Extremely good multi-part series on understanding personality temperaments/indicators/etc.: Part 1: Temperament for Dummies http://www.erictb.info/temperament1

Extremely good multi-part series on understanding personality temperaments/indicators/etc.: Part 1: Temperament for Dummies http://www.erictb.info/temperament1.html http://www.erictb.info/temperament1.html Part 2: MBTI and the 16 Types and Cognitive Functions http://www.erictb.info/temperament2.html http://www.erictb.info/temperament2.html Part 3: APS and Other Systems (Enneagram, Horney, Type A, etc) http://www.erictb.info/temperament3.html http://www.erictb.info/temperament3.html Part 4: APS and Dynamic Type: adding moderate scales to EISeNFelT (from 16 to 81 types) http://www.erictb.info/dynamictype.html http://www.erictb.info/dynamictype.html From what I gather each person has potential to display ALL personality types. The question is to what degree and in what contexts we prefer them. I sure like having some kind of framework (or several) to help me analyze people. Learning to identify traits using a few simplifying tools (MBTI, color code, enneagram, love languages, etc.) helps me quickly figure out how best to get along with someone so we can communicate and get stuff done (in a work environment especially), understand better how someone prefers to interact with ideas (casual conversation and debate), understand people's underlying motivations a bit (particularly important with family and relationships), and in general just "get" people. -A softened ENTJ