This is my thought about MBTI and your recent post on What Color? personality type. All these personality analysis are based on the respondents’ answers, in other words, their own perception of their preferences and choices. This automatically sets limits. For instance, if I choose going out with friends rather than staying home as my preferred way of spending spare time, wouldn’t I know already I’m extroverted? Do I need the test to tell me? But is my own observation correct? In reality, I spend the majority of my time alone at home, and my answer may be based on my perception of what I do in my spare time — those occasional special time I go out. So am I really E?

Another problem of these analysis is they force us to think in either-or way. For instance, MBTI puts you either sensing or intuitive. But really? This may be helpful for someone who is close to 100% of either way (I’m 100% intuitive. I hardly see the “practical” side of reality) but what if someone is, say, 60% intuitive and 40% sensing? In this case, I think it would be more helpful to say, “You are very intuitive and conceptual, but you are also very capable in paying attention to details” In my case, judgmental and perceptive is almost the same amount. If you check ENFJ, you may agree it’s Akemi.

So, to answer your question about starseed groups and personality types. They do not correlate very well. For instance, Alpha Centaurians can be S or N. I assume it would be more common for Alpha Centaurians to be S, but being a starseed, it’s possible to be N. (Do you know how much percentage of S/N you are? Are you mildly N with pretty big % in S?) Alpha Centaurians are definitely Thinkers, but even this can be tweaked by other aspects of their Akashic Records and the respondent’s own perception. For example, an Alpha Centaurian may be training in the heart chakra energy, to learn how to balance the head and the heart. So he is a thinker, but he also have lots of feelings. Now if this person happen to be in a sensitive life situation that causes a lot of emotions, he may answer predominantly as a Feeler.

Hope this helps. Interesting discussion. Perhaps you can write another post on MBTI.

Yeah, I think you might be right about provocation.

Btw just a little suggestion. Don’t buy into provocation. That is exactly what the provocator wants you. And the more you try to defend your argument, the more you get drained. It’s kinda fun to watch from the side, but I know this can be agonizing for the defender. It doesn’t matter which side is correct. Just step back and those who likes to provoke arguments will find another prey somewhere else.

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You said yourself that you complain a lot. OK, lest I put words in your mouth, you technically didn’t say that outright. You said “If you had lived 19 years in constant pain and had to put up with all the illnesses I live with, you might complain a lot too.”

I took this as an implication that you complain a lot as a result of 19 years of constant pain and several illnesses. But I suppose it’s possible that you were not referring to yourself, and just saying that hypothetically if one had lived 19 years in constant pain, then one might complain a lot. Reading between the lines is possibly less accurate than waiting for a direct statement, but it’s also a lot faster.

You said, “you said we all have to report to someone, give them the paperwork they need, and support the company, because it only seems fair. That sounds like duty and loyalty to me.”

No, I didn’t say that. I said that since my company had gone above and beyond the requirements of the law in supporting my problems, I wanted to go above and beyond for them. I would term that a better-than-average relationship, not duty. Loyalty would mean I would keep working there because of it, right? I haven’t said anything about that.

I feel that you interpret my disagreeing with anyone as “constant complaining.” I disagree with your characterization of me, and I have never heard it from anyone else.

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In your comment on the doctor’s note post, you said we all have to report to someone, give them the paperwork they need, and support the company, because it only seems fair. That sounds like duty and loyalty to me.

I agree that the MBTI has its limitations, but I’d hardly call it “very limited.” It’s the best personality assessment in the world. Yes, there’s plenty of variation within the types, but your type still says a lot about you, enough for me to see you as an ISTJ without having met you. There are actually 93 questions in MBTI Step I (the more common one), and 144 questions in MBTI Step II (the more complete one).

“If you had lived 19 years in constant pain and had to put up with all the illnesses I live with, you might complain a lot too.” – That’s perfectly true.

“I think one thing is clear, types aside, we don’t get along, and I shouldn’t be here.”

I agree that we don’t get along. But when I’m deciding whether to read a blog, I don’t make that decision on the basis of how well I get along with them. There are lots of people I get along with whose blogs I don’t read, and it’s conceivable that I could read a blog without getting along with the owner (though I don’t think I currently have any examples of that).

While I don’t read many blogs these days, I decide to read blogs based on what I get out of them. That could be anything. Maybe someone blogs on a mundane topic but they have an interesting perspective. Maybe someone’s a jerk but they have good advice. I don’t have any set criteria, but I just get an impression of whether I’m getting something out of that blog that makes me want to come back.

As for the three examples, I suppose I could go look for some, but I don’t think that would be especially useful for either of us.

Yes, maybe I am reading negativity into what I read. Or maybe I’m picking up on your dislike for me. I think one thing is clear, types aside, we don’t get along, and I shouldn’t be here.

If you had lived 19 years in constant pain and had to put up with all the illnesses I live with, you might complain a lot too.

“Even if you have something nice to say, you always manage to work in a backhanded compliment.”

Can you give me three examples?

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