The 4 Best Personality Tests You Need To Understand Yourself Better

Tanmay Munigala
2 min readJul 19, 2022

Aristotle once said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

But how do we start this process?

My recommendation — take a quick personality test.

2 years ago, I tried my first personality test on a friend’s recommendation.

I was skeptical and annoyed by the repetitive questions initially. But the test results surprised me in many ways:

  • They highlighted strengths I could double down on
  • They spotted negative patterns I could observe and unwire
  • They provided tailored insight into how I could live a fuller and more meaningful life

And that’s just the start.

If you’re tired of generic advice that doesn’t feel authentic, a personality test is your filter for signal in the noise of content.

Here are 4 personality tests that’ll help you understand yourself better (free to paid):

16 Personalities Test (Free)

My result: INFJ

Sparketype Test (Free)

My result: Primary: Advisor, Secondary: Maven, Anti: Performer

Big Five Personality Test (Paid)

My result: High Openness, High Conscientiousness, Average Agreeableness, Low Neuroticism, Low Extraversion

Enneagram Test (Paid)

My result: Type 1, The Perfectionist

I’d recommend trying the free ones first. If you find them insightful, try the paid ones!

Consider them an investment in yourself. There are worse ways you’ve spent your money (and you know it).

If you end up doing any of these tests, let me know what your results are! I’d love to know. 😄

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Tanmay Munigala

Senior Software Engineer at Xero | Self-Development, Conscious Living and Tech Careers