GTD is Not for Me
Dear Whakate Readers—
I recently had a friend introduce me to a personality test that is probably familiar to many readers, but I had never heard of. It’s called the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and was developed by two American ladies during World War II, based very roughly on some of Jung’s work. Originally created to help match people with suitable types of work, the test is still around today and like many of these types of questionaires, taking it can be quite illuminating.
The MBTI online test I took had 72 yes or no questions. To complete the test, none of them could be skipped or omitted. Once you take the test, you are classified as one of sixteen possible types. These are a combination of four types, based on your preference on four sets of dichotomies: Extraversion vs Intraversion, Sensing vs Intuition, Thinking vs Feeling and Judging vs Percieving. After answering all questions, based on your answers, you will be classified as preferring one or the other in all four of those categories, including the degree or strength of your preference. Of course, there is no „right” type and any of the potential sixteen combinations has its strengths and weaknesses. Continue reading »
