 human beings enjoy categorizing things. It facilitates our understanding of relationships between things or concepts that might seem unrelated, as well as creating initial connections that in turn build relationships. It's no surprise then that personality quizzes are so popular, although the majority of them are either outrageously inaccurate or somewhat true at best. The Myers-Briggs test however has gained much popularity as a deeply insightful and accurate profile of characteristics within a person. Created by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother Catherine, the test based on Carl Jung's psychological types categorizes individuals into one of 16 types. These types are four-letter acronyms divided on the different ways a person perceives and relates to the world and others around them. The four-letter acronyms can be defined as the following. Introvert versus extrovert. The first acronym characterizes individuals as either introverted or extroverted. A misconception of introverts is that they are reserved or shy but it is actually how they derive energy from their inner world and needs to be alone to recharge. They may feel drained of energy when spending too much time with others. Extroverts on the other hand are energized by interaction with people. Their energy comes from outer world activities as they prefer to move into action and make things happen. Intuition versus sensing. Sensing types tend to pay attention to the physical world around them. They notice facts, the practicality of things, and trust experience heavily. Intuitive types prefer to work with the abstract. Paying more attention to meaning and patterns, they are more interested in new possibilities or thinking about ideas than reality and hands-on experience. Thinking versus feeling. This pair describes how individuals prefer to make decisions. Thinkers prefer to make decisions logically by being impersonal to avoid outside influences. They look for logical explanations, then apply it when making decisions, and believe that truth is more important than tact. In contrast, feeling types weigh personal opinion and other points of view when making decisions. Concerned with harmony and how the people involved will be affected, they lean more towards tact than telling the cold truth. They like to approach decision-making through compassion and heart. And lastly, judging versus perceiving. These traits express your orientation to the outer world, what others tend to see. Judging types are commonly seen as orderly and live to have control over their lives through organization. They are seen as list-makers, task-orientated, and are usually work-before-play kind of people. Those who are a perceiving type, however, appear to be flexible and spontaneous. Instead of organizing their world, perceiving types look as if they want to adapt to it, mixing work and play and keeping plans to a minimum. So, those are the four categories of the Meisberg's personality types, and individuals' final type is made up of one of each of the categories, then combined. In the description below are links to various sources, including an online test to determine what your type is. Take the test and comment below in your type. I'm an INFP. What personality type are you? Also, how accurate was your profile? Thanks for watching.