Author: Steve Mueller

The psychological preferences of an individual greatly influence how they interpret and interact with the external world. Even more so, these preferences determine how a person thinks, feels, and acts. Therefore, by identifying an individual’s personality type, you can gain important insights about them. Not only will it help you to anticipate their behavior but it will also aid you in better understanding what motivates them. At the same time, by discovering the characteristics of the 16 personalities, you can more effectively deal with different personality types. In the following, we’ll analyze the INTJ (introversion, intuition, thinking, judgment) personality type.…

In their momentous research, Isabel Briggs Myers and Katherine Cook Briggs have discovered 16 different personality types. Their classification of personalities can be used to better understand yourself and the people you interact with. Even more so, by discovering a person’s psychological preferences, you can gain an important understanding of the individual you are confronted with. The reason for this is that an individual’s personality ultimately shapes how they perceive the world and how they interact with it. In the following, we’ll have a look at the INTP (introversion, intuition, thinking, perceiving) personality type. Here’s what characterizes INTPs and the…

Isn’t it interesting that the entire human population can be classified into just 16 different personality types defined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator? This is even more surprising when considering that this planet is inhabited by more than 7 billion individuals. At the same time, your psychological preferences determine how you think, feel, behave, and perceive the world around you. Consequently, by identifying these preferences, you can gain important insights about yourself. Similarly, by identifying the personality type of another person, you can better predict how they will react in certain situations. In this article, we’ll have a look at…

Even though the earth is populated by 7 billion individuals, every single one of us can be categorized within the 16 personalities outlined by Katherine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. By developing an understanding of a person’s psychological preferences and how the personality trait shapes an individual’s worldview, you can better understand yourself and others. Among the 16 personality types, the INFJ (introversion, intuition, feeling, judging) personality is the rarest, which is estimated to occur in only 1-3% of the population. For many experts, the INFJ personality type is not only the most surprising but also the…

According to estimates of the United Nations, the world is populated by more than 7.5 billion individuals. When thinking about this huge number of people, you may be left wondering how many different personality types there are in existence. When considering the Earth’s enormous population, you will perhaps come to the conclusion that there must be at least thousands – if not millions – of different personality classes. Well, quite the contrary is the case. Astonishingly enough, every single one of us can be categorized within the (rather minuscule) spectrum of 16 different personality types. In the following, we’ll explore…

Not a morning person but still have to get up really early in the morning? Read on… More than six years ago, I struggled with the very same problem. My early-rising girlfriend at that time would have never heard me say to her “wake me up at 6:30 AM.” The idea of voluntarily rising really early in the morning never ever crossed my mind. I even wrote an article about why being a later riser feels fabulous and presented some interesting reasons not to be an early riser. As you can see, I struggled with the very same issue. Six years…

Life often moves so fast that we seldom have a chance to reflect on the miraculous beauty of it. In fact, we are often confronted with so many challenges and difficulties that it’s difficult to remember what a truly marvelous gift life really is. Luckily, there’s Rumi and his unique ability to inspire with his stunning poetry. Having a collection of inspiring Rumi quotes at hand can be quite helpful, especially when life confronts you with great difficulties. During these challenging times, it can be wonderfully uplifting – sometimes even life-changing – to read Rumi’s wise sayings. His inspirational quotes…

Life is a precious gift. It has been given to you, me, and everyone else. Sadly, not all people truly understand how miraculous their lives are. Similarly, only a few are truly happy. One reason for this is that it is in our hands to discover how valuable life is and to make the most of it. Being appreciative of life in itself wouldn’t be that much of a problem – if it wasn’t for the challenging ups and downs. It’s mainly because of these tough times in life that it is so difficult to find meaning in our existence. Even…

Unfortunately, bad days in life cannot be avoided. There will always be those horrible days when nothing you do is successful. During these days, it seems as if everything you touch fails horribly. To make things worse, every task you approach comes with incredibly difficult challenges and obstacles that are almost impossible to overcome. No matter where you go and what you do, failure, setbacks, and great disappointments follow you mercilessly. Especially during those horrible days when nothing works out as planned, we can all make some good use of encouraging quotes that lift us up. In the following, you…

Your life as it is today is the sum of your habits. Your health, your mood, and your success are all direct results of your habits. The activities you repeatedly engage in ultimately shape who you are. Whatever you do repeatedly forms the life you’re living. If you continuously engage in bad habits, they will break you. But if you gradually implement a wide variety of good habits, they can transform your entire life. With every day, you get to decide what kind of future you want to create. If you start replacing unbeneficial behavioral patterns with more beneficial ones,…

Nobody likes to fail. It simply feels painful to lose. Not to mention that failure can be devastating. It’s something that we try to avoid at any cost. And even though we give our very best to succeed, we cannot help but fail every once in a while. Failure is an integral part of life. It cannot be avoided. We may not be able to prevent it from happening, but we still have the power to make the best of it. Here are the 10 hidden blessings that can be found in failure.

