Essays on personality science, minus the pseudoscience.
An MBTI compatibility chart for all 16 types: how many letters each pair shares, what each difference means, and what research says matters more than type.
Partly. Its scales give consistent scores, but about half of people get a different four-letter type on retest, and there is no evidence it predicts job performance. What the research says.
6 min read →INTJs and INTPs share three letters but lead with different mental processes. How to tell them apart, with a quick self-check.
6 min read →INFJ is more common in women than men: 1.6% vs 1.3% in the older figures and 4.2% vs 1.5% in 2018. It still isn't the rarest type for women.
4 min read →Where satisfied ENFPs work, from the test publisher's career data on 92,000 people, what those jobs pay, and how far type should steer your choice.
6 min read →Neuroticism is the Big Five trait that describes how often and how strongly you feel negative emotions such as worry, sadness and irritation. Its three facets are anxiety, depression and emotional volatility.
5 min read →Extraversion is the Big Five trait that describes how much you seek out people, speak up and bring energy to things. Its three facets are sociability, assertiveness and energy level, so it covers more than being outgoing.
5 min read →Conscientiousness is the Big Five trait that describes how organised, hard-working and dependable you tend to be. Its three facets are organisation, productiveness and responsibility.
5 min read →Agreeableness is the Big Five trait that describes how warm, cooperative and trusting you tend to be with other people. Its three facets are compassion, respectfulness and trust.
5 min read →INFJ-T, ENFP-A: the -A and -T letters come from 16Personalities, not the Myers-Briggs. What Assertive and Turbulent mean, how common each is, and whether it can change.
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