16 Personalities Test: The 16 Personality Types

This interactive test covers solitude, fatigue, speaking up, attention, curiosity, anticipation, rules, empathy, boundaries, conflict, organization, procrastination, projects, and readiness to change. What the test asks, for example Solitude Whether an hour alone in calm restores your energy. Whether, after a heavy week, you recharge by going out and seeing people. Fatigue Whether a long day surrounded by people leaves you drained rather than recharged. Whether, when an unplanned group outing comes up, you accept enthusiastically. Speaking up Whether, in a meeting, you listen and observe rather than speak up. Whether, in a meeting, you speak up as soon as an idea comes to you. Attention Whether, walking into a room, you notice the details before the whole. Whether, when your mind wanders, it drifts toward what could happen rather than toward the present moment. Curiosity Whether you prefer a topic whose use you can see over an idea floating in the air. Whether a theoretical discussion that runs until midnight fascinates you. Anticipation Whether you like to picture in your mind what a project could become. Whether you rely on what you can verify rather than on your intuition. Rules Whether the fair rule matters more to you than peace within the group. Whether, in a disagreement, you seek everyone's agreement and spare each person. Empathy Whether you decide by setting aside the feelings involved. Whether you notice when a colleague is uncomfortable and adjust what you say. Boundaries Whether you find it hard to tell someone no, even when it is justified. Whether you defend a position you believe is right in a meeting, even when it displeases others. Conflict Whether you're told after a meeting that you were too blunt. Whether, before criticizing an idea in a meeting, you think of the person who proposed it. Organization Whether you start without framing everything and adjust along the way. Whether your desk and your schedule stay tidy from one week to the next. Procrastination Whether you turn in your best work the day before the deadline. Whether, when a deadline is a month away, you start right away. Projects Whether a plan changed the day before doesn't bother you — quite the opposite. Whether, before a trip, you plan the route and the bookings in advance. Readiness to change Whether what this personality type describes has a real impact on your life. Whether you feel a desire to change the way you function.