Have you ever heard people saying things about your “MBTI”? I heard about that a lot; my friends have always been curious about each other’s test results and personalities.
So, I grew curious about what MBTI and the 16 personalities are.
This article will introduce everything you need to know about it; without further ado, let’s get into it!
What is MBTI?
MBTI stands for Myers Briggs Type Indicator. It is a self-report questionnaire indicating differing psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. It’s a presentation of the way you deal with your surroundings.
Brief History of the MBTI
Hmm… interesting, but how did it come to today’s place?
As seen in the name Myers-Briggs, this test was created by, you guessed it, Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. They began in the early to mid-20th century and after a series of trials and errors, the MBTI instrument was finally published in 1962.
Further, after around 50 years of upgrading and researching, the Myers-Briggs company released the current global version of the complete MBTI questionnaire in 2019. This step toward international audiences made it easy to access for everyone and became viral.
You can take the test online for immediate results!
https://www.16personalities.com
What are the 16 personalities?
As you may know, after you complete the MBTI, your result will contain 4 letters.
MBTI categorizes all the personalities into 16 types, which are summarized into 8 letters in total. These 8 letters then belong to 4 aspects, and that is where your 4 letter result comes from.
The 4 letters basically summarize/indicate your current personality traits. So now the question is: What do they mean?
What do each of the components mean?
- Mind – 1st letter
Introversion: Introverted individuals prefer solitary activities and grow exhausted by social interaction. They tend to be quite sensitive to external stimulation (e.g. sound, sight or smell) in general.
Extroversion: Extraverted individuals prefer group activities and are energized by social interactions. They tend to be more enthusiastic and more easily excited than Introverts.
- Energy – 2nd letter
Sensing: Observant individuals are highly practical, pragmatic and down-to-earth. They tend to have strong habits and focus on what is happening or has already happened.
Intuition: Intuitive individuals are very imaginative, open-minded and curious. They prefer novelty over stability and focus on hidden meanings and future possibilities.
- Nature – 3rd letter
Thinking: Thinking individuals focus on objectivity and rationality, prioritizing logic over emotions. They tend to hide their feelings and see efficiency as more important than cooperation.
Feeling: Feeling individuals are sensitive and emotionally expressive. They are more empathic and less competitive than Thinking types, and focus on social harmony and cooperation.
- Tactics – 4th letter
Judging: Judging individuals are decisive, thorough and highly organized. They value clarity, predictability and closure, preferring structure and planning to spontaneity.
Perceiving: Prospecting individuals are very good at improvising and spotting opportunities. They tend to be flexible, relaxed nonconformists who prefer keeping their options open.
Above is a short description of what each letter stands for in the 4 aspects. So, for example, your “personality letters” are ISTJ, then the traits you want to look at then will be Introverted, Observant, Thinking, and Judging.
Woohoo! Now you know everything you need to take the MBTI personality test.
Conclusion
However, a very important thing to keep in mind is that the MBTI test is simply a reference of how you might portray within the environment you live in, instead of a statement or a yoke that says “this is how you should behave” and trapped your true self.
If you disagree with the accuracy of the result, then disregard it away and keep on going. Don’t let a test disagree with you, and never question and refuse to accept yourself.
Now you know everything you need to know about the MBTI!
So, what’s your MBTI?
