31. Business Horoscopes: Part 1

Marcus and Esme examine the super squishy pseudoscience behind personality type assessments such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).    Visit our website: crazytogetherpod.com   Support our show:  Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/crazytogetherpod.    Sources for this episode include: “The History of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.” The Myers-Briggs Company, https://eu.themyersbriggs.com/en/tools/MBTI/Myers-Briggs-history.  Zárate-Torres, Rodrigo, and Juan C. Correa. “How Good Is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for Predicting Leadership-Related Behaviors?” Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 14, 2 Mar. 2023, article 940961, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.940961.    Stromberg, Joseph, and Estelle Caswell. “Why the Myers-Briggs Personality Test Is Totally Meaningless.” Vox, 8 Oct. 2015, https://www.vox.com/2014/7/15/5881947/myers-briggs-personality-test-meaningless.  Spichak, Simon. “The Racist Origin of the Popular Myers-Briggs® Test.” Medium, 2 May 2021, https://medium.com/@simonspichak/the-racist-origin-of-the-popular-myers-briggs-test-49c735da660a.  “Free Personality Test, Type Descriptions, Relationship and Career Advice.” 16Personalities, NERIS Analytics Limited, https://www.16personalities.com/.  “How To Recognize and Lessen the Barnum Effect.” Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials, 2 Aug. 2024, https://health.clevelandclinic.org/barnum-effect..    Our theme music: Midnight—Declan DP [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch:    • Midnight — Declan DP | Free Backgroun...   Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/midnight-declan-dp