Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: MBTI personality type

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

We've done this and I personally find it extremely useful.

However, I'd strongly recommend starting with some strong explanation  
that people don't have to share what they don't want to, and also  
that some people might choose to use an "x" in categories they don't  
agree with the test, or don't feel the test is definitive.

For example, I might report XNTJ instead of INTJ because I know that  
I sometimes test as an E. Others might do that just because they are  
uncomfortable with the format of the test. (There are two types of  
people, people who can choose multiple choice answer, and those who  
can't.) (NOTE: That was a joke!!!)

But be sure to make space for people who feel that personality tests  
are not a good descriptor of people. You'll have a happier meeting  
talking about it if you do.

-Liz
Elizabeth Magill
www.worcesterfellowship.org




On Oct 3, 2010, at 1:43 PM, Muriel Kranowski wrote:

> The first evening of our annual retreat last weekend was devoted to  
> looking
> at our various MBTI types and how those differences play out in our
> personal and community lives.  The facilitator did an excellent job of
> making those types and their differences and how that plays out  
> concrete to us.
>
> About 30 members had filled out their questionnaires and determined  
> their
> types in advance.  As I recall we were more or less evenly divided  
> between
> introverts and extraverts, but more like 2.5 to 1 for
> big-picture-don't-bother-me-with-the-details versus
> what-there's-a-forest?-all-I-see-is-trees.
>
> I imagine this topic would make for an interesting session at the  
> national
> conference.
>
>     Muriel
>     Shadowlake Village Cohousing
>     Blacksburg, VA
>
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