Introspectology

The Former Ugly Duckling: Realising There's Nothing Wrong With You

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Jen is a psychology student. We talk about her Myers-Briggs type and the things her type have to watch out for, the dangers of knowing your type, and what she learned from writing her autobiography.

Topics Covered:
 
 
  • What Jen’s childhood was like
  • Why Jen decided to study psychology
  • How Jen has applied what she knows about psychology to her life
  • Why and how Jen wants to help people
  • The 16 Personality Types, the Kiersy Index, and MBTI
  • How finding out she’s an ENFJ has helped Jen
  • How circumstances affect your Myers-Briggs test result
  • What ENFPs are like
  • The dangers of knowing your Myers-Briggs type
  • The importance of boundaries for ENFJs
  • Whether Jen thinks it’s more important to work on your strengths or weaknesses
  • Why Jen is split between E and I (extroverted and introverted)
  • What Jen learned from writing her autobiography

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    Resources Mentioned:

     

    • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
    • Please Understand Me II
    • The Fascination Advantage
    • 16 Personalites
    • Jen Simmers-Smith on Facebook

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      IntrospectologyBy Joanna James-Lynn