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The Best Posts I Never Got Around To Writing In 2009
The Thinker | December 31st 2009 by Jeffrey Ellis
Here are some posts I had planned to write but never got around to it. Maybe I’ll write some of these in 2010. A post on the drug war. Libertarians claim drugs should be legalized; this libertarian is on the fence but leaning in that direction read more
MBTI: Functions vs Traits, Criticism & Correlation
Marmalade | December 20th 2009 by Benjamin David Steele
I have an interest in psychology in general, but anyone who reads my blog knows that I have particular love for all things Jung (specifically Jungian typology as it was more fully developed with Myers-Briggs). I came to MBTI through my studies of J read more
MBTI: INFPs & INTPs, Global Chatter & Theory
Marmalade | December 19th 2009 by Benjamin David Steele
I was talking to someone online about INFPs and INTPs. It reminded me of my days at infp.globalchatter.com which is a now defunct forum. *sigh* It was nice to summarize my experience and understanding. So, I thought I’d share my thou read more
Personality Theory and Research (videos)
Marmalade | December 12th 2009 by Benjamin David Steele
I was just watching Youtube videos about MBTI and other personality systems. I started watching videos of INFPs as I test as an INFP, but I won’t post any of those videos. I just wanted to collect some of the interesting videos that weren&# read more
Left Side-Right Side
Surviving Survival | December 11th 2009
To the outside world, I am definitely a left-brain person. Doctorate in theoretical sciences, theoretical sciences, many years publishing academic papers on obscure topics that only a few people in the world even care about. Although, greatly surpris read more
Left Side-Right Side
Surviving Survival | December 11th 2009
To the outside world, I am definitely a left-brain person. Doctorate in theoretical sciences, theoretical sciences, many years publishing academic papers on obscure topics that only a few people in the world even care about. Although, greatly surpris read more
The Story of INFP
Marmalade | December 6th 2009 by Benjamin David Steele
I just had the odd experience of coming across my own writing in another person’s blog. This person was quoting something I wrote from a forum. I can’t remember when I wrote it, but it probably was a couple years ago. Ne (extraverted read more
Mandalas of the Mind
Marmalade | November 26th 2009 by Benjamin David Steele
I like diagrams. There just fun. I love the scientific side of psychology, but my love of science is only equalled by my love of esoterica. I must admit that I became curious about MBTI through my studies of Tarot, and only later researched the s read more
The Dream Theories of Carl Jung
Dream Studies Portal | November 25th 2009 by Ryan Hurd
Except for Dr Freud, no one has influenced modern dream studies more than Carl Jung. A psychoanalyst based in Geneva, Switzerland, Jung (1875 -1961) was a friend and follower of Freud but soon developed his own ideas about how dreams are formed. read more
The Dream Theories of Carl Jung
Dream Studies Portal | November 25th 2009 by Ryan Hurd
Except for Dr Freud, no one has influenced modern dream studies more than Carl Jung. A psychoanalyst based in Geneva, Switzerland, Jung (1875 -1961) was a friend and follower of Freud but soon developed his own ideas about how dreams are formed. read more
Planning, conflict, MBTI, and bowling
Isotropic | November 13th 2009 by Larry Olin Horn
This has been an interesting, if somewhat draining, week at work — filled with meetings, professional development sessions, and even an afternoon of bowling for the entire staff. Each year the leadership team assembles to review our past year&# read more
Here are a few of the items…
The Thinker | November 4th 2009 by Jeffrey Ellis
… on my Amazon.com wish-list: The Incident, by Porcupine Tree (a kickass progressive rock band; think of them as a Pink Floyd for the 21st century) (oh, and the first song is titled “Occam’s Razor,” so that makes this post tot read more
Splitting Extroverts and Introverts in Brainstorms
BQF innovation Blog | November 3rd 2009
I was asked at a recent workshop on creativity whether I had ever tried separating extroverts from introverts in a brainstorm. I had to admit that I had never done this and the idea at first seemed strange. After all, diversity is one of the key elem read more
The Life of an INTJ
jordoncooper.com | November 2nd 2009
I recently did a personality test again and I came up as an INTJ which is slight change as I used to be an ENTJ. So what does it mean to be an INTJ? Well, we are referred to as the Masterminds so ego is not in short supply. From Similar M read more
Deb’s Top Ten Tips for Effective Communication
New Directions Consulting | October 29th 2009 by Matt Harrington
My team suggested that it might be fun for me to do my Top Ten Communication Tips for this week’s blog, as a change of pace from our rather “heavy duty” ones of late. So, imagine you’re watching one of the late shows on TV where they count do read more
Deb’s Top Ten Tips for Effective Communication
New Directions Consulting | October 29th 2009 by Matt Harrington
My team suggested that it might be fun for me to do my Top Ten Communication Tips for this week’s blog, as a change of pace from our rather “heavy duty” ones of late. So, imagine you’re watching one of the late shows on TV where they count do read more
Facebook’s Implication on Relationships
Ask Miss A | October 28th 2009 by Andrea Rodgers
Dear Miss A, What do you think about the psychology of people on Facebook? I’m in my early 40’s and Facebook is really changing people’s relationships. We interact differently online than we might in person. What do you think read more
Money, Money, Money, money, MONEY....and Type- a webinar.
