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Why We ALL Use Typologies - The Brain's Need for Categories
You know that feeling that happens when you walk into a room where the music is too loud, the conversation is overwhelming and your brainbox can’t handle it? It’s called noise pollution, and everything turns static, basically becoming white noise....
"Accuracy" as a Decision-Maker
When data is incongruent or when it doesn’t add up, you’re using Accuracy to sort it out.
When you make a choice that takes other people’s feelings and needs into consideration, you’re using Harmony.
The Myers-Briggs System - An Overview
The Myers-Briggs system is the brainchild of Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother, Katherine Cook Briggs. The system was originally designed to help the infamous surge of women who entered the workforce for the very first time during World War...
What is a "Judger," and What is a "Perceiver?"
After Sensation and Intuition, the second biggest discrepancy in worldview is seen in the difference between Perceivers and Judgers. This is another approximate 50/50 split in population with perhaps slightly more people favoring Judging. The chasm between the two types,...
Are "Thinkers" Rational, and "Feelers" Irrational?
Perhaps one of the most misunderstood of all the dichotomies, Feelers and Thinkers are often on two sides of an issue, looking at each other from different places of judgment. That makes sense, as that is what we use Thinking...
How are "Sensors" and "Intuitives" Different?
Of the four dichotomies, the largest discrepancy lies in the difference between Sensors and Intuitives. Whereas there is an approximate 50/50 split in the population between the other preferences, a full 70% of the population prefers Sensing versus only 30%...
What's the REAL difference between "Introverts" and "Extraverts?"
The most common misconception about Introverts and Extraverts is their relationship to people. If you’re shy, it’s assumed you’re an Introvert. If you love to party, it’s assumed that you’re an Extravert. While there is a measure of truth to...
Isabel Briggs Myers – along with her mother Katherine Cook Briggs – is the original designer of the Myers-Briggs system. The system was originally designed to help the infamous surge of women who entered the workforce for the very first...