Your Own Personality,Your Own Person

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Your MBTI type does not determine your personality.

I don’t know how many times I’m going to say this, but I see so many misconceptions of this in the Tumblr and Wattpad community that I need to make a post about it.

I know that I often conform to the behavioural stereotypes that all the types have but when it comes to typing … you just can’t determine MBTI type based on personality.

I’ll explain why.

MBTI is more than just four letters. It’s based on something called cognitive functions that seeks to understand how we think and make decisions. Much like the name, it seeks to understand cognitive processes.

Therefore, although it’s certainly true that there are certain types that are more susceptible to certain behaviours, you can’t just generalize it.

The functions give you flexibility and room to grow. The way that they manifest in different individuals depends on their environment. Not all people of one type will be the same.

Your MBTI type suggests that you process information and make decisions a certain way, but it doesn’t determine how intelligent/mean/kind/etc you are.

This is also why MBTI doesn’t “box you in” like a lot of people seem to think so. It is actually a great theory that gives a lot of room for growth and improvement as you get older.

Yes, you do have a set of four functions that you’re restricted to(that is in your result but I believe it solely depends on our mood and how we nurture and improve our functions), but the way these functions interact and work together creates a lot of diversity and uniqueness in each individual.

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Before bashing on/insulting anyone/anything,please do remember that these are just stereotypes of sorts.They aren't supposed to define who you truly and wholly are.You aren't supposed to mold yourself and your life according to this.This is just for fun.Please don't be offended.I hope you will have fun reading this.Have a nice day~ :)

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