
Why We Group People into Types: The History of Psychometrics
People love labels. Always have. The quiet one. The leader. The rebel. The sensitive soul. Walk into any office, classroom, or family dinner and you’ll hear it - subtle sorting, silent categorizing, mental sticky notes placed on foreheads. But why do we do it? Why this deep, almost instinctive need to group people into types? It’s not just social gossip. It’s history. It’s psychology. It’s survival. And if you ask me, it’s one of the most fascinating parts of being human. Let’s dig in. The Anc




