Do you want to understand your personality?
Understand why you take a certain action? Why you prefer certain things over
other? Well I can tell you how to do that!
Earlier this week, one of my friends asked me what
my Myers Briggs personality type is and it reminded me of my BUAD 304 class
where I took the quiz the first time. Today I will discuss the Myers Briggs
quiz and why it is helpful in understanding your personality.
Myers Briggs is a personality test that can be taken
online and it explains your personality type. The test rates every individual
across four types, Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I), Sensing (S) or Intuition
(N), Thinking (T) or Feeling (F), and Judging (J) or Perceiving (P). This leads
to 16 personality combinations, as shown in the picture below.
Each personality according to the Myers Briggs is
equal. It does not mean one is better than the other. However, the test does allow
a person to understand their inclinations better. It allows a person to make decisions
that allow for the best use of the individual’s personality characteristics.
Not only that, but this can help a person understand which job/profession they
would be a better fit in and what will make them happy. This also allows for a
person to work on their personality because you realize what you wish to
improve upon with this knowledge.
The Myers Briggs is not the perfect tool, but it can
be helpful in guiding you about your personality. I highly recommend all
individuals to give it a try and see their personality type so they can make a
better use of their skills. The test can be taken online at www.mbtionline.com.
If you do not have time, you can take smaller quizzes as well at websites like www.16personalities.com.
Do let me know what you think of the test if you take it or have taken it
before.
I had to take this in my 304 class this semester. I took it twice and got different results each time. I think I got ENFJ once and ENTJ the second time. I do feel like answers to the questions asked can vary depending on variables such as your mood. I also believe that your behavior can be different in different situations. For example, I got Extroversion on both tries, but I know I can be introverted in many situations.
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