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Re: Is this an overreaction and a violation of rights?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 24 Sep 2002 17:54:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> I think it would be bad to chose a career based on a personality test.
> On the other hand, it may be useful to know that most people who pursue
> the career you are interested have a different personality type. Almost
> all careers can benefit from people of varying personality types (you
> need innovators, people who can meet schedules, etc.).
But that's the whole problem--the so-called "personality types" are as
subjective as astrological assessments or phrenological readings. And so
are the criteria that make up each "type."
> I think they key to anything like this is to use it as a tool, and like
> any tool, constantly examine yourself to see if you are using the tool
> appropriately. And that goes for all tools, even pretty objective ones
> like hammers.
Trouble is, you can usually discern when you're using a hammer correctly,
but it's hard to tell if you're using a subjective and arbitrarily-founded
test correctly...
Dave!
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