Blog - Types & Society

10 Reasons Why Everyone Should Have a Rational Friend

15 October 2018 / By Jayne Thompson

If you have the opportunity to be friends with a Rational personality type, you are so lucky! Intuitive-Thinkers are the type of friends who will stay up late with you dissecting the meaning of life, motivate you to improve yourself, keep every one of your secrets, never sweat the small stuff and give back exactly what you invest. If you are loyal to a Rational, they will be your best friend for life.

Maybe you don't already have a Rational friend. If not, you're missing out. Here's why:

Read more
9
Categories: Types & Society, INTP, ENTP, ISTP, ESTP

Why TJs Can't Apologize (Sorry!)

02 July 2018 / By Jayne Thompson

I'm British and we're famous for how frequently we say sorry.

If we sneeze, we say sorry. If we stop someone to ask for directions, we say sorry. If you're rushing around like a reckless fool and you crash into us (your fault, not ours), we'll be the one to say sorry. It's like a verbal tic on a national scale.

Read more
49
Categories: Types & Society, INTJ, ENTJ, ISTJ, ESTJ

Does Your Personality Type Decide Your Political Opinions?

21 May 2018 / By Antonia Kelly

As a political nerd, I’ve always wondered where people’s political opinions and beliefs come from. While I can accept that our politics are often influenced by our experiences, a completely non-scientific scan of my friends and family told me that politics seem to be — at least in part — innate. Have you ever had a political discussion that genuinely changed the other person’s mind?

Read more
33
Category: Types & Society

Seriously, Why Does Everyone Think They're INTJ?

26 February 2018 / By Jayne Thompson

Something I've noticed: there are more articles for INTJs out there than for any other type. And apparently, they’re all written by INTJ authors.

This means one of two things.

Either, that a handful of super-productive bloggers are churning out an ungodly amount of articles about their type. Or, there are way too many INTJs – far more than the statistics reckon there are, which is around 2 percent of the population.

Read more
47
Categories: Types & Society, INTJ

How FJ Types View Social Responsibility

12 September 2017 / By Megan Malone

Do you feel like you easily pick up on the emotions of others? Are you the person in your family or friendship group who is always trying to maintain harmony? Would others describe you as warm, empathetic, or caring? If you answered yes to each of these questions, you might be an FJ personality type.

Read more
6
Categories: Types & Society, INFJ, ENFJ, ISFJ, ESFJ

Does Uber's Explosion Mark the End of the "Brilliant Jerk?"

11 July 2017 / By Molly Owens

In case you missed it, Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick has recently stepped down from his position as CEO of the ride-hailing app that he founded in 2009. The resignation follows a four-month investigation into the company's "toxic" corporate culture.

Read more
1
Category: Types & Society

Four Signs You’re a Highly Rational Feeler

14 March 2017 / By Stephanie Dorais

So you got the Feeling (F) personality type on your Typefinder result. You’ve just joined a unique group of enthusiasts, optimists, nurturers and artists. Word on the street is that William Shakespeare was an INFP and Oscar Wilde an ENFP, so you’re in the company of giants.

Read more
10
Categories: Types & Society, Self-Discovery, INFJ, INFP, ENFP, ENFJ, ISFJ, ISFP, ESFP, ESFJ

Is Personality Type Universal Across Cultures?

28 February 2017 / By Molly Owens

Our fascination with personality typing isn't just an American phenomenon, it's a universal one. More than 50 million people around the world are estimated to have taken a test based on the work of Isabel Briggs Myers; that figure is growing at an estimated rate of 2.5 million people per year. Personality in the wider sense has been studied and assessed in over 30 countries, on all continents, in multiple languages. Wherever we are in the world, we trust personality theory to give us valuable insights into our quirks, ambitions, and behaviors.

Read more
7
Category: Types & Society

The One Personality Trait That Won Donald Trump the Presidency

29 November 2016 / By Molly Owens

The race for the U.S. presidency has come to an explosive end. Recount battles aside, it appears that Donald J. Trump has defeated Hillary Clinton to become the next President of the United States. Trump has promised radical and immediate policy changes, in contrast with Clinton's more nuanced proposals. But was it Trump's policy proposals that won him the presidency, or is something else at play?

Read more
39
Category: Types & Society

An INTJ in Norway, Land of the "Nice"

08 November 2016 / By Evie Hester

I live in a culture of people who deem themselves “nice”. Why else would the Nobel Prizes be given out each year in the “nice” utopia of Norway? In most respects, I concur with the “nice” label. But occasionally the niceness mutates into either avoidance of issues or passive-aggressiveness. Both of which I, as an INTJ, deplore.

Read more
6
Categories: Types & Society, INTJ

Truity up to date