Octavia Butler has long been a hero of mine. As a huge fan of The Parable of the Sower, I found her writing deeply moving and her insights into possible futures both uncanny and profound. She had a mind that churned out groundbreaking science fiction in a predominantly white, male-dominated era. Her novel, The Parable…
Every year as Academy Awards season comes around I start wondering to myself whether or not I should bother to watch any of the nominated movies. I used to watch most of them every year, but as time has gone on I’ve gotten pickier about what I’ll spend my time doing. I figure a lot…
Have you ever felt like your gestures of affection fell on blind eyes? Or maybe you’ve been on the receiving end, confused by someone’s efforts to show you they care. In my experience as an MBTI® practitioner, I’ve seen time and time again that opposites attract, and that while the differences might spark intrigue and…
Today we’re going to talk about what rattles the enigmatic INFJ personality type. INFJs are referred to by psychologist David Kiersey as “the Counselors.” They are true idealists; always longing to make the world a better place, yet simultaneously feeling haunted by the evils and injustices they see everywhere. INFJs are constantly looking to the…
One of the most common mistypes in the typology world is the ISTP or ISTJ mistype. I’ve met many ISTPs who consistently get ISTJ results on personality tests. ISTPs are often mistyped as ISTJs or vice versa. There are a lot of reasons for this, but one of the main reasons is that ISTPs have…
