective process. We all have our own unique perspectives. I might interpret you […]
By Mara on February 27, 2023Feeling vs Thinking: What Are Values?
In personality theory, people flippantly throw terms around like everyone knows what they’re talking about. Many terms are vague or confusing, due to either the lack of a concrete explanation or the fact that the word is no longer being used in its literal sense. Typology enthusiasts often inadvertently redefine terms slowly, overtime, so that […]
By Mara on October 31, 2022Personality Theory: Dos and Don’ts
There are correct ways to approach personality theory, and incorrect ways. Unfortunately, so many people approach and utilize personality theory in the wrong way to such a degree that I often see people, the people who might use the theory the right way, give up on it altogether out of frustration or cynicism. After all, […]
By Mara on September 19, 20228 Most Common Reasons Why People Mistype
There are a number of reasons why people mistype. Personally, I’m not one to walk around accusing everyone of being mistyped, because that’s both rude and pointless. However, I believe having content on the subject is valuable. The inspiration for this particular article was from a question I received from a commenter. Recently, I’ve been […]
By Mara on May 16, 2022Why Don’t I Fit My Personality Type Description?
Someone typed me as an (insert Myers-Briggs personality type here), but I just don’t feel like I fit the personality type description. Did they mess up? Could I actually be that personality type or was I mistyped? Ryan and I have seen people complain about this time and time again. No matter which of the […]
By Mara on December 23, 2021Attributes of the Top 4 Functions
Cognitive functions are complicated and confusing. This is a fact. This is why everyone argues over them, and this is why newcomers to the 16 personalities start with the dichotomies, and some of those infamously bad personality tests. It’s the easy, and fun way to dip one’s toe in, at the beginning. I see people […]
By Mara on November 22, 20215 Tips for Mature Character Debates
In the world of personality theory, fictional characters are the source of heavy debate. You would think they wouldn’t matter so much given that they don’t actually exist, but in spite of that, people get incredibly invested in what a character’s type might be. As a result, these fictional entities can be the source of […]
By Mara on September 23, 2021Enneagram vs. the 16 Types
Recently, I’ve gone on an Enneagram journey. In the past, I’ve made varying assumptions about Enneagram, which I was hesitant to state absolutely, knowing that personality systems tended to suffer from stereotyping and surface-level information. I’m glad I kept myself fairly neutral on the subject, because I have learned a thing or two. In this […]
By Mara on July 19, 2021