[Magdalen] What Each Myers-Briggs Type Does In A Rut (The Rise Of The Inferior Function) | Thought Catalog

[Jon Egger]

Agreeing with Eleanor, I have a question for Sally.  This is part of your
response to this interesting tool:

"For example, the idea of "introversion" (not unique to MBTI) is of
tremendous help to people who prefer a quieter, less socially engaged way
of life and work, in a culture that tends to value (and promote) the
opposite."

This leaves me a tad confused.  I was taught that within the MBPI, the I/E
are not about how we relate to others, rather I/E are about how we *process*
information.  To me, this is critical.  For example, if Dawn and I were in
a group of 5 people working on something and our group came up with three
ideas, Dawn would talk with the others to problem solve, but I am the one
who would leave and take a walk in the woods to ponder things.

Or I have missed something completely.

Grace and peace,
jon

On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> wrote:

> No.   Possible insights into oneself or  the other can be interesting.  At
> a trivial, even humorous, level perhaps as you say, but not really
> seriously to the thinking person.  And knowledge is power, as in knowing
> what makes oneself or the other tick.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>
> On 7/15/2015 10:18 AM, Jim Guthrie wrote:
>
>> Is looking for quantification of one' own behavior a way of rationalizing
>> away certain outré personal habits?
>>
>> "I'm an ABCD and she's a WXYZ and that explains everything." I suspect
>> all this is an intellectual version of "What sign are you?" "Oh, I could
>> never get along with a Gemini because I;m a Capricorn. Good Bye!"
>>
>> But it's the age we live in, I suppose.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jim
>> .
>>
>>
>