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  Today's publisher's pride is  Understanding the People around You  by Ekaterina Filatova, which reached #137 in psychology of personalities.  Book description: A Groundbreaking Introduction to Socionics—Now in English from the Founder of the Field Understanding the People Around You  by Dr. Ekaterina Filatova is the definitive guide to socionics—the personality type system rooted in Jung’s original theories and expanded by Russian psychologists into a dynamic model of human behavior, cognition, and relationships. Dr. Filatova, widely credited as the mother of modern socionics in Russia, brings her seminal work to English-speaking readers for the first time. With clarity and warmth, she offers a complete, accessible primer to the 16 socion personality types, their traits, and how they interact in real life. Inside you’ll find: – A self-scoring test to help you identify your socion type – Detailed portraits of each of the 16 types, linked to familiar literary an...

  Today's publisher's pride is  Understanding the People around You  by Ekaterina Filatova, which reached #213 in psychology of personalities.  Book description: A Groundbreaking Introduction to Socionics—Now in English from the Founder of the Field Understanding the People Around You  by Dr. Ekaterina Filatova is the definitive guide to socionics—the personality type system rooted in Jung’s original theories and expanded by Russian psychologists into a dynamic model of human behavior, cognition, and relationships. Dr. Filatova, widely credited as the mother of modern socionics in Russia, brings her seminal work to English-speaking readers for the first time. With clarity and warmth, she offers a complete, accessible primer to the 16 socion personality types, their traits, and how they interact in real life. Inside you’ll find: – A self-scoring test to help you identify your socion type – Detailed portraits of each of the 16 types, linked to familiar literary an...

  Carl Jung’s typology gave us a language for how people perceive the world: through sensing or intuition . Later, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Socionics (Filatova) refined this idea, showing that these two preferences shape not only how we think, but how we love, parent, and collaborate. So, what happens when a Sensor and an Intuitive fall in love, become friends, or raise children together? They’re not just opposites — they’re two halves of how humanity perceives reality. Defining the Two Sensors (S) Sensors trust what they can see, touch, and measure. They live in the here and now , grounded in experience and detail. They value reliability, practicality, and the tangible world. Notice what’s real and present Prefer facts to theories Thrive on routine and mastery Communicate concretely and directly Feel secure when life is predictable Intuitives (N) Intuitives trust what could be . They live in the realm of patterns, possibilities, and meanings ....