Activity: Your Experiences with the MBTI

Let's delve into the kind of personality testing that's based on the most famous test: the MBTI. Start off with a bit of context. This brief article from the official Myers Briggs Foundation website at least helps you understand where the instrument came from (hint: it's grounded in Jungian theories).

I found a nice version of the instrument on a site called 16 Personalities. The actual test is right here. It uses little slider bars, so you can capture how strongly you feel about any of the questions!

Once it tells you a four-letter code (like mine, an INTJ—even though at times I think I'm like an INFJ, too), you can head to this part of the site to read about yourself. There's actually a lot of material here, covering everything from how your type behaves in friendships, as a parent, at work . . . Have fun reading, but don't pay for the premium guide—a lot of these sites are put together by consultants who want to sell more in-depth profiles, but they're kind of expensive!

In a Google Doc (you'll share it with me), write down your type and make a list of some things you read about yourself that are dead-on.

Finally, just so you have it, here's the doc we started on what personality even "is."