Cohousing-L Mailing List: Myers Briggs

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

Myers Briggs is the best tool I've found to understanding myself and 
other people -- especially myself. Each personality type has a 
different predilection and has to produce change in their own way. The 
MB types are so accurate in explaining these and are "the most bang for 
the buck". Just understanding the ways in which we see the world, I 
think would be most helpful in actually bringing about understanding. 
Personally, understanding produces more change faster than anything 
else but that is my type INTP

The Kersey interpretation of the Meyers Briggs profiles at 
http:www.advisorteam.com is an excellent and convenient introduction. 
You can take the test online for about $15 and get a lengthy report 
that not only explains the types but shows you graphs of where you are 
compared to others in the world. It is also interesting that some 
dimensions are bell curves and some are camel's humps. Some have equal 
sized humps on either side of the middle, and some have higher humps on 
one side. Many more people are Sensation oriented than Intuition 
oriented, for example, but a more equal number are either Introverted 
or Extroverted with a large number who can go either way depending on 
the circumstances. The graph looks like one hump with a light dent in 
the top. A huge preponderance are Feeling compared to Thinking. Between 
Perception and Judgment, far more are comfortable with judging than 
perceiving.

If we had Myers Briggs training, I think it would go a long way toward 
helping us understand our differences. Have I been able to convince my 
community? Of course not.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org

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