MBTI Research You Must Not Do: Hell Edition (Viewer Discretion Advised)

MBTI can serve as a guideline for understanding human beings.
However, if used incorrectly, it can also become a minefield that destroys intelligence.

In this article, I will
list as a hellish scene
the ways of using MBTI that instantly disqualify you as a researcher.

If you find yourself fitting these descriptions, no rebuttal is necessary.
Please quietly distance yourself from MBTI.

Hell 1

The "Self-Diagnosis = Truth" Cult

・One MBTI test
・Online tests
・Answering based on mood
・Clinging to those results for life

The moment you start saying things like
“I am an INFJ”
or “The essence of INTP is...”
based on this, your research is over.

Self-diagnosis is not data.
It is merely subjective.

Moreover, people tend to:
・Overestimate themselves
・Interpret things conveniently
・Turn things into a narrative

Once you start using MBTI as a "self-affirmation tool,"
you have already reached the entrance to hell.

Hell 2

The Copy-Paste Commentary Scholar

・Official explanations
・Overseas websites
・Famous MBTI blogs

Cutting and pasting these to say,

“INFJ is this kind of personality”
“Ni is this kind of function”

――Yes, you're done.

That is
not your research.
It is not your own thinking either.

Commentary that doesn't contain even 10% of your own words is just a
reading session.

Hell 3

Sample size = yourself + 2 friends

"The INFJs around me are..."
"My ex was an ENFP and..."
"The type most common among my followers is..."

At that point, it is
neither statistics nor research.

MBTI is a theory of tendencies, and a theory of tendencies
cannot hold up without looking at the numbers.

The fewer samples people have,
the more they tend to speak in definitive terms for some reason.

This is one of the seven mysteries of the MBTI community.

Hell ④

Turning functions into "character settings"

Ni = can see the future
Fe = kind
Ti = logical
Se = muscle-brained

The moment you do this with a straight face,
your understanding of functions is zero.

Cognitive functions are
・tendencies
・processing habits
・ways of handling information

and they are
neither skills, talents, nor attributes.

The moment it turns into a superpower battle,
MBTI breaks.

Hell ⑤

MBTI Fundamentalism

"Since it's MBTI, talk only about MBTI"
"That's wrong in terms of MBTI"
"It's different from the official version"

—It's a religion.

A methodology is a bias, and bias is something you use
with the premise of discarding it.

Once you start excluding other perspectives,
it is no longer research, but faith.

Hell ⑥

The judge who judges people by their type

"INFJs are mentally unstable"
"ENTPs cannot be trusted"
"ISTJs are inflexible"

That is not MBTI, but
personality discrimination.

MBTI is meant for understanding,
not for condemnation.

If you bring MBTI into relationships
and start trying to assert dominance,
you become the furthest thing from understanding people.

Hell 7

The fortune teller who decides the future with MBTI

"This type will not succeed"
"This combination is impossible"
"INFJs are fated to end up like this"

People change.
Behavior changes with the environment.
It is corrected through learning.

MBTI is
not a tool for closing off possibilities.

The moment you fix the future,
your thinking stops.

Hell 8

The "I am an MBTI expert" face

・No qualifications
・No research
・No verification
・Yet assertive

This is the worst kind.

MBTI is
a field you lose the moment you call yourself an expert.

Those who truly understand
do not make assertions and do not talk too much.

Final Hell

When MBTI becomes your identity

・Because I am an INFJ
・It's impossible for an INTP like me
・It can't be helped because of my type

Once you start saying these things,
your personality has been hijacked by MBTI.

MBTI is
a "tool for thinking about yourself," and
not "who you are itself."

Conclusion

There is actually only one thing
you should not do in MBTI research.

Placing MBTI above reality.

Look at the samples.
Doubt the hypotheses.
Prioritize reality.

If you cannot do that,
it is better not to touch MBTI.

MBTI is convenient, but
it is also a tool that easily sways those with weaker intellects.

If you do not want to fall into hell,
keep your distance.

That is all,
the nco school, Hell Edition.