The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ( Myers-Briggs foundation) is a theory that divides people into 16 different psychological categories. This tool was created to further the understanding and appreciation of other personality types not to pit people against each other in a war of what type of person is better. After all people are more or less all equal to each other. The theory was introduced in the 1920's by Carl G Jung and the tool was developed by Isabel Myers and her mother Katherine Briggs (hence the name)between the thirties and fifties. The tool is used by dividing thoughts into four dichotomies; Mind, information, structure, and Decisions. Each of these is then broken down into two sub-divisions. ( mind becomes introversion and extroversion and so on.)
At this point you're probably wondering why I am talking about this tool that has next to nothing to do with writing. The fact is that this has more to do with writing than you might think. By using these personalities as a rough archetype I can more accurately understand how a person would think in the scenarios in which they are placed in. That and I find it intriguing.
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