Personality Tests - a podcast by Kit Whelan + Viv Egan

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A mother-daughter team created the Myers-Briggs test in the 1940s, based on a discredited idea from Carl Jung
It’s now a $20 million per year industry
Viv’s article on the Myers-Briggs
Vox’s mini-documentary on the Myers-Briggs
Janice from the Career Introvert thinks the personality tests can sway how we act
Viv’s concern with these tests is that they don’t adapt, grow, and change with you
Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Quiz and her blog post describing it as a more focused test
Here’s the adapted Pottermore quiz that gives you all your Hogwarts House percentages, if you want to find out how much Slytherin you have in you
Here’s what little kids are learning about Growth Mindsets in school these days
Michelle from Intentional Travelers finds that the tests help her work better with others
Sami says they satisfy her curiosity
The Forer effect shows how we believe that standard reports are customized just for us
The Enneagram model is super old
“Horoscopes for business people”: What Your Myers- Briggs Personality Type Means For Your Career in Forbes
Sally discovered some very helpful insights about friendship and loyalty from her personality type
The Notes From Your Therapist Instagram account is wonderful
Burnout is now a legitimate syndrome according to the UN

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