IntraScholar

Category: My Theories

  • INTJ Weaknesses Examined

    According to 16personalities.com, INTJs display the following weaknesses: Arrogant Judgmental Overly analytical Loathe highly structured environments Clueless in romance As an INTJ myself, I will try to discuss these different weaknesses and expand on it, adding on to other weaknesses INTJs have. Arrogant – INTJs tend to be arrogant, especially at the earlier stages of…

  • Beware Of Chasing The Social Shadow

    You may have already learned about the Enneagram Shadow in one of the earlier posts but if you haven’t, you should definitely check it out to make sense of the following content. You would also ideally be educated on the basics of cognitive functions and other personality type-related items. It is postulated that along with…

  • The Shadow Personality Type

    Each person has a possible personality variation to be one of 16 possible MBTI Types. The elementary differences in introversion/extroversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, judging/perceiving can make a huge difference in how someone perceives the world. Of these 16 MBTI types, there are also variations within each MBTI Type as “turbulent” or “confident”. A person who naturally…

  • Most MBTI Sites Are Terrible. Here’s Why

    1. Their content is usually based on stereotypes of personality types rather than any observations based on reality. This makes for “fun” consumable content that is usually directed towards amateur MBTI followers, who are merely just looking for feel good content. But feel-good content is not nearly as valuable as understanding true results associated with…

  • Which MBTI Types Should Really Do Finance?

    I think the MBTI types that are most suited for work in finance are very different from the people who are most common in finance. Finance can be very lucrative compared to other professions, and combined with the media portrayal of finance (which is usually only 3 subsets – sales & trading, asset management and…

  • Introverted Feeling Must Develop with Introverted Thinking

    When we say something is “good” or “bad”, what does that mean? If a person steals, are they a bad person? What if they steal to feed their hungry 5 year old child, after having exhausted all other options? Are they a bad person then? Some people would say yes and others would say no.…

  • The Weaknesses of Each Dominant Function

    The dominant function surfaces early in the life of each individual, helping them to navigate the world with their natural understanding of that cognitive function. However, as you grow older, you are supposed to develop the other functions you have, to reach individuation. However, some choose to rely excessively on their dominant function throughout their lives.…

  • Ruminations on Individuation regarding MBTI Cognitive Functions

    What exactly does it mean to reach individuation in relation to our cognitive functions? To attempt an answer to this question about individuation, I will first explain some basic terms/ideas to make the meaning of this question more easily digestible. According to Carl Jung’s understanding – the father of analytical psychology: Individuation – is known as the…

  • Am I an Ambivert?

    AMBIVERTS DO NOT EXIST! People seem to have this notion that ambiverts exist, which is absolutely ludicrous to me. No one is both an introvert and extrovert and I can show you why ambiverts don’t exist.