His interest was fuelled by browsing Myers-Briggs content on Youtube, before he decided to chime into the conversation himself. James’ first foray into ‘typology’ (shorthand for the Myers-Briggs personality theory among its fans) took place three years ago. But this hasn’t stopped diehard Myers-Briggs fans seeing themselves within the test’s categories. The backlash against the Myers-Briggs test has been powerful – beyond being shunned by academics, a steady drip of articles over the years have condemned its shaky scientific grounding. Today, this is considered a crucial element of a personality tests.
“Basically, there isn't an algorithm that translates how people answer into how they're likely to behave,” explains Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor of business psychology at University College London. Another objection rests on the test’s inability to predict meaningful life outcomes. While the Myers-Briggs test lumps people into “types,” most modern personality tests measure traits on a continuum.
In academic circles, however, the test has long been discredited.
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