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Know thyself: Personality Tests and Myers-Briggs

5/11/2016

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​The Myers-Briggs personality test has been around for a long time.  Like, even since *I* was in high school.  It sorts people into 16 basic types.  Of course, everyone is unique and no one is the same way all the time.  This is about your general, first-response preferences.  And preferences can change over time.  But if you are curious about what your preferences say about you in this one short snapshot in time, feel free to take this free, condensed version of the Myers-Briggs test. Then maybe browse the description of your type to see if you agree.

Also, here is a short test-- really short-- based on the Myers Briggs by 16 Personalities, but I got the same result as usual:  INFJ.  If you use Facebook, it's been floating around on there, so you may have already taken it.

I scored as an INFP for many years and for years, identified more with that type than INFJ. They are very similar anyway, but I have realized lately-- NOPE, I'm really an IFNJ. To look over the different types, read this page or this page. it has a great summary of each type.

You are the final judge of what you are like and in the end, knowing yourself is what's important.  People who know who they are, deep inside, feel less pressure to act in ways that don't match their own values.  I think that's part of why I enjoy taking personality tests.  It affirms who I am.  Yes, I'm introvert. I'm not anti-social and I'm not weird.  Well, okay, I'm weird, but so's everyone! But it sure helps me understand why some people are harder for me to get along with than others.

Personality tests help me take things less personally, as funny as that sounds.  They help me see that others have their own unique way of looking at the world, like each of the characters in my stories. And just because they see things differently than I do, doesn't make them automatically wrong.  It's just different.  I recommend trying the test and reading through all the different "types." Knowing that someone else may see something totally differently can help you resolve differences quicker and more smoothly. Understanding each other is a key step toward compassion and peace.

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