We're finally here! It is the end of the Fall 2023 semester. All my classes have assigned their final projects and tests so dead week has begun. A lot has happened this semester, so I think this calls for a recap as I think about the impending future. The end of an era This semester marked the beginning for the end for me. As most people who know me or would read this would know, I am in my senior year of college. This means I have spent the entire last semester wrapping up any last requirements I need to graduate as I prepare for my future and will be doing the same in Spring 2024. I moved into college for the last time at the beginning of August this year ready to fill my last time around with purpose. The start was overall positive and easy! My assignments were not too overbearing, my time management was excellent, I had gotten used to my leadership roles, had a whole apartment to myself, and I had a girlfriend for the first time in a long time. It was a golden start. Even as t...
The 16 Personality Types of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test On Monday when I was looking for something to do to break up homework assignments I had remembered something a friend had said to me earlier that day. "What is your personality type?" And I had no way to answer because I had never taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test (or MBTI for short). So after a long time of putting it off because I didn't like the idea of taking a 100 question quiz, I finally took the time to do it. For some context, the MBTI is a test that evaluates the makeup of one's personality. The results are split into 16 categories with each result holding its own insights into the core values of who it belongs to. There are also four groups within the 16 that pair up the types based on similar traits. These groups are called the analysts, diplomats, sentinels, and explorers. Each result is defined by a nickname and a four-letter code (five if you count the identity trait). When I too...
