By following through each of the 4 sections below, you will be able to clarify your MBTI type as well as gain a quick overview of the 4 dichotomies. This is not meant to be a definitive MBTI test, but rather to accelerate your understanding so you can arrive at that aha moment to acknowledge your own type faster as you journey through the learning of the MBTI and Jungian functions.
The recorded bite-size lessons are made by trainer Tuan Le, founder of Our Huan Minds and a long-term learner and trainer of personality psychology frameworks such as MBTI and Enneagram
Tips to achieve the best results:
As we tend to strive to become more balanced with age, we often “stretch” our cognitive preference under the situational stress of work and social demands. To identify what is “natural”, it’s best to contemplate about 1) what naturally come to you when you were younger (as a teenager or young adult) or 2) when you feel truly at home & being yourself. Also, think about it in term of your consistent behaviors across time and not the “ought to” or “ should” adaptive behaviors.
Section 1 of 4:
Introversion – Extroversion (I – E)
- Learn about the fundamentals through the video above.
- Based on your understanding, do you think you are more Introverted or Extroverted?
Want better clarity? Go to step 3 below. - Go through the clarification table (you might need a pen and paper)
- Give one tick either on the left or right of each pair of statements.
- Give two ticks if you strongly believe with the statement.
- If it’s too difficult for you to decide , you may leave it blank.
| Tick if applies to your more | Tick if applies to you more | ||
| Regarding your overall attitude towards society or socially endorsed values and systems | |||
| Have a general dislike and often question popular ideas, standards, or tastes | Seek to achieve socially approved concepts and objectives, prioritizing the needs of the group | ||
| Quantity vs quality (hobbies, jobs, social circle…) | |||
| Prefer quality, being picky (job, relationship…) | Want to experience it all, the more the merrier | ||
| Generalist versus specialist | |||
| Often take pride in being a specialist and expert in a niche field | Often prefer working in more generalist position with variety of tasks like management and people-facing roles | ||
| How you gain energy | |||
| Energized by thinking and contemplating about a single topic alone or working one-on-one | Energized by interacting with and managing several on-going activities and people | ||
| Your approach to sharing and communicating | |||
| Reserved and private, thoughtful, contemplative, share only if necessary, you find people share too much | More ready to share personal info and enjoy brainstorming and responding quickly to others | ||
7. Tabulating results:
The total number of ticks on the left is your score on Introversion.
The total number of ticks on the right is your score on Extroversion.
Whichever side has more ticks represents your degree of preference.
Section 2 of 4:
INtuition – Sensing (N – S)
- Learn about the fundamentals through the video above (From 07:49 to 16:50)
- Based on your understanding, where do you put yourself?
Want even better clarity? go to step 3 below. - Go through the clarification table:
| Tick if applies to your more | Tick if applies to you more | ||
| When given a new task, how would you want to receive the information? | |||
| Prefer maximum details, specifics, step-by-step instruction to ensure clarity | Prefer to know the big picture and end goals first and as little details or instruction if possible | ||
| The type of information you tend to notice first | |||
| Notice what is apparent through the 5 senses or concrete, factual details | Notice patterns, concepts, ideas, metaphors, implications, possibilities, hidden meaning | ||
| Are you more pragmatic or visionary? | |||
| You tend to notice and trust what is tangible and measurable and your past experience | You are more energized by imagining what could be and possibilities in the future | ||
| Your problem-solving approach and strengths | |||
| Better at identifying the most efficient common-sense approach & focus on optimizing existing processes | Taking pride in generating many ideas or unconventional method to understand and solve problems | ||
4. Tabulating results:
The total number of ticks on the left is your score on Sensing
The total number of ticks on the right is your score on iNtuition
Whichever side has more ticks represents your degree of preference.
Section 3 of 4:
Feeling – Thinking (F-T)
- Learn about the fundamentals via the video above.
- Are you able to decide on your preference based on the video?
If you want better clarity, go to step 3 below. - Type clarification table:
| Tick if applies to your more | Tick if applies to you more | ||
| What approach should often be given a higher priority for the most satisfactory outcome? | |||
| First step back & analyze the situation impersonally | First consider how it impacts each person involved or your own value system | ||
| The thought processes that come to you naturally | |||
| Critique, evaluate & identify flaws for improvement | Notice & mention what is working well to build on it or offer moral support | ||
| In problem solving, what do you think naturally is the best way to work with others | |||
| Primarily focused on achieving set goals/outcomes | Primarily focused on developing & preserving connections with others | ||
| In presented with differing points of viewers and opinions | |||
| Comfortable asking probing questions to understand and generally comfortable with arguments | Avoid disagreements to preserve the relationship and harmonious atmosphere unless necessary to argue or fight back | ||
4. Tabulating results:
Total number of ticks on the left is your score on Thinking
Total number of ticks on the right is your score on Feeling
Whichever side has more ticks represents your degree of preference.
Section 4 of 4:
Judging – Perceiving (J-P)
- Learn about the fundamentals through the video above.
- Are you able to decide on your preference based on the video?
Go to step 3 below for even better clarity - Go through the clarification table below:
| Tick if applies to your more | Tick if applies to you more | ||
| Your overall philosophy and approach to life | |||
| Value order, predictability, structure, and milestones | Value going with the flow, see how things go, adaptability and flexibility | ||
| When plan for a trip or project | |||
| More comfortable when schedules are set and fix, milestones and deadlines are adhered to with minimal unexpected changes | Prefer loose deadlines with plenty of room for improvisation and last-minute adaptation and energy bust | ||
| Inclination for multi-tasking | |||
| Rather focused work on a single topic or project until finish | Like juggling and multi-tasking with short bursts of inspirations | ||
| Preference on starting and finishing projects | |||
| Prefer more measured and steadier pace from start to finish, especially with an emphasis on early start and timely finish | Excited by starting a new project but perform best with deadline and last-minute motivation to finish | ||
4. Tabulating results:
Total number of ticks on the left is your score on Judging
Total number of ticks on the right is your score on Perceiving
Whichever side has more ticks represents your degree of preference.
Bonus: Pin Point Better with Cognitive Functions
A little bonus video below if you have another 5 minute to spare. This video will show you how to combine the four dichotomies above to form eight cognitive functions. Do watch till the end as I find the function tables pretty effective to get the audience to get that “aha” moment about which functions they clearly prefer. If you know your top two functions, you can easily narrow down your MBTI type using this function stack cheat sheet.
I hope this typing exercise has been both helpful and educational. You might be more sure about some pairs of letters than the others. If you happen to feel 50/50 towards a certain pairing, for example between INFP versus ISFP, you can always read the type description of each of these two MBTI types to see which overall profile resonate better with you.
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