Ep. 17: Today's episode is all about unpacking your personality through the lens of the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI.) Heidi is a personality psychologist, coach, and writer who helps people leverage personality psychology as a tool for self development.
In this episode we dive into:
- How Heidi paved her own way in the field of personality psychology (it's not how you might expect!)
- What personality psychology is, and how it can help us live a better life
- The origin of the MBTI and how it evolved from Jungian psychology to become more accessible today
- A breakdown of each of the 4 pairs of letters that make up the personality "code" in the MBTI
- What Extroversion and Introversion really mean (different from the mainstream thought about them)
- Why Sensors and Intuitives want to make their impact in different ways
- How Thinkers and Feelers must follow their passions in different ways
- How Judgers and Perceivers have very different relationships to structure
- The difference (and similarities) between logic and emotion in personality
- How our modern-day work environment has shifted from more Judging to more Perceiving
- Understanding the cognitive functions of each of the letters
- Some unique qualities and traits of NFP types, and how they engage with and experience the world
- The unique existential experience that NFP types tend to have
- Different definitions of “success” for the different types
- Using knowledge about your type to finding balance and fulfillment in life
- Why meaning and purpose are so crucial to NFP types
- The gifts and struggles of the NFP types
- A few theories on what personality types make the best matches for romantic partnership
Resources from this episode:
Heidi's website and upcoming courses:
http://www.heidipriebe.com
Where to find your MBTI Personality type:
https://www.psychologyjunkie.com/