by Alia Joy "Easily offended? What! I'm not easily offended," she gasped as she read her results. Her brows were knit together and her face had deepened into a crimson flush as she read through the list of weaknesses commonly associated with her personality type. We sat there watching her whilst trying not to point out the very obvious: her results had offended her. She noticed our lack of response and peered over her paper to meet our ... Read More about Know Thyself
Personality
Thoughts from an ISTJ on the Introverted Sensing Type
by A.R. Hamilton Extraversion and Introversion; there are many misconceptions tied to this one letter in Jung’s first pair of psychological preferences in the Myers Briggs. The most popular being: “extroverts are outgoing and introverts are shy.” And while I must acknowledge the correlation between extroverts and the socially confident individual, I feel like there’s a lot more to it. The following is based off of a conversation I had with ... Read More about Thoughts from an ISTJ on the Introverted Sensing Type
“ESFJ”
by Sarah Rose Lochelt “What’s your profile type? ESFJ? Oh, that’s totally you!” As a lover of all things personality-typed, I greatly enjoy the interpretations that come with sharing any of these with people. I’m an ESFJ. Here’s a little about what this means for me: Extroversion – outward-focused people who gain energy and refreshment from people and action (as opposed to Introversion). Sensing – people who gather information through ... Read More about “ESFJ”
What I Learned from the MBTI Alphabet Soup: I’m a J
What Didn't Surprise Me It wasn't my type that surprised me. When I took the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a highly-esteemed personality assessment test) during a class last year, I was told I was an "INFJ." Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging. I immediately nodded, agreeing. I am an introvert: I recharge from an afternoon alone with a good book, although I enjoy one-on-one settings, too. I am intuitive (to a degree): I like ... Read More about What I Learned from the MBTI Alphabet Soup: I’m a J
An Overview of the Myers-Briggs Type Instrument
At first glance, the Myers-Briggs Type Instrument can be confusing. Sixteen different combinations of letters--how can you figure out who is what? But when you break it down, the MBTI really only has four simple questions. The letter you choose in answer to each of the four questions makes up your MBTI type. Entire books and lifetimes of study have been dedicated to this system of personality typing. But here, we’ve simplified the MBTI into a ... Read More about An Overview of the Myers-Briggs Type Instrument
An Overview of the Four Temperaments
The concept of the four temperaments has been around since the days of the Greek physician Hippocrates (circa 400 BC). His philosophy was that our personality traits were based on the levels of our bodily fluids. He also recognized that while we were each unique, we all shared some of the same traits. These he dubbed the four humors: the Choleric, the Sanguine, the Phlegmatic, and the Melancholy. Centuries later, we still recognize the common ... Read More about An Overview of the Four Temperaments
3 Tips to Make Friends as an Introvert
by Lindsey Kubly The fact that I'm an introvert isn't something that took me by surprise. I've always had tell-tale characteristics, like being an avid reader, having an active imagination and thought life, and preferring a small friend group. But for many people, the discovery that they are introverted is a surprise. Luckily, this surprise can help make sense of seeming anomalies in life. Ever wondered why you hate horror movies? Do ... Read More about 3 Tips to Make Friends as an Introvert
who I was created to be
I'm an introvert. Sandwiched right in between two confident, outgoing siblings and with parents who didn't know a stranger, I felt like the odd one of the family. It wasn't that I didn't like people. I did. I loved that growing up, our home was always filled with strangers who never seemed to mind the simple meals or the imperfections of our home. But I was better at sitting in a corner to listen and watch than I was at making friends. I ... Read More about who I was created to be
Quiet {a book review}
I love browsing the new releases at Barnes and Noble -- ogling covers and scanning titles for books I'll add to my never-ending to-read list. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain was one of those books I immediately picked up to peruse further. With a tagline like that, this introvert was intrigued! I expected Cain's book to be rah-rah introverts, expounding on why they are more valuable than ... Read More about Quiet {a book review}
A Quiet Person in a Noisy World
by Denise J. Hughes The small bell on the door announces the arrival of more guests. The store resembles a living room — with cushions on the floor for reading and toys in a basket for playing. This humble bookstore boasts the charm of a private enterprise. It’s the kind of bookstore I love most. My children are accustomed to our monthly visits, and they know to use our library-quiet voices when we’re here. So my youngest daughter tugs on ... Read More about A Quiet Person in a Noisy World
Why I Love Extroverts
by Bethany Bear "Let him who cannot be alone beware of community. [...] Let him who is not in community beware of being alone." Dietrich Bonhoeffer includes this warning in his challenging little book Life Together. To my own introverted ears, it is the second half of his injunction that rings most true. As an only child, a diligent student, and now a single 20-something, solitude has never been very difficult for me, and I could easily ... Read More about Why I Love Extroverts
Strength, Dignity, and Personality
Recently my sister Lauren and I sat down to nut out our thoughts on personality types in relationships. We come at things from different angles. From the outside, Lauren resembles a typical introvert. She’s quiet, content to stay in the background, and has a gentle demeanour. Yet her chilled exterior hides a fiercely people-oriented perspective: Lauren, a self-described introvert, nevertheless lives in people time. She lives in a shared house ... Read More about Strength, Dignity, and Personality
