Myers-Briggs Type Indicator es.com/free-personality- test

 MBTI is a personality preference test that looks at 4 different categories of psychological types in two different dimensions (16 types in total).  It is designed by Myerg Briggs and her mother based on Carl Jung’s typological theory.  The purpose of the test is to have a deeper understanding of the tester’s personality type and making a practical use of it in careers.

 I = Introverted  E = Extroverted  N = iNtuition  S = Sensation  T = Thinking  F = Feeling  J = Judgment  P = Perception

 How do we interact with the world around us?  Introverts receive energy from being along. They are deep thinkers and they like to reflect.  Extroverts receive energy from interacting  with other people. They are outgoing and active people.

 How do we take information?  Intuitive people focus on impressions or meaning and patterns of information. They like symbols, abstract ideas, and metaphors.  Better at recognizing people’s faces  Sensory people focus on the physical reality using their 5 senses. They like facts, details and physical experiences  Better at recognizing people’s names

 How do you make decisions?  Thinking people make decisions based on truths and logic. Decisions are often objective.  Feeling people make decisions based on other people’s values, emotions, and situations. Decisions are often subjective.

 How do you live your outer life?  Perceiving people are flexible and adaptable. They stay open to new experiences and adventures  Judging people are organized and planned. They like to have things decided in order.

 Multiple intelligence is a theory proposed by a psychologist Howard Gardner that people can be intelligent in different areas.  He believed that the traditional way of measuring IQ (Intelligent Quotient) does not accurately represent people’s intelligence because it only tests mathematical and linguistic skills and it does not measure other intelligences.  He proposed the following 8 intelligences

 Uses words effectively to express themselves  Have high auditory skills and  Likes to learn by reading, playing word games, and writing poems and stories  Career paths: Writer, poet, journalist

 Good at reasoning, calculating, and thinking conceptually  Think abstractly and are able to see patterns and relationships  Need to learn and form concepts before dealing with details  Likes to learn by logic games, investigation, and mysteries  Career paths: Mathematicians, analysts, scientists

 Potential to recognize and use patterns of wide space in confined areas  Aware of the environments  Likes to learn by physical activity, hands-on experience.  Careers: Drivers, sailors and architects

 Shows sensitivity to rhythm and sound  Sensitive to sounds in their environments  Likes to learn by turning words into lyrics and turning lyrics into a song.  Career paths: Composers, conductors, performers

 Uses body to solve problems  Keen sense of body awareness  Like movements and touching things  Communicates well through body language  Career paths: Dancers, gymnasts, and surgeons

Having an ability to understand other people’s motivations, intentions, and feelings Likes to learn by group activities, seminars, and dialogues Career paths: Counselors, therapists, and educators

 Have an ability to understand themselves  It involves having an effective model of ourselves and using those information to regulate our lives  Likes to learn by introspection and independent study  Career paths: Philosophers, writers,

 1. Can you easily trigger flow?  2. Do you work by internal or external motivations?  3. Does your daily work align with what you value?  Write down what you like to do and your values are on a piece of paper, start brainstorming.