09-26-2016, 11:13 AM
chaosvrgn knows a good deal about MBTI. He may be able to shed some light on this.
As far as Alpha's sentiment on not trusting MBTI, I think it's you may only be getting a surface level picture of what it really is all about. Just like in Astrology, if you look only at someone's sun sign and ASC, you're getting a completely inaccurate picture of the person. Similarly, looking at someone as Introverted Intuitive Sensing Judging without knowing how all 4 of the variables work together is a completely inaccurate picture of the person.
Astrologically speaking, you need to know all the planets, their placements, their interactions with each other, their strength, etc. Likewise, You need to know each Cognitive function, their interactions with each other, how much each trait is expressed in the individual, etc.
For instance, I'm an ENFP, but that does NOT mean I'm just the extroverted version of the INFP. There's so much more to it than that.
If I were you, alpha, I would take the MBTI test from 2 or 3 different sources. For myself, I test ENFP no matter which test I take, when I take it, or which frame of mind I am in. I thought I surely would have changed after AM6, but no, still ENFP. Thought the same after doing SM3, but no, still ENFP. I thought SURELY during BASE, since my thinking had changed to MUCH MORE practical and business like, I thought I MUST have changed! but no, still ENFP.
There's another thread in the chatterbox which has links to two tests. Find out your type (you don't get to choose your type, I don't understand how that was interpreted that way), and look into the personality traits, you'll probably understand more. And yes, being authentic while taking the test is of course IMPORTANT. But if your personality usually answers questions quickly, do the same on the MBTI, since that is part of your personality. If you overanalyze each question naturally, do hte same on the MBTI. Just be yourself while taking the test, and your result should be accurate.
now, back to the OP's sentiment on MBTI types and resistance.... Hmm...... I certainly am less resistant to these subs. Likely because I am inherently open to unorthodox concepts, and don't need 100% irrefutable proof to believe things to be true. I also am very open to being wrong, therefore allowing novel ideas and/or completely groundbreaking revelations into my mind which overwrite previous programming. These two traits alone are enough to lower resistance to subs a considerable degree. And sure enough, the MBTI tests ask questions along those lines. I only know of one other ENFP on the boards. A user named yeah! if he sees this, maybe he can shed some light on his experience of resistance being an ENFP. So I can't give any conclusive opinion or statement on the matter, but I hope my experiences helped at least a little bit.
As far as Alpha's sentiment on not trusting MBTI, I think it's you may only be getting a surface level picture of what it really is all about. Just like in Astrology, if you look only at someone's sun sign and ASC, you're getting a completely inaccurate picture of the person. Similarly, looking at someone as Introverted Intuitive Sensing Judging without knowing how all 4 of the variables work together is a completely inaccurate picture of the person.
Astrologically speaking, you need to know all the planets, their placements, their interactions with each other, their strength, etc. Likewise, You need to know each Cognitive function, their interactions with each other, how much each trait is expressed in the individual, etc.
For instance, I'm an ENFP, but that does NOT mean I'm just the extroverted version of the INFP. There's so much more to it than that.
If I were you, alpha, I would take the MBTI test from 2 or 3 different sources. For myself, I test ENFP no matter which test I take, when I take it, or which frame of mind I am in. I thought I surely would have changed after AM6, but no, still ENFP. Thought the same after doing SM3, but no, still ENFP. I thought SURELY during BASE, since my thinking had changed to MUCH MORE practical and business like, I thought I MUST have changed! but no, still ENFP.
There's another thread in the chatterbox which has links to two tests. Find out your type (you don't get to choose your type, I don't understand how that was interpreted that way), and look into the personality traits, you'll probably understand more. And yes, being authentic while taking the test is of course IMPORTANT. But if your personality usually answers questions quickly, do the same on the MBTI, since that is part of your personality. If you overanalyze each question naturally, do hte same on the MBTI. Just be yourself while taking the test, and your result should be accurate.
now, back to the OP's sentiment on MBTI types and resistance.... Hmm...... I certainly am less resistant to these subs. Likely because I am inherently open to unorthodox concepts, and don't need 100% irrefutable proof to believe things to be true. I also am very open to being wrong, therefore allowing novel ideas and/or completely groundbreaking revelations into my mind which overwrite previous programming. These two traits alone are enough to lower resistance to subs a considerable degree. And sure enough, the MBTI tests ask questions along those lines. I only know of one other ENFP on the boards. A user named yeah! if he sees this, maybe he can shed some light on his experience of resistance being an ENFP. So I can't give any conclusive opinion or statement on the matter, but I hope my experiences helped at least a little bit.
