MYERS-BRIGGS PERSONALITY TYPE

M B Spell Check™ - Judging / Perceiving

PERCEIVING or JUDGING
How do you naturally approach your ENVIRONMENT?

       Perceiving is the process of becoming aware and taking in information (either S or N). Judging is the rational process of making decisions and coming to conclusions based on that information (either T or F). We cannot judge and perceive simultaneously. Some of us prefer to spend our time in the decision making mode (Judging), others prefer to spend more time in the information collecting mode (Perceiving). If we spend more time in decision-making mode, we naturally appear neat and orderly to others with little effort. If we naturally spend more time in awarenes mode, generally we appear a little less neat and orderly to others unless we put in some effort.

       If you are significantly out of balance and don't spend an appropriate amount of time doing both, you may find yourself having trouble with making decisions and sticking to them (strong P), or may become rigid with a tendency to jump to conclusions, making decisions based on insufficient information (strong J). You may have become neat and orderly because you value being neat, orderly and efficient - however, is that really what happens to the world around you when you relax? Which of the pervious two categories does your brain prefer to spend time doing - Perceiving (P) or Judging (J)?

          One last time, think back to what you got praised or scolded for as a child, and that often leads you to your natural brain wiring. The script will still score your checklist if you skip questions, but unanswered questions will count as if you answered as JUDGING, and your score will not mean anything.

  1..Neat, orderly workspace, often a clean desk surface, anyone could walk in and find something..
Work space "organized" in piles and stacks, may appear cluttered to others, yet you can find it easily.
 
  2.Naturally use goals, dates, daytimers, routines to manage your life, appearing very organized and predictable to others. Have an accurate internal time-clock.
Forget to enter dates in your daytimer, regularly modify your "routines", frequently reset the dates on your goals. Have no real sense of time internally.
 
  3. Naturally make order from chaos; a place for everything, everything in its place.
Naturally make chaos from order; everything has a place; you're the only one who can tell.
 
  4. Appear neat and orderly, even when relaxing and playing.
Appear casual, relaxed even in a business suit or formal outfit.
 
  5. "To Do" lists.
"Due Today" lists.
 
  6. Easily makes mental lists, often writes down lists as well.
May make lists because it's "out of sight, out of mind" if you don't.
 
  7. Creates, enjoys and thrives on structure.
Spontaneous, feels confined by structure.
 
  8. Generally not ready to play until work is finished.
Can play even if work is not finished, can mix work and play.
 
  9. More comfortable after a decision has been made than before.
More comfortable before a decision is made than after.
 
  10. Often finish one thing before starting another.
Often has multiple projects in various states of "done."
 
  11. Complete projects by working steadily towards a goal.
Work in bursts of energy followed by periods of down time.
 
  12. Often finish without a last minute rush, prefers to keep well ahead of deadlines.
Often complete things "just in the nick of time," thrives on looming deadlines.
 
  13. More likely to ignore distractions and stay on task.
More likely to be distracted by things that come along.
 
  14. Good with following through and finishing things.
Better with starting projects than finishing them.
 
  15. Plan many of the details in advance before moving into action.
Have open-ended, changing plans that accommodate "what ifs."
 
  16. Dislike changing set plans; thrive on predictability.
Dislike being pinned down; thrive on variety, change, the unknown.
 
  17. Tend to "lock in" to one choice/method/approach.
Find it easy and automatic to generate lots of options.
 
  18. Out of sight, but mentally filed away, and retrieved on schedule.
Out of sight, out of mind - what was that I was suppose to do/get?
 
  19."All done!"
"Just one more thing......"

   YOUR ( J / P ) SCORE is

This number does NOT indicate how much of a Judger or Perceiver you are -- it tells you how CERTAIN you are that you primarily stay in data collection (perceiving - S/N) or decision making (judgement - F/T) mode.

If your precentage is between 0 - 50%, the "sorting hat" classifies you as an JUDGING type.
If your percentage is 51 - 100%, the "sorting hat" classifies you as an PERCEIVING.

Write down this letter ( J or P ), and the percentage, then continue on to the final page of STEP TWO.

 

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