What's your type?

For years people asked each other "What's your sign?" but they may start asking "What's your type?", which may give a more accurate description of you. By the way, I'm a Taurus and INTP!

Perhaps the best known of the personality typing systems is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), here's a little about MBTI from Wikipedia:

The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions.^[1][2][3] These preferences were extrapolated by Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers from thetypological theories proposed by Carl Gustav Jung, and first published in his 1921 book Psychological Types (English edition, 1923^[4]). Jung theorized that there are four principal psychological functions by which we experience the world: sensation, intuition, feeling, and thinking.^[5] One of these four functions is dominant most of the time.

TThe original developers of the personality inventory were Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers. After extensively studying the work of Jung, they turned their interest in human behavior into a devotion to turn the theory of psychological types to practical use.^[2][6] They began creating the indicator during World War II in the 1940s^[2] through their own original research,^[2] with the belief that a knowledge of personality preferences would help women who were entering the industrial workforce for the first time to identify the sort of war-time jobs that would be "most comfortable and effective"^[1]:xiii for them. The initial questionnaire grew into the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator, which was first published in 1962. The MBTI is constructed for normal populations and emphasizes the value of naturally occurring differences.^[7] Robert Kaplan and Dennis Saccuzzo stated that "the underlying assumption of the MBTI is that we all have specific preferences in the way we construe our experiences, and these preferences underlie our interests, needs, values, and motivation."^[5]

TThere are many online tests to determine your MBTI type, from the http://www.capt.org/take-mbti-assessment/mbti.htm (which costs $150 and probably contains a lot of questions) to the free, 4 question test at http://www.ipersonic.com. I like the iPersonics test for a few reasons: it's free, it has only 4 questions and it gives each type a descriptive name. Instead of INTP, iPersonics calls my type the Analytical Thinker.

I also like http://www.mypersonality.info. This test not only includes your MBTI type, but also your preferred learning style as well as other info.The pro version includes the most information, but there is a $29 charge for the test and 70 page analysis.

There is a very strong correlation between MBTI and the Kiersey Temperament Sorter that I discussed last week. Again, I like the iPersonics descriptions.

The MBTI measures 4 categories: Introversion/Extroversion, Sensing/iNtuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Perceiving/Judging.

Here is an excellent chart relating the 16 MBTI types to the 4 Keirsey Temperaments:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keirsey_Temperament_Sorter

There seems to be less agreement with the Enneagram and the Character Code, as well as the doshas...see my previous posts.

And here is an article about the best careers for the different personality types...thanks to Adryenn Ashley for posting it on Facebook.

Interesting days

Today - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/registered-dietitian-day/ Dietitians would have a field say with my diet! And it's https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/no-smoking-day/ This is a good day to give it up if you haven't already. Let's all give a royal flush to celebrate https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-plumbing-day/. Lastly, it's https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/oatmeal-nut-waffles-day/

Tomorrow - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-kidney-day/ My father in law had to do dialysis 3 times a week. He was attached to the machine for 3 or 4 hours at a time...not fun. Take care of your kidneys! And https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/girl-scout-day/ What's your favorite cookie? Mine is Samoas.

Next Wednesday - You know that awkward moment when...https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/awkward-moments-day/ celebrates that moment. And it's https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/forgive-mom-dad-day/ Most of the time they tried their best...although I know there are horrible exceptions. It's also https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/biodiesel-day/ I'm not sure how to celebrate this if you don't have a car that runs on biodiesel.

April 11 - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/barbershop-quartet-day/ The barbershop quartet is one of the things I like best about "Music Man". And https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-parkinsons-disease-day/ There are too many people being afflicted with this. Does anybody remember the 80's? https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/cheese-fondue-day/. And last, but certainly not least: https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/pet-day/