Bill -
Thanks for this info about the MBTI. I think that will help people who think
they might be interested in learning more about it, and it was information I
hadn't had time to dig out yet.
I just picked up my copy of "Type Talk," by Kroeger and Thuesen, opened it at
random, and came across this quote: "Overall, NFs feel that the most
important thing is to be in harmony with themselves and with others.
Everything else will naturally fall into place. According to Kiersey, NF's
quest in life is for identity. This quest leads them forever to ask "Who am
I?"
"(As fate would have it, the SJs...are inclined to provide an
answer--something like 'You're an *airhead*, that's who you are.' For the
NF, that simply fosters the next quest: 'Who *am* I, now that I know I'm an
airhead?' And life goes on.)" pp. 32-33
Somehow that quote reminded me a bit of the occasional misunderstandings that
crop up on the list. <grin>
Your friendly "airhead," Margie
Yes, the MBTI is one of many personality-type, psychological
tests that are available and one of the most popular ones -- I
think I've taken them all. :-)
From the 1990 edition of the test:
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The MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) was developed by an
American mother and daughter team., Katharine Briggs and Isabel
Myers. They based the Indicator on the work of C. G. Jung, a
Swiss psychiatrist who had studied people's behaviors for many
years. The MBTI provides a useful measure of personality by
looking at eight personality preferences that all people use at
different times. These eight preferences are organized into four
bi-polar scales. When you take the Indicator, the four prefer-
ences that you identify as most like you (one from each scale)
are combined into what is called a "type."
(snip)
