Personality

Personality has always been a big topic of interest for me. I just find it fascinating, seeing how some people differ from others in how they think, act, and observe. It's something that makes each and every one of us unique because none think or see or feel in exactly the same way. There have been many personality tests made to try and figure out someone's personality, and put it into a category or group that it best fits with. Because I find personality so interesting, I have taken multiple personality tests. No test gets it exactly 100% right, naturally. No one can truly know your personality like you, and no test can tell you what your personality is. That being said, there is one personality test that I have taken that seems to do the best at describing my personality, and that is the one I will talk about here: the Myers-Briggs test.

It makes sense, since it is the most widely test given and taken every year. The test usually consists of many questions, each having to do with four categories, with two possible traits under each category:

Introversion (I) vs. Extroversion (E)
Sensation (S) vs. Intuition (N)
Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F)
Judging (J) vs. Perception (P)

(I would explain what each of these traits mean specifically, but that would take way too long. It's easier to just take the test, see which traits you get, and then research those traits specifically.)

Since there are two traits under four categories, there are 16 possible combinations between all of them, and those different combinations are the 16 Myers-Briggs Personality Types. What's interesting is that I've read and heard that the Myers-Briggs test is not very accurate, but I disagree. In my experience, the test is fairly accurate 9/10 times. I've had many of my friends and family members take the test, and almost all of them have said that the description provided for them at the end was very close. I've also read that your personality type can change, but I'm not so sure about that either, once you reach a certain age. I've taken the test multiple times (and on multiple sites) since 8th grade, and I've gotten the same result every time, even after I've grown and matured. I feel like while how we handle certain aspects of our life may change, the core persona that drives our decisions will always be there, even if parts of it are modified over the years.

My Myers-Briggs personality type is INFJ (Introverted Intuitive Feeling Judging). I have always felt that this type does describe me best. While I can appear very extroverted on the outside at times, I am actually very introverted. I am pretty good at "reading people," as in being able to tell what their true motivations are for doing a certain action (or at least, I like to think I am, haha). And most of all, I love to listen to people talk about their problems and give them the best advice I can give. It's something I just find joy in doing. These are just a few of the traits described, but almost everything seems to fit with me pretty well.

I highly recommend taking this test, it can lead to lots of self-understanding, and understanding others. Me and my girlfriend (who's and ISFJ) like to study each other's types, since we both find the test very interesting and fun to talk about. That being said, if there are things that the test tells you that you don't think line of with who you are and what you do, don't panic, and most of all, don't think that you need to be the way it describes. Every site will tell you that each type will not fit you completely, and that no one can fit into one category alone. I think that also has to do with why so many people believe this test to be inaccurate. The reality is that none of them are exactly accurate, they're just meant to get you thinking about who you are as a person, and what you can do to healthily grow in who you are.

- Christian

Take the test for yourself! This is my favorite site, I think it has the most accurate results and best descriptions:

https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test