Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type Reprint Edition

by Isabel Briggs Myers (Author), Peter B. Myers (Author)

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Like a thumbprint, personality type provides an instant snapshot of a person's uniqueness. Drawing on concepts originated by Carl Jung, this book distinguishes four categories of personality styles and shows how these qualities determine the way you perceive the world and come to conclusions about what you've seen. It then explains what they mean for your success in school, at a job, in a career and in your personal relationships.

For more than 60 years, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) tool has been the most widely used instrument in the world for determining personality type, and for more than 25 years, Gifts Differing has been the preeminent source for understanding it.--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Ringing with practical implications, Gifts Differing both educates and inspires.―Judy Waterman, Principal, Career Management Group --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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The late Isabel Briggs Myers devoted her life to the observation, study, and measurement of personality. With her mother, Katharine Briggs, she authored the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® personality inventory. Peter B. Myers, Ph.D., continues research work on the development and application of personality type. Former staff director of the National Academy of Science, he is currently extending the use of the MBTI® instrument worldwide. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Paperback: 248 pages
Publisher: CPP; Reprint edition (January 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 089106074X
ISBN-13: 978-0891060741
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110% A Must Read

ByDebra Jacobson April 28, 2015

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This book was so insightful and so helpful in understanding the MBTI and I can't believe I hadn't read it until now. I thought I had a good grasp on the theory already, but this book has really helped in completely understanding personality typing. I didn't only learn about the personality types, but who they are in marriage, as children, how they learn, the careers they gravitate towards, and the functions and methods of judging/perceiving. The information is not biased. It isn't about stereotyping. It is well written and easy to understand and encourages you to grow and appreciate yourself and others. Isabel Briggs Myers allowed me to see how much I appreciate all the personality types for who they are and furthered my understanding of myself and others. Seriously, if you are into the Myers Briggs Personality theory you need to buy this book immediately. Stop reading the online garbage that I had been reading for so long and read what the founder of the entire theory has to say. This book is so important.

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Decades of research

ByJanon May 9, 2017

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This book should be required reading for us all, Over the years I have purchased and passed on 4 copies of this easy to understand, well documented book, So many people are frustrated because they lack understanding of why our personalities are so different. We need to stop trying to make each other measure up to our our own personal standards, there are reasons we see the world and ourselves the way we do. This book clarifies how we can all benefit as a society, by acknowledging and embracing our preferences .

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Good Overview of the Theory

ByDavid Maion February 7, 2011

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This is the second book I read on the MBTI after Keirsey's "Please Understand Me II."

Overall, I liked this one much better because it didn't completely focus on the four temperaments.

The book is split into four sections: Theory, Effects of the Preferences on Personality, Practical Implications of Type, and Dynamics of Type development.

The theory part is good for anyone who wants to know the theoretical grounding for the MBTI and the linkage to Jung's theories. It's definitely more geared towards people unfamiliar with the MBTI, because it more or less tries to give validity to the theories by referring to Jung, who is much more respected and well-known.

The second part, Effects of the Preferences on Personality, goes through the effects of each of the preferences: E/I, S/N, T/F, and J/P. The descriptions of each of the types themselves are really nothing special; you can find them online anywhere. However, the book includes a fascinating statistical analysis on the effects of type on career choice. For example, people who study law are overwhelmingly T, while science students are overwhelming N. I personally found the descriptions of the cognitive functions themselves to be fairly good, although I have heard that Beren's books are more specialized in that topic.

The third part, Practical Implications of Type, talks about the implications of type on marriage, learning styles, child development, all the while emphasizing the need for people of different types to work together to balance each other's weaknesses. Most of this information you can find on the internet nowadays, but Myers' analysis goes a little bit deeper than what you would find online.

The last part, Dynamics of Type Development, really just emphasizes one important concept: healthy personal development requires the development of an auxiliary function. Most of this section shows you the negative implications for not developing a strong auxiliary.

The MBTI is really not everybody's cup of tea. As someone who types ISTJ, I have always been highly skeptical that "personality tests" have any validity at all. The MBTI is really no different: there's no real empirical evidence to prove that the theoretical portions are valid. However, I cannot deny the positive impact studying these theories have had on my attitudes toward people. I would approach all these theories (MBTI, Big 5, Socionics, etc) with a healthy dose of skepticism, but I have learned that it also pays to be open-minded to the possibilities these theories offer.

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Myers-Briggs info from the experts themselves.

ByBrian Sunon September 7, 2011

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Isabel Briggs Myers and Peter B. Myers lay out in plain English what the different preferences mean (Extrovert and Introvert, Sensing and iNtuition, Thinking and Feeling, Judging and Perceiving), they give descriptions of the sixteen personality types (including helpful bullet point lists that you can easily find when you're hanging out with your friends), and practical implications of the different personality types.

My biggest complaint about the book is that the chapters on Type and Marriage along with Learning Styles left me wanting. They were broad, general, and felt like random thoughts. Maybe that's just my "J" wanting things settled. Or maybe it's that I wanted Isabel Briggs Myers to tell me which personality type would best complement my INFJness in marriage.

Anyway, the biggest benefit to reading this book is that you'll at least kind of know what you're talking about when Myers-Briggs personality types come up in conversation instead of just making stuff up and hoping no one asks you a question exposing the fact that you don't know what you're talking about when it comes to Myers-Briggs personality types.

So, if you only choose one book to help you understand the Myers-Briggs personality types, Gifts Differing is it.

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I did not enjoy this book at all. I love learning about my MBTI, but this book bored me to tears.

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ISTJ or whatever--this book is helpful

A classic. This is not horoscope babble, nor is it completely scientific. The Myers-Briggs Inventory, though, is an acknowledged classic, and this book well worth the reading.

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