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JUDGING vs PERCEIVING

        J versus P within Meyers Briggs explores the ideas of judging and perceiving. This section will describe how a person organizes their world and reality.

        Indviduals who describe themselves as a Judging type live in a structured an organized manner. They utilize long and short term plans to help them achieve their goals and can feel stressed when plans change or the situation is ambiguous. Perceiving Types prefer an open approach to life with spontaneity as the key.

JUDGING

  • Prefer having a sense of control over their environment
  • Work first and play later mentality
  • Take deadlines very seriously
  • Tend to come across as inflexible or domineering

PERCEIVING

  • Gain a sense of control by making choices when necessary
  • View deadlines as elastic
  • Like to start a new project rather than finish one
  • Perceived as relaxed and adaptable