The Myers-Briggs personality test is used by companies the world over but the evidence is that it's nowhere near as useful as its popularity suggests
http://reddit.com/r/intj The INTJ subreddit on that website is laughable. They are the self proclaimed "Mastermind" subreddit. And they all sit around talking about what a burden it is to be the smartest person in the room at all times, yet not have the motivation to do anything with their intelligence. "Oh I'm the smartest, but I don't get things done and I don't like other people because they're dumb" seems to be the common sentiment of every post. Everyone who posts there has some kind of underachieving genius complex. "I'm lazy, antisocial, and play a lot of videogames, welp, must be an introverted genius." Some people take that test way too seriously.(like subreddits) where the "test" is taken far too seriously.
I've begun to notice two things more and more: that a lot of people want to apply medical terms to themselves, and that mankind's capacity for inventing excuses is limitless.
Not sure if you have the first New Green album, but this track is relevant to the MBTI discussion.
Huh, I have the album on my hard drive but that track's not on it.
I'm not sure that you have the first album. If you PM me your address, I'd be glad to send it out. We are about to get some new sitckers and I could send some of those too :-)
FUN FACT: Both eHarmony and Match.com use modified versions of the Meyers-Briggs test. eHarmony pairs on similarity. Match.com pairs on difference. That's right. Two of the biggest dating sites are using the same test but looking for the exact opposite answers. That should give you pause. Meyers-Briggs, along with MMPI and several others, are used in screening reality TV contestants. Of course, we also generally use a battery of psychiatrists...
People are far more sophisticated than any basic yes/no test could ever hope to encompass.
I hate the MBTI and it's cousin True Colours - where they simplified the MBTI's 16 types down to four. People have found it useful in understanding themselves, but where it's dangerous is when they use it as an excuse for not communicating better with other people. By the way, the MBTI was not intended to be used as an excuse, but as a tool to help types communicate with one another.
I still hate it though. Malcolm Gladwell published an article in The New Yorker in 2005 which is available here. This article goes into great detail about the failings of the Myers-Briggs test and is a good read.
The MBTI has led to some positive things. At least imo.