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5 Ways to Meet an INFJ

At just 1.5% of the US population, INFJs can be hard to find. Some of us will go our entire lives without running into one! But if you’re bound and determined to encounter this, the rare blue diamond of personality types, here are some ways to increase your chances. Read More >>

The Remarkable Story of the MBTI: How Two Unlikely Theorists Created the World’s Most Popular Personality Test

How is it that the world’s most popular personality test could have been created by two women who had no formal training in psychology, statistics, or psychometrics? The story of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, its creation, and its rise to popularity is a remarkable one, and a testament to the determination of its creators: Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs. Read More >>

Infographic: Personality Types in the U.S. Population

Did you know that some personality types are much more common than others? Take the omnipresent ISFJ, making up nearly 20% of the population (as well as 20% of teachers, nurses and librarians). Compare that with the elusive INFJ, at just 1.5%. Read More >>

Non-Working Hours: The Importance of Downtime

Whatever your career path might be, chances are that you stay very busy. A job takes many hours out of a person's day – whether time spent on the job or time spent driving to and from the job – and those are the hours people tend to focus on, often to the exclusion of their non-working hours. Those hours away from the job, though, can be wonderfully beneficial in shaping a more well-rounded life. Self-care, too often overlooked, should be prioritized. Workaholics, take heed: here's to the importance of downtime. Read More >>

4 Hot Careers for ISTJs

Two words describe the ISTJ: organized and orderly. ISTJs take a tidy approach to life and find meaning in the expression of their strong sense of duty. They prefer security and tradition over the unknown and the theoretical. Hot careers for ISTJs give these hardworking, detail-oriented people opportunities to demonstrate their dependability and put into action their strong work ethics. Read More >>

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Compatibility and Your Myers Briggs Personality Type

It’s the classic story of the Odd Couple: she’s the life of the party, while he gives any excuse to leave early. He’s orderly and fastidious, while she leaves milk on the counter and clothes on the floor. He’s logical, she’s emotional; he’s from Mars, she’s from Venus. Much is made of the idea that opposites attract, and we all know at least one of these “odd couples” that makes a relationship work despite major differences. But is it true that opposites attract? And more importantly, what makes for the most successful relationship—a stimulating opposite or a comforting soulmate? Read More >>

Preferences in Depth: Extroversion/Introversion

The Extroversion/Introversion preference is the most misunderstood of the four MBTI preference facets. We tend to use the words “introverted” and “extroverted” in everyday conversation to indicate whether a person is gregarious or shy. However, in Myers Briggs type theory, the Extroversion/Introversion describes a larger concept: how you get your energy and where you focus your attention. Whether a person is gregarious or reserved is just a small part of this facet. Read More >>

Myers Briggs Types: The Superhero Edition

Okay, analyzing presidential candidates' personality types is interesting and instructive, but perhaps it's time for something a little more lighthearted? After sifting through the superhero movie deluge this summer, I started thinking about our iconic heroes and their personality styles. Some are more apparent than others, but here are my guesses. Read More >>

Preferences in Depth: Judging/Perceiving

The Judging/Perceiving scale of the Myers Briggs describes how you prefer to organize your life. This preference has implications in how you structure your home life, as well as the sort of work environment you prefer. Read More >>

Preferences in Depth: Sensing/Intuition

The Sensing/Intuition scale of the Myers Briggs describes how you take in and process information. Sensors and Intuitives have fundamental differences in how they see the world, describe the things around them, and communicate with others. Read More >>