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All this talk about personality traits and brain systems only scrapes
the surface of the digging you can do into your own tendencies. If you
are into this stuff and would really like to know more, there are tons of
free tests and explanations online, including a popular one called the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, available at 16personalities.com,
personalitypathways.com, or humanmetrics.com. It is used by a
lot of employers, coaches, college admission counselors, and even
matchmakers to help understand personality or psychological type
and create good fits at work, on teams, in partnerships, and in school.
It has its share of detractors, including some serious scientists, so
take the results with a grain of salt, and remember what I said about
adaptability. If what you read seems apt to you and helpful, then
great, but if it doesn’t seem to fit, don’t worry about it. These sites
offer interesting reading regardless of the quizzes, as well as in-depth
explanations about the different personality types, why they matter,
and how you can best apply the information. They can also help
explain why certain traits in your friends or siblings drive you nuts!
(It’s pretty fun.) You can also go to idrlabs.com/personality-types.php
and check out famous people that match your MBTI personality type,
which is a crack-up. Like I said, take what’s useful and leave the rest.

CORE VALUES
There’s a form of cognitive dissonance people encounter at the bitter
end of high school. All those people in your life who told you what
to do and how to do it when you were younger are now asking you
to be self-directed. They use terms like “find your passion” and “get
it together,” but what they really mean is that it is your turn to take
the wheel and drive the car that is your destiny. After a lifetime of
sleeping in the backseat, you might find yourself feeling frustrated

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