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Does this list fit you? 

GOOD!  It should!

With the exception of a few ringers I included on purpose, this list fits nearly everybody -- or at least nearly everybody's image of themself.  In fact, I lifted much of it from the National Girl Scout Law!

What's the point I'm trying to make?  The point is to BEWARE.  Psychological type is NOT some list of scattered personality traits.  Catalysts are not more idealistic than other types, for instance.  The term "Catalyst" (or "Idealist") describes a whole pattern of personality.  It is the overall pattern you should be interested in -- not some silly list of traits that could describe practically anybody.  

You should also be wary of any site that lists traits in this fashion to portray any given personality type, since by definition that flies in the face of what the 16 type personality methodology is all about!

Look for the patterns of processes, not the bumper stickers and labels people want to stick on themselves and others.  (You'll find a lot of this website is devoted to debunking labels.)

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