Perceiving Over Judging Personality Summary

Words: 1435
Pages: 6

Part 1
Summary, analysis & synopsis
According a free personality test I have taken on humanmetrics.com, I have a slight preference toward introversion instead of extraversion. Opposed to extraversion, introversion are people who are focused on internal thoughts instead of finding external sources for stimulation. I think that this is demostrated through social situation or doing homework. Whenever I attend an social meeting or hanging out with a large groups of people, I tend to go home early due to the feeling of being pressured by lengthy conversation and company. I prefer to spend some time by myself to relax instead of actively seeking for a talking parner. In case of homework, my preference leans toward working alone instead of seeking
…show more content…
As stated in clarification by Myers Briggs, judging and perceiving in terms of personality is a way of life instead of being judgemental or perceptive. Judging personality is a person who have life under control in an organized way. They tend to finish work before deadline and make a list of things that have to be done in an order and timely manner. On the other hand, people who are perceiving prefer a casual and flexible lifestyle which combine different thing together such as work and play. These people tend to be open to changes and sometime have trouble dealing with deadlines due to unplanned schedule. There is no denying that I fall into the category of perceiving. I usually do homework at once through short period of time. I also prefer to improvise and have freedom in my schedule in terms of leisure time, sleep, eat as well as …show more content…
Reality: I have a habit of saying to myself that I would do it later. Most of the time I underestimate the time consumed in getting certain task done and spoil myself with extra time on activity that I enjoy. The tasks could range from doing homework to cleaning laundry. Although I am aware of this habit and tried to change in the past, but the habit always come back whenever I took an action based on how I feel.
Change plan: Although most method I have tried seems to be ineffective and the habit tend to return stronger than before. I think that the issue may lie in the fact that I am living alone. I think that having an organized roomate might get certain aspect of my schedule such as doing housework and cleaning duty under control. As for personal schedule, I believe making a list of things to do and checkpoints on a visible calendar may assist me in replacing my nonexistent schedule with a working version of it. I think that the key is being strict with myself. Although it might be hard since I have been living a casual and flexible life ever since I was