Things that apply to all types

[Such Irony]

In my own journey to discover my type, I'm finding that some of the things I previously thought could have been type related, probably aren't.

For example, I think almost everyone wants some level of recognition and appreciation for what they do well.

Here are some other things that I think apply to all types:

*Need to feel safe and secure.

*Seeking what's pleasure or comfortable and avoiding pain and discomfort.

*Desire for acceptance for who we are as a person.

I'm sure there are lots of other things.


So what things strike you as transcending all 16 types? I'd like to hear them!

 

[Aquarelle]

Ooooh, good thread - let's focus on what we all have in common, for awhile!

I think everyone needs to feel both like an accepted member of a group and a unique individual.

 

[Noon]

Things that I think of as unrelated to type:
*Personal interests
*Memory and attention span
*General intelligence
*Motor skills
*Social isolation, alienation and/or general feelings of being misunderstood/misfit
*Depression
*Emotional stability, instability, or disturbance
*Indecision and/or non-productivity
*Escapism, fantasizing, daydreaming, absent-mindedness, etc.
*Frustration with the current status quo

 

[Orangey]

Things that I think of as unrelated to type:
*Personal interests
*Memory and attention span
*General intelligence
*Motor skills
*Social isolation, alienation and/or general feelings of being misunderstood/misfit
*Depression
*Emotional stability, instability, or disturbance
*Indecision and/or non-productivity
*Escapism, fantasizing, daydreaming, absent-mindedness, etc.
*Frustration with the current status quo

Agreed. +10000000.

 

[skylights]

Agreed. +10000000.

 

[garbage]

For the most part, types are just loose templates. The type stamp can't be pressed too heavily on a person, or you'll misjudge that person entirely--which is completely contrary to the goal of the system anyway.

So, looking at what we have in common is a good thing

For one thing, neuroticism has nothing to do with type

Just look at those sweet, sweet low correlations to the MBTI dichotomies

 

[Randomnity]

Things that I think of as unrelated to type:
*Personal interests
*Memory and attention span
*General intelligence
*Motor skills
*Social isolation, alienation and/or general feelings of being misunderstood/misfit
*Depression
*Emotional stability, instability, or disturbance
*Indecision and/or non-productivity
*Escapism, fantasizing, daydreaming, absent-mindedness, etc.
*Frustration with the current status quo

+1

I'll add:

-upbringing
-social class/income
-education
-race/gender
-nationality
-...more, no doubt

There are really a staggering number of things that aren't type-related but influence personality. I'm almost surprised the types describe as well as they do.

 

[Such Irony]

I don't think self-esteem is type related either. There may be a small correlation for types that are considered more 'desirable' by one's culture to have slighly higher self-esteem but that's about it.

 

[Orangey]

There may be a small correlation for types that are considered more 'desirable' by one's culture to have slighly higher self-esteem but that's about it.

Nope.

 

[Rhapsody]

How moral/immoral someone is

How emotional someone is

Style of dress/the subculture one belongs to (i.e. yes, there are SJs who are pot smoking goths, etc.)

Ambition

The search for something more/something deeper in life (maybe? not entirely sure about this one)

The Doorslam - Even though this is associated with INFJs, I think any type can doorslam another person if pushed to a certain limit (some types just have lower thresholds before doorslamming than others)

 

[redacted]

The big ones in my mind are intelligence and how emotional people are.

 

[Ghost of the dead horse]

+1

I'll add:

-upbringing
-social class/income
-education
-race/gender
-nationality
-...more, no doubt

There are really a staggering number of things that aren't type-related but influence personality. I'm almost surprised the types describe as well as they do.

I think your list is rather inspired by wishful thinking rather than observation.

 

[Randomnity]

I think your list is rather inspired by wishful thinking rather than observation.

 

[slowriot]

I think your list is rather inspired by wishful thinking rather than observation.

that is far fetched. People are not stereotypes and how they choose to develope specific processes can be as somewhat random. Or what could be called irregular regularity. Life is filled with these irregular regularities and so is developement of type. Which is why its hard to come up with one simple solution to everything we do as humans.

 

[garbage]

Here's another list:

• Objectivity

 

[Such Irony]

Here's another list:

• Objectivity

*Subjectivity too, I must add.

 

[Jaguar]

The big ones in my mind are intelligence and how emotional people are.

God, yes.

 

[Glycerine]

The way I see it is "pretty much everything". because type is PREFERENCES and we just spin it to our validated perspective. I think humans for the part, all really want the same things but they go about it in different ways and that is where type could come in.

 

[EJCC]

*Motor skills

Nope. Only applies to SPs. But seriously - good post.

Also (if no one has said this already): Sensibleness, and thoughtfulness.

 

[rav3n]

Dorkism. It's a disease that's uniformly spread across all 16 types, at the rate of 8.27%.