Sometimes best-fit type is easily arrived at because it is the same or close to your MBTI^® results. But when best-fit type is difficult to discover, it may be for one or more of the following reasons:

• You may still be developing your preferences (this is especially true of young people).
  
  
• You may have completed the MBTI questionnaire based on expectations or preferences of your parents, family, or friends.
  
  
• You may have based your answers on what you feel is required by your work or current situation rather than what you actually prefer.
  
  
• You may be worried that someone in authority will see the results and disagree with your preferences.
  
  
• You may not be acting typically because of stress or a crisis.
  
  
• You may be reacting to cultural pressure to have certain preferences (for example, planning ahead or being outgoing).