Myers Briggs Type Indicator

(And Why I like It)

Some of you that have talked with me know of my love for obsession with the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). But for many, this might be something that you have never heard of. It is for your benefit that I have outlined it in it's most basic form below. 

The MBTI is essentially a tool used for people to better understand others. The MBTI is split into 4 different sections, with 2 choices each. This makes for 16 different types.

Now, because this may be hard to grasp, I have found on the interweb a photo that makes it easier to understand. 

Now, you might be wondering what everything means. And while this is slightly complicated, I'll try to explain everything in the most plain terms below. Pick which one seems more true of yourself.


The four things that the MBTI uses are:

1. Attitude                          (Extrovert/Introvert)
2. Information Gathering   (iNtuition/Sensing)
3. Decision Making                (Feeling/Thinking)
4. Lifestyle                                   (Judging/Perceiving)

Extrovert             /              Introvert

Extrovert	Introvert
Energy is gained from being with others	Energy is drained from being with others
Thinks while talking	Thinks before talking
Have many shallow friends	Have a few close friends

iNtuition             /               Sensing

iNtuition	Sensing
Prefers abstract information	Prefers concrete information
Prefers thinking in the future	Prefers thinking in the present
Drawn more to overtones	Drawn more to fundamentals

Feeling               /             Thinking

Feeling	Thinking
Makes decisions based off of desire	Makes decisions based off of data
Does not like making detached judgments	Makes detached judgments with ease
Judges based off of circumstances	Judges based off of the law

Judging                 /             Perceiving

Judging	Perceiving
Likes to plan events ahead	Like to have events "just penciled in"
Likes to have a plan	Likes to let things happen naturally
Uses Feeling/Thinking more than iNtuition/Sensing	Uses iNtuition/Sensing more than Feeling/Thinking

So, using those, you were able (I hope) to roughly determine what your personality type is. Now, you must understand. These are generalizations. Perfectly categorizing people isn't possible because people are very complex.

Anyways, if you are interested in reading more, check out this link*.

*This is originally from this website, I just converted everything to .doc and edited them to make it more family friendly.