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Is Sensing and iNtuiting a “how” or a “what” when it comes to making decisions?

November 25, 2013
Is Sensing and iNtuiting a "how" or a "what" when it comes to making decisions?
In personality typing and the MBTI®, there are four pairs of preference alternatives.  We tend to favor one preference within the category over another.  The MBTI® is an assessment tool to uncover what those favored preferences are.  After you’ve taken the MBTI®, you will be provided with...Read more

Study Shows Your Personality Does Affect Your Weight

August 1, 2012
Study Shows Your Personality Does Affect Your Weight
How spontaneous or neurotic you are could dictate how much you weigh according to research published in the Journal of Psychology and Social Psychology.  I’m not surprised.  If you knew your personality type based on the MBTI®, you would appreciate the results of the study and how they apply...Read more

Can Type A and Type B Personalities be Equated with MBTI Types?

November 24, 2011
Can Type A and Type B Personalities be Equated with MBTI Types?
I’ve wondered for a long time since I got involved with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®), whether the results of the MBTI ®(a personality type questionnaire) would reveal those people who would be considered either Type A or Type B personality types. First, if you’re not familiar...Read more

A Buddhist Perspective on Eating According to Type

July 18, 2011
A Buddhist Perspective on Eating According to Type
Carl Jung, a Swiss psychologist, developed psychological type in the 1920s.  He was very interested in the Tao and the concept of yin and yang. He understood the idea of opposites; that they can only exist in relation to each other.  When I say “black”, what is the first thing that comes to your...Read more

Are you an Extrovert or Introvert? – It may influence how you eat.

April 28, 2009
Are you an Extrovert or Introvert? - It may influence how you eat.
Are you an Extrovert – someone who seems to be energized by others? Or are you an Introvert – who finds the energy from within? It’s been studied and proven that people tend to eat more, the more people that are in the group. Extroverts will find every reason to go out and socialize,...Read more