Myers and Briggs theorized that our preferences on each of the four dimensions would combine to create predictable patterns in thought and behavior, so that people with the same four preferences would share many commonalities in the way they approach their lives, from the hobbies they choose to the work that might suit them. The sum of a person's four preferred styles becomes their personality type. Myers and Briggs described this as a "preference" and proposed that any individual should be able to identify a preferred style on each of the four dimensions. Myers and Briggs proposed that there were four key dimensions that could be used to categorize people:Įach of the four dimensions was described as a dichotomy, or an either/or choice between two styles of being.
Their theories were based on the work of psychologist Carl Jung, although they extended his ideas to create a more complete framework of personality typing. The personality types described here were created by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother, Katharine Briggs, in the 1960's. Personality typing attempts to find the broadest, most important ways in which people are different, and make sense of these differences by sorting people into meaningful groups. Personality typing is a system of categorizing people according to their tendencies to think and act in particular ways. They bring a sense of dynamic energy to their interactions with others and the world around them. ESTPs are energetic thrillseekers who are at their best when putting out fires, whether literal or metaphorical.
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