Coming from a technical family (as I assume you are technical) it's probably easier to get him in to some of those things. For younger people who perhaps don't

Coming from a technical family (as I assume you are technical) it's probably easier to get him in to some of those things. For younger people who perhaps don't have the same level of guidance from an adult it can be useful to identify areas or professions that they may not have considered or even been aware of. I remember when I first started programming - I tried it out because it seemed interesting. I realized something was different when I was completing week long assignments in 20 minutes and watched everyone else really struggle. Sometimes people need whatever help they can get in finding some direction. If they aren't fortunate to have a person or environment to guide them something like a website with information about the MBTI can be a rough substitute.