Speaking of the MBTI | October 19th 2009 by Breanne Potter
Sorry...every time I talk about money I get "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays in my head. Seriously, though, couldn't we all use a little bit of money advice these days?Well, the latest APT eChapter webinar talks about just that...The 8 Function read more
BIG NEWS- Katherine Hirsh is Now Blogging for APT eChapter
Speaking of the MBTI | October 5th 2009 by Breanne Potter
For those of you who purchase Introduction to Type booklets from CPP, the name Katherine Hirsh should ring a bell. She is the author of so many type application materials including the NEW MBTI Teambuilding Program (which I blogged about here), Type read more
How Do You Organise Your Outer World?
MDD Tactics | October 2nd 2009
The last process to be covered with MBTI is how we organise our outer world. Are you a slave to your To Do List? Does the thought of a To Do List leave you cold? Do you like your life organised and structured or do you like to leave plans open read more
Most Funny and Painful Embarrassing Moments At Work
JobMob - All Together Now to get jobs in Israel and the worl… | September 21st 2009 by Jacob Share
Dilbert creator Scott Adams asked his readers for their most embarrassing moments, and some of their stories at work are too funny while others will make you cringe in sympathy. read more
How Do You Make Decisions?
MDD Tactics | September 3rd 2009
Moving right along, the next process we need to look at is, how do you make decisions? You will either have a preference for Thinking (T) or Feeling (F). Again, we need to remember the meaning of these words in a Myers-Briggs context. Thinking read more
How Do You Gather and Process Information?
MDD Tactics | September 1st 2009
So, next up is the preference that determines how you prefer to gather and process information. The preferences are for either Sensing or iNtuition (shown as S or N – the I is used for Introversion in the first preference). Those with a prefere read more
How Do You Get Your Energy?
MDD Tactics | August 30th 2009
My apologies for being so slack!! Sometimes life really does have a way of interfering with our plans! So back to where we were ……. we established in my last couple of articles that the first dichotomy looks at where you get your e read more
Prozac or Protein? A Holistic Approach to Dealing With Depression…
Living Holistically...with a sense of humor. | August 20th 2009 by Christine Garvin
After a year or so in therapy, my therapist recommended I start taking an antidepressant. It was Elavil, an older one that "has proven itself," she said. "It works especially well for people like you, that have underlying low-level anxiety." I starte read more
Political Identity, Myers-Briggs, Spiral Dynamics
Marmalade | August 20th 2009 by Benjamin David Steele
I’ve written off and on about the relationship between politics and personality. It seems obvious to me that there are two distinct ways of viewing the world… or actually there are many distinct ways but I tend to simplify it into two. read more
What's Your Personality Type?
Solutions for the African Diaspora | August 20th 2009 by imani sankofa
I was looking at Tonyatko's video tonight about different personality types based on the Myers-Briggs standard. Out of curiosity, I took my test on Similar Minds Minds HERE just to see what the test would say. My results came back as: ISTJ. I then to read more
What Does MBTI Measure?
MDD Tactics | August 14th 2009
Welcome to the second of my series of articles about MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). This is a topic I am passionate about and am constantly disappointed to hear how it is misused and misunderstood. I find it particularly difficult to be i read more
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