There are Sixteen Types to Go Around

I remember promising that apart from documenting my journey and emotions, this white space of mine should also be written in the spirit of bringing service to others. Therefore, in an effort to inject some positivity in here, I did a self-discovery post for those who want to go deeper into understanding themselves. 

Not long ago, I was introduced to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment by a friend and was completely fascinated by the concept. In brief, the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire which was developed by Katherine Briggs upon Carl Jung's research, then later on expanded by her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers. 

The idea is that every one of us belongs to one of the sixteen proposed personality types, which affects how each individual human being perceives the world and function in life. Now I don't know how accurate this theory can be used to describe people, but in my case, I found mine to be extremely reliable.

The concept is based on the four main Dichotomies.

E (Extraversion) - I (Introversion)

S (Sensing) - N (iNtuition)

T (Thinking) - F (Feeling)

J (Judging) - P (Perception)

Every person in the world is said to fit into one of the following sixteen personality types. In fact each personality type is found to occupy a certain percentage of the total human population.

•  ISTJ (Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging)

•  ISFJ (Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, Judging)

•  INFJ (Introverted, iNtuition, Feeling, Judging)

•  INTJ (Introverted, iNtuition, Thinking, Judging)

•  ISTP (Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, Perception)

•  ISFP (Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, Perception)

•  INFP (Introverted, iNtuition, Feeling, Perception)

•  INTP (Introverted, iNtuition, Thinking, Perception)

•  ESTP (Extraverted, Sensing, Thinking, Perception)

•  ESFP (Extraverted, Sensing, Feeling, Perception)

•  ENFP (Extraverted, iNtuition, Feeling, Perception)

•  ENTP (Extraverted, iNtuition, Thinking, Perception)

•  ESTJ (Extraverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging)

•  ESFJ (Extraverted, Sensing, Feeling, Judging)

•  ENFJ (Extraverted, iNtuition, Feeling, Judging)

•  ENTJ (Extraverted, iNtuition, Thinking, Judging)

Finding out which type one belongs to would lead to a better understanding of oneself, and also the way one thinks in life. You can take the quiz here for free on a website by Sonja Elen Kisa and click on the personality test option on the left. Upon obtaining your 4 letter type, you can either read all about your personality by clicking on the individual links above or visit the Personality Type Portraits page. One can also Google separately for third party articles and websites that provide a comprehensive analysis of each personality types. 

At the bottom of each portrait, there are links that will lead to more specific advice and information such as careers, personal growth and relationships. Be sure not to miss them. Have fun!