A short story on Myers Briggs and Carl Jung theories on personality types and how you can categorize yourself into one of the 16 personalities.

1. The story of
PERSONALITY TYPES
BY MAYANK APTE

2. Once a student, baffled by his doubts, asked
his psychology professor
"Why are people so confusing? Why do they
tend to be so different?"
To which the renowned psychiatrist
happily replied, "Well! It all depends
upon how you CATEGORIZE their
traits, doesn't it? "

9. INTROVERSION - I
EXTROVERSION - E
FIRST FACTOR : The energy expression

10. EXTROVERTS

11. EXTROVERTS
More flexible
around humans
They get energized
after talking to
people
Take large part in
social gatherings
When given a
chance, they talk to
people than to sit
and think

12. INTROVERTS

13. INTROVERTS
More flexible
around humans
They get energized
after talking to
people
Take large part in
social gatherings
When given a
chance, they talk to
people than to sit
and think
de-energized
Mind training
themselves

14. SECOND FACTOR : Information Source
INTUITION ( I ) SENSING (S)

15. INTUITION

16. INTUITION is the ability where you
acquire knowledge without any conscious
reasoning, through your internal world.

17. INTUITION is the ability where you
acquire knowledge without any conscious
reasoning, through your internal world.
Intuitive people rely
upon their own
conceptions rather
than taking
information directly
from the
surroundings.

19. Sensing means that a
person is more reliable
on the information
the world gives to him
that his internal world
answers.

20. Sensing means that a
person is more reliable
on the information
the world gives to him
that his internal world
answers.
In the words of a
sensory person, “As far
as the object releases
sensations, they matter
to me…”

21. The students looked at each
other, some dazzled while
others very much
curious to find out the other
two factors…

22. THIRD FACTOR : Information Processing
THINKING (T)
FEELING (F)

23. THINKERS :
They use the
information they have
and think on them,
giving out
more ideas and
techniques for
further and deeper
understanding.

24. FEELERS :
They feel the information,
use it for expressing
themselves internally or
externally.

25. FEELERS :
They feel the information,
use it for expressing
themselves internally or
externally.
They make their
decisions based on
emotions and
feelings, rather than
logical reasoning.

26. AND THE FOURTH ONE,
PROFESSOR ?

27. FOURTH FACTOR : Information Implementation
JUDGEMENTAL ( J ) PERCEIVING ( P )

28. Judgemental : They are firm
of the pathways they take;
are quite focused on their
goals and tend to achieve
great respect in their field.

29. Judgemental : They are firm
of the pathways they take;
are quite focused on their
goals and tend to achieve
great respect in their field.
They tend to be the
EXECUTIONERS and get
the work done efficiently.
‘How can I ? ‘ is their
general motto.

30. Perceivers : They are
improvisational
masters, always on the
go for better and
simpler alternatives

31. Perceivers : They are
improvisational
masters, always on the
go for better and
simpler alternatives
They are the CREATORS
in various fields on this
planet.
To them ‘something
different’ is essential.

32. Finally after understanding
and comprehending all of
these, they asked their
professor :

33. Finally after understanding
and comprehending all of
these, they asked their
professor :
So what do we do after
knowing them ?

34. Finally after understanding
and comprehending all of
these, they asked their
professor :
So what do we do after
knowing them ?
Professor's eyes glittered
with light and told them :
Well that is the fun part
isn't it ?

35. Finally after understanding
and comprehending all of
these, they asked their
professor :
So what do we do after
knowing them ?
Professor's eyes glittered
with light and told them :
Well that is the fun part
isn't it ?
2 options for each of the
four types; 16 possibilities !

36. Finally after understanding
and comprehending all of
these, they asked their
professor :
So what do we do after
knowing them ?
Professor's eyes glittered
with light and told them :
Well that is the fun part
isn't it ?
2 options for each of the
four types; 16 possibilities !
EACH ONE OF YOU BELONGING TO THE 16 TYPES OF PERSONALITY :

37. Finally after understanding
and comprehending all of
these, they asked their
professor :
So what do we do after
knowing them ?
Professor's eyes glittered
with light and told them :
Well that is the fun part
isn't it ?
2 options for each of the
four types; 16 possibilities !
ESTJ ISTJ ENTJ INTJ
ESTP ISTP ENTP INTP
INFJENFJISFJESFJ
ESFP ISFP ENFP INFP
EACH ONE OF YOU BELONGING TO THE 16 TYPES OF PERSONALITY :

38. Finally after understanding
and comprehending all of
these, they asked their
professor :
So what do we do after
knowing them ?
Professor's eyes glittered
with light and told them :
Well that is the fun part
isn't it ?
2 options for each of the
four types; 16 possibilities !
ESTJ ISTJ ENTJ INTJ
ESTP ISTP ENTP INTP
INFJENFJISFJESFJ
ESFP ISFP ENFP INFP
EACH ONE OF YOU BELONGING TO THE 16 TYPES OF PERSONALITY :
Imagine what a world that would be, people categorized on the basis of their strengths?

39. Looking in the amazed and
anxious eyes of their
students the professor asked,

40. Looking in the amazed and
anxious eyes of their
students the professor asked,
LET’S BEGIN THE
SORTING HAT GAME,
SHALL WE ?

41. THANK YOU !