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That "common knowledge" is wrong. Myers briggs is not great for scientific studies since it splits people into 16 buckets instead of sliding scales (like the Bi
by cm2012 3y ago
That "common knowledge" is wrong. Myers briggs is not great for scientific studies since it splits people into 16 buckets instead of sliding scales (like the Big 5, which is used in research). But MB is an incredible mental toolkit to have.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoWhy would something with no evidence behind it be an incredible mental toolkit? See the whole criticism section. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indi...
- sneak 3y agoMB is astrology for nerds.
- cm2012 3y agoAstrology has a one in twelve chance of accuracy since the only variable is birthday. With the four discrete variables in MBTI, I can type people with 90% accuracy after a conversation.
- sneak 3y agoThe buckets themselves are also false, so no.
- mattnewton 3y agoIsn’t this often just the Barnum effect, especially when ground truth is established by asking people if you are right? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect