[To Dr. Simon Tam] “Tell me, Lil’ Miss Big Words, you see a pyramid sittin’ out there? Neither do I. So here, let me pour you a big frosty mug of ‘shut-the-h*ll-up’.” Jayne Cobb, Firefly “Jayne Justification” is the familiar ESTP tactic of trying to imply both that it’s stupid to be smart, and thatContinue reading “ESTP Jayne Justification – definition”
Category Archives: The Essentials
Type Specializations: What Makes *My* Type Special?
There’s an age-old outlook, put blatantly by Syndrome of The Incredibles in his Moriarty Fear, that if everyone is special, then *no one* will be. To this longstanding catch-22, I offer the following rebuttal: What if everyone is special in a way that is both utterly unique and utterly essential? What if, like colors, gendersContinue reading “Type Specializations: What Makes *My* Type Special?”
What Do All These Letters Mean Anyway?
So, once upon a time, you stumbled upon a really cool website. It had interesting pictures combining all your favorite characters in ways you weren’t sure made sense, but it was also pretty cool to read, even if the girl who wrote it liked to use lame phrases like “Rock-awesome,” used too many ellipses andContinue reading “What Do All These Letters Mean Anyway?”
Type Heroes: ESFJ – The Cavalry
All the typings and observations in this post are based on definitions and information presented in the aLBoP Guided Tour 😀 So if any of it bugs you, please go read that before leaving me a grumpy comment… Or, you know what? Let’s just skip the grumpy comments! Have a nice day! <3 ESFJ TheContinue reading “Type Heroes: ESFJ – The Cavalry”
The Cognition Process in Stick Figures
Though I write often about cognition patterns and how thought processes differ between each of the sixteen types, I feel like I haven’t really gotten across in full what I mean. And is there any way better to get across concepts simply and efficiently than pictures? I think there is not. Now, I can’t makeContinue reading “The Cognition Process in Stick Figures”
aLBoP Personality Tip #9
This personality tip is a bit of a soapbox for me. One of the most common and damaging things I come across in personality typing, as well as just interacting with human beings on a normal basis, is people saying that who they are excuses being a jerk or hating everyone. I’m always incredulous aboutContinue reading “aLBoP Personality Tip #9”
aLBoP Personality Tips #6-8: Extraverts
Extraverts, whether Extraverted Perceivers or Extraverted Judgers, naturally excel at the parts of the cognitive process that require them to be outside themselves and gathering information from the world around them. Whether this is EP’s Observation of people as whole entities, understanding whether or not they can be trusted as sources, using either their intuitionContinue reading “aLBoP Personality Tips #6-8: Extraverts”
aLBoP Personality Tips #3-5: Introverts
Introverts, whether Introverted Perceivers or Introverted Judgers, naturally excel at the parts of the cognitive process that require inside-their-heads, solitary thought. Whether this is IP’s understanding and coming to Conclusions about Data and situational details based on either thoughts or feelings inside their heads (Ti or Fi), or IJ’s understanding of how Principles applyContinue reading “aLBoP Personality Tips #3-5: Introverts”
aLBoP Personality Tip #2
One of the most common misconceptions I’ve come across in personality typing is the idea that Jungian/MBTI introverts and extraverts are the same thing as social introverts and extraverts. MBTI is about the way your brain works, not about your social habits, which are likely to change throughout your life depending on a numberContinue reading “aLBoP Personality Tip #2”
aLBoP Personality Tip #1
I gag a little every time I search for MBTI on Google, Pinterest or Twitter and see the “Fact” declarations about different personality types. They’re always based on vastly oversimplified versions of each type and always end up super arrogant about the whole thing. Arrogance is annoying, but it’s the stereotyping of each type thatContinue reading “aLBoP Personality Tip #1”