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The document discusses the Myers-Briggs 16 personality types. It provides descriptions of each type, including INFP, INTJ, INFJ, and others. It explains that personality typing attempts to categorize people based on their tendencies to think and act. The Myers-Briggs framework uses four dimensions - introversion/extraversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving - to derive 16 personality types. Each type's four-letter code represents a person's preferences in each dimension. To determine one's type, the document recommends taking their online personality test.

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16 Personality Types

The document discusses the Myers-Briggs 16 personality types. It provides descriptions of each type, including INFP, INTJ, INFJ, and others. It explains that personality typing attempts to categorize people based on their tendencies to think and act. The Myers-Briggs framework uses four dimensions - introversion/extraversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving - to derive 16 personality types. Each type's four-letter code represents a person's preferences in each dimension. To determine one's type, the document recommends taking their online personality test.

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Myers & Briggs' 16 Personality

Types
Understand yourself better with free, detailed descriptions of each of Myers and
Briggs' 16 personality types. Learn the meaning of your personality type, your
strengths and weaknesses, and find practical info on careers and relationships for
your type.

Not sure which personality type you are? Take our free personality test.
INFP
The Healer

INFPs are imaginative idealists, guided by their own core values and beliefs. To a
Healer, possibilities are paramount; the reality of the moment is only of passing
concern. They see potential for a better future, and pursue truth and meaning with
their own flair.

INTJ
The Mastermind
INTJs are analytical problem-solvers, eager to improve systems and processes with
their innovative ideas. They have a talent for seeing possibilities for improvement,
whether at work, at home, or in themselves.

INFJ
The Counselor

INFJs are creative nurturers with a strong sense of personal integrity and a drive to
help others realize their potential. Creative and dedicated, they have a talent for
helping others with original solutions to their personal challenges.
INTP
The Architect

INTPs are philosophical innovators, fascinated by logical analysis, systems, and


design. They are preoccupied with theory, and search for the universal law behind
everything they see. They want to understand the unifying themes of life, in all their
complexity.
ENFP
The Champion

ENFPs are people-centered creators with a focus on possibilities and a contagious


enthusiasm for new ideas, people and activities. Energetic, warm, and passionate,
ENFPs love to help other people explore their creative potential.
ENTJ
The Commander

ENTJs are strategic leaders, motivated to organize change. They are quick to see
inefficiency and conceptualize new solutions, and enjoy developing long-range plans
to accomplish their vision. They excel at logical reasoning and are usually articulate
and quick-witted.
ENTP
The Visionary

ENTPs are inspired innovators, motivated to find new solutions to intellectually


challenging problems. They are curious and clever, and seek to comprehend the
people, systems, and principles that surround them.
ENFJ
The Teacher

ENFJs are idealist organizers, driven to implement their vision of what is best for
humanity. They often act as catalysts for human growth because of their ability to see
potential in other people and their charisma in persuading others to their ideas.
ISFJ
The Protector

ISFJs are industrious caretakers, loyal to traditions and organizations. They are
practical, compassionate, and caring, and are motivated to provide for others and
protect them from the perils of life.
ISFP
The Composer

ISFPs are gentle caretakers who live in the present moment and enjoy their
surroundings with cheerful, low-key enthusiasm. They are flexible and spontaneous,
and like to go with the flow to enjoy what life has to offer.
ISTJ
The Inspector

ISTJs are responsible organizers, driven to create and enforce order within systems
and institutions. They are neat and orderly, inside and out, and tend to have a
procedure for everything they do.
ISTP
The Craftsperson

ISTPs are observant artisans with an understanding of mechanics and an interest in


troubleshooting. They approach their environments with a flexible logic, looking for
practical solutions to the problems at hand.
ESFJ
The Provider

ESFJs are conscientious helpers, sensitive to the needs of others and energetically
dedicated to their responsibilities. They are highly attuned to their emotional
environment and attentive to both the feelings of others and the perception others
have of them.
ESFP
The Performer

ESFPs are vivacious entertainers who charm and engage those around them. They are
spontaneous, energetic, and fun-loving, and take pleasure in the things around them:
food, clothes, nature, animals, and especially people.
ESTJ
The Supervisor

ESTJs are hardworking traditionalists, eager to take charge in organizing projects and
people. Orderly, rule-abiding, and conscientious, ESTJs like to get things done, and
tend to go about projects in a systematic, methodical way.
ESTP
The Dynamo

ESTPs are energetic thrillseekers who are at their best when putting out fires, whether
literal or metaphorical. They bring a sense of dynamic energy to their interactions
with others and the world around them.

About the 16 Personality Types


Personality typing is a system of categorizing people according to their tendencies to
think and act in particular ways. Personality typing attempts to find the broadest,
most important ways in which people are different, and make sense of these
differences by sorting people into meaningful groups.

What is personality typing?


The personality types described here were created by Isabel Briggs Myers  and her
mother, Katharine Briggs, in the 1960's. Their theories were based on the work of
psychologist Carl Jung, although they extended his ideas to create a more complete
framework of personality typing. Myers and Briggs proposed that there were four key
dimensions that could be used to categorize people:

 Introversion vs. Extraversion

 Sensing vs. Intuition

 Thinking vs. Feeling

 Judging vs. Perceiving

Each of the four dimensions was described as a dichotomy, or an either/or choice


between two styles of being. Myers and Briggs described this as a "preference" and
proposed that any individual should be able to identify a preferred style on each of
the four dimensions. The sum of a person's four preferred styles becomes their
personality type.

Myers and Briggs theorized that our preferences on each of the four dimensions
would combine to create predictable patterns in thought and behavior, so that people
with the same four preferences would share many commonalities in the way they
approach their lives, from the hobbies they choose to the work that might suit them.

What is the meaning of the four letters in a personality


type?
Each of the four letters in a personality type code stands for a preference in your style
of thinking or behaving.

I/E: Introversion or Extraversion


The Introversion/Extraversion dimension describes how a person manages their
energy.

Introverts are energized by spending quiet time alone or with a small group. They
tend to be more reserved and thoughtful.

Extraverts are energized by spending time with people and in busy, active


surroundings. They tend to be more expressive and outspoken.

S/N: Sensing or iNtuition


The Sensing/Intuition dimension describes how an individual processes information.

Sensors focus on their five senses and are interested in information they can directly
see, hear, feel, and so on. They tend to be hands-on learners and are often described
as "practical."

Intuitives focus on a more abstract level of thinking; they are more interested in


theories, patterns, and explanations. They are often more concerned with the future
than the present and are often described as "creative."

T/F: Thinking or Feeling


The Thinking/Feeling dimension describes how people make decisions.

Thinkers tend to make decisions with their heads; they are interested in finding the
most logical, reasonable choice.

Feelers tend to make decisions with their hearts; they are interested in how a
decision will affect people, and whether it fits in with their values.

J/P: Judging or Perceiving


The Judging/Perceiving dimension describes how people approach structure in their
lives.

Judgers appreciate structure and order; they like things planned, and dislike last-
minute changes.

Perceivers appreciate flexibility and spontaneity; they like to leave things open so


they can change their minds.

How do I know which personality type I am?


Easy—take our in-depth personality type test !

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