Dimensions

The model is organized around four dimension, each with two mutually exclusive possibilities.

1. Where do I get my energy from?

One can get energized by interaction with the outer world of people or with his immer world of thoughts. This is are the Extraverted or Intraverted attitutdes. Of coure we all can draw energy from both our inner or the outer world, but we usually have a preference for one of them.

2. How do I attend to the world around me?

It's the here and now or the possible and the future. We can focus on the present or on the future at different times, but we have a standard preference for one of them, our preferred Perceiving Function (Sensing or iNtuition)

3. How do I make decisions?

We can decide with the mind or with the hearth, not with both at the same time. This the preferred Judging function (Thinking or Feeling).

4. Which is my preferred function in relation with the outer world?

I can prefer to apply my preferred Perceiving or Judging function to the outer world. It will be natural to then use the other preferred function for my inner world. The Judging or Perceiving attitude tells us about this.

And what happens to the not preferred functions?

Right-handed people have a left hand and use it in many occasion. So do we with our least preferred functions. There is even a theory about personality type development that tries to explain in which order we develop which function.

Take the test and find out yourself about your preferences.