Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Talk (MBTIT) ;)

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Hey Kristl,

I love all the Myers-Briggs stuff. Psychology is kindof a hobby. I

used to think I should be a developmental psychologist. I was going to

be the Dr. Spock of pre-teens (boy do we need one!). Anyway, that was

before Anti-Aging medicine and after that, a Politician. (WHAT WAS I

THINKING???!!!) Actually, I just got kindof excited (read: carried

away) because I found the Natural Law Party just as I was getting really

dissatisfied with the medical establishment. Now, I'm hoping to go the

the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) after I graduate

from law school (in 2 and 1/2 more years!) and get licensing here in

Texas...I'll be both a lawyer and a naturopathic doctor (What a wierd

combination!). Maybe I can be a holistic politician " We don't just

raise or lower taxes, pass a bill or two — we treat the whole

system. " But, I digress.

Just finished a book called Type and Time Management. I've always been

typed an INTJ, but I think that I manage time more like an INTP. I also

don't much like the style of the test on Dr. D's website. When you see

the characteristics all laid out like that, I think you are much more

likely to select ESTJ (the largest and " most popular " group) or at least

lean in that direction from whatever you really are. I greatly prefer

the test in Keirsey's books (also available here:

http://www.advisorteam.com/user/ktsintro1.asp ). It is far more

accurate. His characterizations of people are also very good. I like

all typing systems really. Wonder why I'm on the BTD? Actually, if

I have learned anything from studying all of the various typing systems,

it is that no one really fits into any one of them 100%.

I finally got a copy of You Are Your Blood Type, by Toshitaka Nomi. He

basically describes all O's as ESTJ's. I find that funny as an INTJ O-

Se, with O friends and family who are ENTP, INFJ, ESTJ, ISTJ, ENTJ, and

ENFP. Hmmm. Not sure I see much correlation in my little sample

group. Let's just say I like the chapter in LR4YT on neurochemical

differences among the blood types far more than the chapter on

personality differences. The only way I see how they might relate is in

dealing with stress, but even that has to be correlated with their MBTI

type. Hmmm...I suspect that there is much more to be learned in this

field. It will probably be done after we fully map the brain (You

thought the Human Genome Project was difficult...HA!).

Cheers,

On Thursday, February 21, 2002, at 02:14 PM, Kristl wrote:

> Hello O's

>

> Since we talk about our personality quirks and genetic

> mutations often I'd like to kick off a discussion re

> Meyers-Briggs. D'Adamo has dabbled in correlating the

> M-B typing system to blood types I know. I think I saw

> it in one of the books(?) But also on his site there's

> that personality test.

>

> I don't really like his online version. I think too

> many disparate things are lumped in that pick-a-column

> approach. I come out as an ISTJ using the D'Adamo

> version even though I've been tested numerous times

> and always come out as an INTJ.

>

> But, my point here really isn't to question the

> validity of the D'Adamo test. I'd like to know if the

> rest of you know your M-B type etc.

>

> I also think some of the things that made me ultra

> INTJ have changed b/c of adherence to the diet. Does

> anyone else have any thoughts on their Meyers-Briggs

> type or the BTD's effect on their personality?

>

> Kristl