Please Understand Me
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Please Understand Me

by David Keirsey

1978•Documentary•210 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowrealisticlinearglossyenclosedempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA realistic non-fiction book that is contained and slow-paced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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2.7 / 5

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About This Book

After presenting a brief rundown of 20th-century psychology movements, Keirsey and Bates encourage you to take the 70-question "Keirsey Temperament Sorter," a sort of mini-Myers-Briggs test that places you in 1 of 16 personality types.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryPsychologicalEmpowerment/personal growthUnlikely connections

Subjects

TypologieCharacterInterpersonal RelationsIntelligenzCharakterTemperamentPsychotherapyPsychologie

Details

Author
David Keirsey
Published
1978
Pages
210
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