FOUR MBTI Dimensions

How we perceive the world

How we re-charge

MBTI: FOUR Dimensions

How we perceive time

How we make decisions

"Personality = Your Preferred Hand"

Extroversion vs introversion

“After a long day…”

Extroversion

• Attention focused outward: people, things, action
• Using trial and error with confidence
• Relaxed and confident
• Scanning the environment for stimulation
• Seeks variety and action
• Wants to be with others
• Live it, then understand it

“After a long day…”

Outerworld, Breadth, Sociable, Interaction, Many

INtroversion

• Attention focused inward: concepts, ideas, inner impressions, feelings
• Considering deeply before acting
• Reserved and questioning
• Probing inwardly for stimulation
• Seeks quiet for concentration
• Wants time to be alone
• Understand it, before living it

Innerworld, Depth, One-to-one, Few, Discussion, Reflects, Concentration Close relationships

SENSING VS INTUITION

“Apple”

sensing

• Perceiving with the Five Senses
• Reliance on experience and actual data
• Practicality
• Attending to the present moment
• Live life as it is
• Prefers using learned skills
• Pays attention to details

Facts, Data, Detail, Present, Utility, Sequential, Repetition, Conserve

INtuition

• Perceiving with memory and associations (6th Sense)
• Seeing patterns and meanings
• Innovation
• Future-focussed
• Change
• Prefers adding new skills
• Looks at the “big picture.”

Meanings, Associations, Possibilities, Figurative, Theoretical, Future, Fantasy, Variety, Change

THINKING VS FEELING

“Your friend is late”

thinking

• Decisions based on the logic of the situation
• Uses cause and effect reasoning
• Strive for an objective standard of truth
• Can be “tough-minded”
• Fair – want everyone treated equally

Analysis, Objective, Logic, Impersonal, Critique, Reason, Head, Justice

feeling

• Decisions based on impact on people
• Guided by personal values
• Strive for harmony and positive interactions
• May appear “tenderhearted”
• Fair – want everyone treated as an individual

Humane, Personal, Appreciate, Values, Heart, Harmony, Empathize

JUDGING VS PERCEIVING

“Packing for a trip”

jugding

• Focuses on completing the task
• Organizing and scheduling
• Controlling and regulating
• Goal oriented
• Wanting closure even when data are incomplete
• Wants only the essentials of the job

Decisive,Purposeful, Organized, Plan ahead, Control one’s life, Set goals, Systematic, Structure, Closure

perceiving

• Focuses on starting tasks
• Taking in information
• Adapting and changing
• Curious and interested
• Open-minded
• Resisting closure to obtain more data

Spontaneous, Adaptable, Pending, Let life happen, Undaunted by surprise, Open to change, Flow