Finding your personality type can be a long and difficult process. Many tests and indicators rely on shallow, poorly-worded questions and therefore mistype individuals as a result. As an MBTI® practitioner I speak to people daily who are unsure of their type. Many individuals feel unsure whether they are a TJ or a TP personality…
In the personality community there are a lot of misconceptions about the cognitive functions. Sometimes negative stereotypes work their way into mainstream type descriptions or exaggerated praise becomes the norm. Today I want to talk about Extraverted Feeling(Fe). This function often gets a bad rap for being “fake” or “people-pleasing”. Sometimes it’s overly praised and…
What is Introverted Feeling, or Fi? When it comes to understanding yourself, knowing how your mind works can be invaluable. As an INFP, ISFP, ENFP, or ESFP, you use a process called Introverted Feeling, or Fi, when you make decisions. If you’re an ISTJ, INTJ, ESTJ, or ENTJ, you also use Introverted Feeling, but only…
Each of us has weak spots, and while some of these probably have nothing to do with personality type, some probably do! When it comes to personality type, each of us has a hierarchy of functions, and while certain functions tend to be (but aren’t always) more healthy and conscious, other functions tend to be…
In the personality community there are a lot of misconceptions about each type and especially each preference (thinking, feeling, sensing, intuition, etc,.) Perhaps you’ve heard that sensors are “boring” (a misconception we’ll tackle next week). Perhaps you’ve heard that thinking types are “cold” (that depends). There are misunderstandings about each preference in the Myers-Briggs theory,…
