Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Personality tests are often treated as tools for diagnosis or ...

Personality tests are often treated as objective assessments of one's innermost intentions. People relish using their results as justification for their less understandable impulses. There is ...

Self-actualization enables one to realize better who they are, their strength, and their weakness. After understanding one’s personality, it’s easy to become more of who someone is or learn from past ...

In our search for self-knowledge, we’ve all likely taken one (or several) personality tests. The goal is to gain insights about ourselves—why we are the way we are. But are these tests any good? Do ...