I believe that typology is fascinating, it was the gateway that lead me to discover my love for psychology. Catagorizing ourselves and forcing a bunch of labels onto ourselves is often limiting and harmful. We are abstract, and complex. However, I think it is a good starting point to learning about ourselves.
The author's typology in case you're curious: INTP sx/sp 5w6 5-9-4 ILI Mel-Phleg
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) is a self-report questionnaire and system created by a mother (Katharine Cook Briggs) and her daughter (Isabel Briggs Myers) to fit individuals into 16 categories, or “personalities” based on studies by Carl Jung (pronounced young).
I think it is important to note that MBTI is widely regarded as pseudoscience, meaning there is not enough evidence to back it up as a scientific method. Originally, I wanted the "study" branch of my site to only involve subjects I learned in school, but I decided to include some of my other interests/hyperfixations that I enjoy collecting information about.
There are 4 dimensions or axes in MBTI - introversion/extraversion, intuition/sensation, thinking/feeling, and judging/percieving. You may see this method being used on personality test sites such as 16personalities. This is a simplified model of Carl Jung’s theory.
Introversion:
- An inward function, where focus is primarily directed on their inner "world" - and priority is put upon their subjective perception/values.
- Gathering energy from solitude and time alone in low stimulation environments.
Extraversion:
- An outward function, where focus is primarily directed on the outer world - and priority is put upon focusing on people/external ideas.
- Gathering energy from interacting with the external world in high stimulation environments.
Sensing:
- A percieving function in which one primarily takes in new information by using their senses -- eg. through interacting with the physical world, or interacting with one's previous experiences.
Intuition:
- A percieving function in which one primarily takes in new information by making abstract connections and patterns between items in the physical world.