This Is How We Can Change The MBTI For The Better

https://erikthor92.substack.com/publi... The 16 personalities, as understood online, are presented as caricatures of the complex, changing reality of human nature. But can the system be redeemed? In this article, I want to talk about how you can use the MBTI 16 personalities: In a way that facilitates personal growth rather than locking you in a set, predictable category In a way that allows you to connect more broadly with people rather than discriminating against specific types In a way that opens up conversation and self-reflection rather than shutting down the conversation about the complex nuances that make you you. What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator? The MBTI was invented during the Second World War, loosely inspired by Carl Jung, by a mother and daughter who wanted to help employers find good employees, and would-be employees find good-fit jobs. The idea was that introverted types should hold introverted jobs, and extroverted types should hold extroverted jobs, and so on. The MBTI became a popular tool for recruitment, dating, and organizing people into rough categories. At its best, it can be a way for people to find more passion in work, more romance, stronger friendships, and deeper self-awareness. At its worst, it can be a way to discriminate or lose potential talent. Your company might hire for cultural fits and miss out on cultural adds. And in dating and friendship, there’s a risk that you miss out on rewarding potential friendship and love, just because it doesn’t fit your limiting expectations or thoughts about what friendship or love should look like. And in your personal life, it may lead you to avoid self-improvement or personal growth, saying, “This is just who I am.” What can the 16 personalities be, at their very best? Let’s start with redefining the basic dichotomies that make up the 16 types. First of all, let’s change it from an Identity to a State of mind. Instead of thinking of a category as fixed, it maps a general tendency. And instead of using personality as something that describes what you are meant to be, see it as a question of who you want to be in the future? Read the full article on substack