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Essays on personality types

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May 10, 2022ACX

Book Review: The Gervais Principle

Scott Alexander reviews 'The Gervais Principle', a book offering insights into organizational dynamics through a classification of three personality types, finding it thought-provoking but not entirely convincing.

52 min read 8,006 words

May 27, 2014SSC

On Types of Typologies

Scott defends the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a useful, if unscientific, tool for categorizing personalities, comparing it to European country classifications.

9 min read 1,258 words

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