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Super-quick Myers-Briggs Personality Test

The Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator is a self-report inventory designed to identify a person’s personality type, strengths, and preferences. The questionnaire was developed by Isabel Myers and her mother Katherine Briggs based on their work with Carl Jung’s theory of personality types. Today, the MBTI inventory is one of the world’s most widely used psychological instruments, especially in business, but it is also used in psychological research and by clinicians and therapists.

The standard test has hundreds of questions, but in fact, it’s quite easy to get your Four MBTI letters, and also learn about what each personality function is focusing on, by simply thinking about the four questions below. If you believe yourself to be both sides of the dichotomy, try to choose the one which has the upper-hand, or is more likely to be your “default” way of doing/thinking/being in your day-to-day life, even if just by a whisker.

To get your MBTI score, simply write down one of the letters for each of the questions below.

Question 1 – How do you get your energy?

Extraverts = E

  • are generally sociable
  • are focused on the outer world
  • get energy by spending time with others
  • talk a lot & start conversations
  • speak first, then think
  • are quick to take action
  • have many friends & many interests

Introverts = I

  • are generally quiet
  • are focused on their inner world
  • get energy by spending time alone
  • mostly listen & wait for others to talk first
  • think first, then speak
  • are slow to take action
  • have a few deep friendships & refined interests

 

Question 2 – How do you see the world & gather information?

Sensors = S

  • have finely-tuned five senses
  • pay attention to the details
  • focus on what is real (in the present)
  • think in concrete terms
  • like practical things
  • like to do (make)
  • are accurate and observant
  • prefer to do things the established way

iNtuitives = N

  • use their “sixth sense”
  • see the “big picture”
  • focus on what is possible (in the future)
  • think in abstract terms
  • like theories
  • like to dream (design)
  • are creative and imaginative
  • prefer to try out new ideas

 

Question 3 – How do you make your decisions?

Thinkers = T

  • mostly use their head
  • make decisions based on logic
  • are more interested in things & ideas
  • treat everybody the same
    (emphasizing fairness)
  • are more scientific in describing the world

Feelers = F

  • mostly use their heart
  • make decisions based on their values
  • are more interested in people & emotions
  • treat people according to their situation (emphasizing compassion)
  • are more poetic in describing the world

 

Question 4 – How much do you like to plan ahead?

Judgers = J

  • are organized and structured
  • make plans in advance
  • keep to the plan
  • like to be in control of their life
  • want to finalize decisions

Perceivers = P

  • are casual and relaxed
  • prefer to “go with the flow”
  • are able to change and adapt quickly
  • like to simply let life happen
  • want to find more information

 

You should now have four letters (one for each question, e.g. INFP).  If you’d like to see a composite portrait of this type, you can just Google your 4 letters, and voila!

Or, if you’re doing this test before our consultation, please WhatsApp me your results along with your Enneagram number (quick Enneagram Personality test to be found here).