First, let’s start with the word test. We generally try to steer away from the word test when talking about the MBTI assessment because test implies there are right and wrong answers, and high and low scores that are good (high) and not so good (low). While there is scoring involved to get to one or the other preference, it is a self-assessment that reports out on how you answer the questions – but there is no right or wrong. We covered this a little in a previous post, A Crash Cours...

What’s a simple thing you can take from each MBTI personality types? Each of the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types comes with their own strengths and weaknesses, way of viewing the world, and making decisions, and more. While someone’s MBTI type obviously can’t tell us everything about that person, it can help us better understand and communicate with them by giving both of you a common language to discuss differences. In addition, no matter what your type is, by being aware of...

Even though there’s only one letter difference between ENTJ and INTJ, the differences in personality are rather drastic. Want to learn more about the difference between ENTJ vs INTJ? Though there’s only one letter difference between the MBTI types ENTJ and INTJ, those two letters affect how the other letters interact and are shown to the outside world. How the letters interact with each other is what we call type dynamics. You can learn more about type dynamics by taking the official assessment ...

We know the topics of Extraversion and Introversion are everywhere. We’ve seen them in comics (many of which we find amazing), mentioned thousands of times a day on Twitter, on Late Night with Stephen Colbert, in TED Talks and so many other places. Part of this popularity is due to the immediate relatability (or assumed relatability) of the terms and their ease of understanding. “Oh, he’s an introvert… he’s shy.” Or, “She’s a great speaker because she’s an extravert.” Wait. What? Is that what pe...

Beyond Introversion and Extraversion: The Myers-Briggs ‘Rhythm Section’ Each of the sixteen personality types described by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) assessment is an arrangement of four preferences, each of which is one side of a two-sided coin (or preference pair or dichotomy in MBTI lingo): Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I) Sensing (S) or iNtuition (N) Thinking (T) or Feeling (F) and Judging (J) or Perceiving (P) The first posts in this series walked through this ba...

Extraversion vs. Introversion: Understanding the “energizing” preference pair The MBTI personality assessment was designed to look at people's tendencies to use their minds in different ways. So what are these “different ways”? The best place to start is to look at the four preference pairs we described in our last post, which are the basis of our personality type. To recap, people prefer one of each of the following: Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I) S...

When Isabel Briggs-Myers and Katherine Cook Briggs created the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) instrument, they purposely made sure that the assessment results would be easy to comprehend and share with others. With that said, if you’re hearing about MBTI type for the first time and are surrounded by people who are already familiar with it, the conversations can get pretty confusing, and perhaps even irritating. But don’t worry, we’ll help you quickly ramp up on th...

We blog a lot about personality types, and how different parts of your personality type can help you make better decisions in your life. That said, not everyone knows the basics of MBTI personality type, so in this next series we’re going to cover some of the foundation of MBTI type theory and the preference pairs. While much of this information is foundational, we will have a few tidbits and tips in the blogs that you probably didn’t know (unless you’re an MBTI expert). But b...

The Intuitive Preference Guide to the Sensing World According to renowned MBTI Type expert Judi Grutter, about 75% of the world’s population has a preference for Sensing. While there are havens for the Intuitive preference (such as liberal arts colleges), it’s guaranteed that most people with a preference for Intuition will need to interact with people who have preferences for Sensing often, and they may even find themselves in serious relationships with them or even married to them....

We already know how each of the preferences can affect a relationship, but let's get a better understanding of what the Judging and Perceiving preferences of MBTI type mean can help you understand what you’re really hearing when you communicate with others. Particularly in ongoing relationships, whether friendly, professional, or romantic, the dynamics connected with the J–P dichotomy can make or break long-term interpersonal harmony. We’re going to get a little more in-de...