convince me of mbti

Maybelowsmv · 2019-10-12T22:04:34+00:00

entps are annoying but cool.

i am annoying but cool.

i am an entp.

hammerhaunts · 2019-10-12T21:58:41+00:00

mbti is cool , you drool

peterlongc · 2019-10-12T22:07:10+00:00

i don't think you'll see its value unless you can really accept that one type seems much more you than all the other types.. which might allow you to then go on to better understand yourself, your blindspots, find people that think about the world as you do, consider what type is best for you romantically, etc etc..

there's definite power in it if you take it seriously, but you won't get anything out of it if you just want to take one test and then move on.

what do you test as? what are your thoughts about that type and how it fits your self-understanding? how much have you read about personality theory?

HIJKelemenoP · 2019-10-12T21:58:05+00:00

What is it?

jeralte · 2019-10-12T23:09:10+00:00

Mbti is just a classification system it never was meant to be some personality bible. It‘s a description, not a prescription.

It uses dichotomies to divide people into groups. For example, I could create some arbitrary categories like “people who exercise and people who don’t” and “people that eat healthy and people who don’t” and infer certain personality traits based on the combination of exercise/diet habits.

Problem is when people say “oh I’m enfp so I must be emotional and immature” and I’m just like no you retard the fact that you are emotional and immature is PRECISELY WHY you scored enfp, you can fix those things about yourself. Again, mbti is descriptive, not prescriptive it doesn’t mean jack shit about what you are and aren’t capable of. It’s merely just a tool for analysis.

katymarx · 2019-10-12T22:03:03+00:00

I think a mother and a daughter developed it in the 40s with no real scientific basis behind it. The information is available on wiki but I'm pooping right now and can't multitask more than this

Title	convince me of mbti
Author	strangelovesglasses
Upvotes	1
Comments	12
Date	October 12, 2019 9:57 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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