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For the first year in awhile, I& #39;ve been relatively happy with the progress I& #39;ve made. A lot of vices have fallen by the wayside.
I attribute this largely to moving away from trying to analyse everything through a MBTI lens.
I attribute this largely to moving away from trying to analyse everything through a MBTI lens.
When it comes to this topic, l now see most of the benefit I gained came from reading Jung& #39;s original Psychological Types. I have a lot of respect for this book and still enthusiastically recommend it.
It& #39;s probably the best tool to foster self-development I& #39;ve ever found.
It& #39;s probably the best tool to foster self-development I& #39;ve ever found.
However, most of the material I consumed from the MBTI community was largely detrimental.
Constantly I found myself jumping through mental hurdles to try and fit things with others and myself in their type framework, despite the glaring errors and contradictions.
Constantly I found myself jumping through mental hurdles to try and fit things with others and myself in their type framework, despite the glaring errors and contradictions.
When someone would express themselves I kept seeing myself and many others on here meet them with a boxed off analysis based purely about what they thought about their type.
It begun feeling like a pernicious little mind virus, partly why I took a period off earlier this year.
It begun feeling like a pernicious little mind virus, partly why I took a period off earlier this year.
Whilst I experienced the value in the theory Jung laid down, stress testing the MBTI framework would constantly lead to disappointment as I couldn& #39;t adequately find it in reality.
I could never get it to sit right. Whether that be with others or even myself.
I could never get it to sit right. Whether that be with others or even myself.
I& #39;m not even saying it& #39;s wrong, if others can use it perfectly fine then kudos to them. I& #39;m sure people here will think "it& #39;s because you& #39;re a feeler".
It doesn& #39;t matter, at the end of the day I just think can I ground this framework consistently to help me navigate the world?
It doesn& #39;t matter, at the end of the day I just think can I ground this framework consistently to help me navigate the world?
The answer for me is not really, and I just want that to be transparent. Especially as I will still reference MBTI here, but just let it be known it& #39;s in a very different vein.
I have done away with a lot of the delusion I had around it.
I have done away with a lot of the delusion I had around it.
Thinking in terms of Jung& #39;s theory was very valuable, but putting everything into a sixteen type model like MBTI or the eight function archetype model - not so much.
Some can trick themselves with excuses for their inconsistencies utilising it but I can& #39;t.
Some can trick themselves with excuses for their inconsistencies utilising it but I can& #39;t.
It& #39;s also very hard to deny all the incongruent typing amongst even supposed authorities. At a certain point, it just looks ridiculous.
Even Beebe who created the archetype model thinks Jung isn& #39;t an INFJ.
I won& #39;t start on the typings of Youtubers.
Even Beebe who created the archetype model thinks Jung isn& #39;t an INFJ.
I won& #39;t start on the typings of Youtubers.
