In his latest book, The Path: A New Way to Think About Everything, Michael Puett presents 8 things to do if you want to make positive and lasting changes to your life.

I had not come across Puett's writing until recently when I saw him interviewed about the book. One of his points in particular made me sit up and listen:

...Stop Taking Personality Tests

I believe that personality tests can either release us and imprison us depending on what we do with the results.

In this episode of the podcast we think about certain do's and don'ts of processing our discoveries, so that we don't fall into the traps that Puett believes make personality tests a negative thing...

Don't

Allow a Label to Think for You

See Personality Type as a Diagnosis

Remove Yourself From All Others

Pigeon Hole Everyone Into Your Favourite Latest Personality Test

Try Finding Yourself

Do

Allow them to Help You See the Bigger Picture

Allow them to Be the Foundation of Better Interactions and Relationships

Use them to Understand Relational Friction

Be an Advocate for Different Types