If there’s something that truly unites all people it’s that we all pick up bad habits. For some reason, we fall prey all too often to negative behavior patterns. One reason for this could be that we do not even realize that an unhealthy habit has come into our life. But once we do notice that a certain activity is not beneficial, it’s way too late. As a result, we pick up all kind of negative habits throughout the years. Many of these habits stand between us and a successful life. They stop us from pursuing our dreams and make…

There’s only one thing you can do when confronted with difficult times: Move forward. Don’t allow the challenges of life to break you. Don’t allow these difficult experiences to derail you from pursuing your dreams. When life pushes you to the ground, force yourself back up again. Keep fighting the hardship and make one tiny little step after another. Moving forward during times of hardship is incredibly difficult and challenging. But after some time, you’ll notice that by taking one step after another, you’ve eventually overcome the struggle. This article is all about moving forward. It will show you what…

We all know these days when everything we do goes wrong. Nothing seems to work and we jump from one miserable failure to another. Other people might treat us badly and setbacks accompany every one of our steps. Trials and tribulations might rain down upon us, leaving us with a grim outlook about the future. In these situations, it’s important not to allow the challenges you are confronted with to drag you down. There could be nothing worse than to allow failures and setbacks to derail you from the pursuit of your dreams. The following will show you simple but…

Making good eye contact is an art that is difficult to master. In fact, keeping a well-balanced ratio of eye contact is astonishingly difficult. On the one hand, eye contact that is too intense can quickly come across as an overly dominant stare. On the other hand, however, not being able to maintain eye contact may be perceived as disinterest, disrespectful, or even social anxiety. If you seek to improve your communication skills, mastering eye contact is one important area to address. By learning the fine art of eye contact, you will not only leave a better impression during discussions…

What’s the purpose of life? Or to be more specific, what is it that adds meaning and satisfaction to life? What is it that gives us a sense of purpose? It’s the essential question that has challenged mankind throughout the ages. Living a purpose driven life is one of the most commonly held goals throughout all the layers of the population. Finding an answer to this profound question isn’t easy. Many people struggle to find purpose and satisfaction in life. It doesn’t have to be this way. Perhaps, taking the necessary steps to live a meaningful life might not be…

Life can be at times incredibly challenging. Sometimes, it knocks you down for no good reason. You may be confronted with difficulties that squash all the happiness out of you. Setbacks and failures accompany you everywhere you go. In short, there are some days where being happy simply doesn’t seem possible. But why is it that some people seemingly manage to remain calm during these situations? Why is it that some never lose hope, even when confronted with the greatest challenges? Why can some motivate themselves to keep happily going, even when the going gets tough? And why is it…

Times of loneliness can be quite uncomfortable. Feeling lonely makes people uneasy and sad. Many people struggle greatly during these difficult times. The problem, however, is that times of solitude and loneliness cannot be avoided. In fact, every single human being is confronted with stages in their life when they are feeling more or less alone. While these phases cannot be shortened miraculously, you can still learn to find ways of making the best of it. In the following, you can find 30 proven and effective things you can do when feeling lonely.

For decades, people have been aspiring to become effective multitaskers. They look up to those who seemingly are able to handle multiple tasks at once. And who wouldn’t want to perform more than one task at a time? Becoming a proficient multitasker could help you to save quite a lot of time while becoming a lot more effective. Admittedly, the concept of multitasking sounds promising. The prospect of being more effective led many on a quest to master the skill of multitasking. However, many of them failed. Some might still be thinking to this day that their multitasking skills help…

Many people struggle greatly with accepting themselves for who they are. Not only that. They also have great difficulties in learning to love themselves. It is an area of self-discovery that most try to avoid as best as they can. They simply do not feel comfortable in their own skin and don’t know how to change that. However, who should ever truly love you if you don’t even love and appreciate yourself the way you are? By understanding what you can do to love yourself more, you will initiate a remarkably powerful process of emotional healing. Some even consider the…