On the Trails

MBTI Dimensions and Preferences

Dimension a

Related Dichotomy

Energizing—How and where people get their energy

Extraversion–Introversion—Are you energized by the outer world of people, things, and activities or by your inner world of ideas, impressions, and emotions?

Attending—What people pay attention to when they gather information

Sensing–Intuition—Do you focus on concrete data gathered through the five senses or on broad meanings, relationships, and possibilities?

Deciding—How people go about making decisions

Thinking–Feeling—Do you make decisionsbased on logical, objective analysis, or do you decide based more on personal and social values?

Living—How people organize their lives and relate to the outside world

Judging–Perceiving—Do you deal with the outer world in a planned, orderly way or in a flexible, spontaneous way?

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