Sixteen windows onto the world
16Sajiya is a guide to understanding how you take in the world and deal with it, and to seeing the people around you as they are, not as you expect them to be.
What we believe
A way, not a mold
a type describes the path your attention takes first, not the limits of what you can do or who you are allowed to be.
An order, not a score
we don't ask how much of a trait you have, but what you trust first, what you need from others, and what costs you effort.
The idea in brief
The model behind this site holds that what people pick up from the world around them comes in eight kinds of information: intuition, sensing, logic and ethics, each with one side turned outward and one turned inward. We all use all eight, but each of us arranges them in an order of our own: some we trust and lead with, some we value and look for in others, some we handle well without caring much about them, and one is our sensitive spot.
- 8kinds of information everyone uses, each person in an order of their own.
- 16different orders: the sixteen types.
- 4quadras, each bringing together types that value the same things.
- 14kinds of relationship, which appear when you compare two orders.
Common ideas we correct
- Often said
A type is a box that traps you
Closer to the trutha type describes what comes easily and feels comfortable, not what you are capable of. Everyone learns skills far from their natural leaning, and that leaning remains the place where they feel at ease.
- Often said
Some types are better than others
Closer to the truthno type is smarter, more successful or kinder than another. Each has what it does with ease and what costs it effort, and every profession and community includes people of all sixteen types.
- Often said
Introverts are shy, extroverts are sociable
Closer to the truthintroversion and extroversion are about where your attention turns first, not about how many friends you have or how bold you are. You may meet an introvert who is at ease in any gathering, and an extrovert who loves quiet.
- Often said
"Ethical" types are more virtuous, "logical" types don't feel
Closer to the truthboth words name kinds of information, not judgments about people: ethics here means attention to feelings and to what passes between people, logic means attention to structures, rules and results. We all use both, and neither has anything to do with virtue or with the ability to love.
- Often said
"Irrational" types don't use reason
Closer to the truthrational and irrational describe a rhythm of dealing with life: the first leans toward plans and decisions made in advance, the second toward adapting to what happens as it happens. Neither has anything to do with intelligence or wisdom.
- Often said
Sensing types are materialistic, intuitive types are creative
Closer to the truthsensing is attention to what is present and tangible: place, body, comfort and strength; intuition is attention to what hasn't appeared yet: possibilities and the flow of time. Creativity can come from either path.
- Often said
Where you are weak, you are incapable
Closer to the trutha weak spot is not an inability but an area where performing costs you more effort and criticism stings more. You can master it, but it won't be where you feel at ease.
- Often said
Your type changes with your mood or stage of life
Closer to the trutha type is a stable structure, while your behavior changes with age, circumstances and fatigue. If your result differs between two tests, the likeliest reason is that the short test didn't settle the question, not that you changed.
- Often said
The test knows you better than you know yourself
Closer to the truththe test reads what you say about yourself, so it can't see further than you do. It is a starting point; the last word belongs to your careful reading and your own experience.
- Often said
"Duality" is guaranteed love, "conflict" is certain failure
Closer to the truthkinds of relationship describe what flows easily between two people and what is hard in exchanging ideas and feelings, not the fate of the relationship. Values, maturity and effort make the difference, and a relationship between any two types can work.
- Often said
Your type excuses your behavior
Closer to the truth"that's just how I am" is not a justification. Knowing your type shows you where you need to make an effort, not where to stop trying.
- Often said
A type can be read from looks, job or gender
Closer to the trutha type can't be inferred from appearance or occupation, or from whether someone is a man or a woman. It shows in the way a person thinks and decides, and recognizing it takes long observation.
How to read your result
- 1
Read your full profile
slowly, marking what sounds like you and what doesn't.
- 2
Compare with nearby types
if the test points to types close to yours, read their profiles too.
- 3
Look at your relationships
with whom are you at ease without effort, and with whom does conversation stumble? Relationships often reveal a type.
- 4
Give yourself time
knowing your type takes observation over weeks, not a single sitting.
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Your feedback, questions and suggestions help us make 16Sajiya clearer and more accurate, and we'd be glad to hear from you. We ask for no account and collect none of your answers: your result stays on your device.
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