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The type test inside will tell you about the choices you've made and the direction you're taking—according to C. G. Jung's theory of psychological types.
For Jung, knowing your type was essential to understanding yourself: a way to measure personal growth and change. But his ideas have been applied largely in the areas of career and marital counseling, so type has come to seem predictive: a way to determine your job skills and social abilities.
This book reclaims type as a way to talk about people's inner potential and the choices they make in order to honor it. Using everyday examples from popular culture—films, "Star Trek," soap operas, comic strips—it describes the sixteen basic ways people come to terms with their gifts and values.
In this book you will find tools to understand:
• How your personality takes shape
• How your type reflects not only your current priorities, but your hidden potential
• How unlived possibilities are trying to get your attention
• How relationships at home and at work can help you to tap your unrealized gifts
Whether you're trying to figure out who you are and what you need to do in life, or recognizing that deeper meaning lies beyond what you've already accomplished, this book will help you to become aware of your greatest strengths, your opportunities to live them out, and your ability to make the most of your unique potential.
For Jung, knowing your type was essential to understanding yourself: a way to measure personal growth and change. But his ideas have been applied largely in the areas of career and marital counseling, so type has come to seem predictive: a way to determine your job skills and social abilities.
This book reclaims type as a way to talk about people's inner potential and the choices they make in order to honor it. Using everyday examples from popular culture—films, "Star Trek," soap operas, comic strips—it describes the sixteen basic ways people come to terms with their gifts and values.
In this book you will find tools to understand:
• How your personality takes shape
• How your type reflects not only your current priorities, but your hidden potential
• How unlived possibilities are trying to get your attention
• How relationships at home and at work can help you to tap your unrealized gifts
Whether you're trying to figure out who you are and what you need to do in life, or recognizing that deeper meaning lies beyond what you've already accomplished, this book will help you to become aware of your greatest strengths, your opportunities to live them out, and your ability to make the most of your unique potential.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read many books on MBTI, this book was the first to demystify many aspects of the types - to move beyond mere description to prediction and prescription. And, although the book is complex and rich, it is understandable and not arcane. It gave me more information than I thought possible about the struggles I have had all of my life as an ENTP - a female ENTP, at that. What an eye opener.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read several Myers-Briggs related books, I'd have to say that this one was by far the most deep and insightful look into type. While the others give a good surface understanding of Myers-Briggs, this one delves deeper and explores the more subtle and intricate points of each type without losing track of the general overview. This book views type primarily from a Jungian perspective and eight of the chapters explore the eight Jungian types into detail using analogies, real life examples, and humorous cartoons to illustrate, making the more complicated aspects of type theory more accessible to the average type enthusiast. There is even a type test at the beginning which may give you a good indication of what Jungian type you are likely to be. This book is a must have for any type enthusiast but since it explores the deeper aspects of type, those who already understand the basics of type and want a more advanced understanding will probably get the most out of it.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Having already read tons of books on MB-Jungian type, I really doubted that I would derive any incremental benefit from reading this one. I was wrong.
I can say without reservation that this book is the best of its kind. Thomson simply fleshes out MB-Jungian concepts in greater detail and with greater insight than other such books. She also makes particularly effective use of references to pop culture and literature to demonstrate her ideas.
For anyone interested in truly understanding MB-Jungian type, I would recommend first reading some introductory book to get the basics. I would then follow up with this book to really flesh things out.
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original attempt, problematic result
author is INTJ and goes too much out on a limb and speculates about things with no evidence to back it up
Published 6 months ago by asp
Difficult to follow..
Difficult to follow.. I've read & loved Please Understand Me which I found much better & more useful- this overcomplicates things- maybe it's written for MB trainers?
Published 21 months ago by salsa pinkkat
interesting but overwhelming
I tried this test on several Internet sites and was mildly impressed with the predictions of my psychological behaviour. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Mr. J. Hudson
A top-notch MBTI resource
I have read every book I could find on MBTI, but found this book -- with its non-descript title -- to be the only one I come back to read when I'm needing a little "MBTI... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2009 by J. Reed
Confusing and without justification
The basic concepts of the MBTI are simple and clear - four dimensions of personality each with two main values, which combine into 16 personality types. Read more
Published on 16 April 2006 by A Reader
Typology comes of age
An insight into a popular yet frequently misunderstood psychological tool. This books explains the rationale behind type theory and offers constructive guidance on how to grow from... Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2002
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