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And I should add that it gives people a convenient language to talk about personalities and human characteristics. Clearly people find it (and other things, lik
by wpietri 4y ago
And I should add that it gives people a convenient language to talk about personalities and human characteristics. Clearly people find it (and other things, like ennegrams, tarot, palmistry, Myers Briggs, etc) useful as a way of structuring the vast complexity of humans in a society.
I would love to have something equivalently helpful and engaging that isn't based on superstitions. But something like the Big 5 model is a mouthful of sawdust compared with the other things I mention: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits
- mst 4y agoI find the Big 5 useful for self awareness in the large. For self awareness in the small (i.e. surfacing my subconscious view of a specific situation) I've always been fond of rune casting, or in a pinch a dice roll or coin flip. In the sense that if I'm faced with a choice between two options, I flip a coin for it, and immediately upon seeing the results can tell if that's the 'right' answer or not.