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Anyone else familiar with Meyers-Briggs personality typing? I find it fascinating... I'm an INTJ or Introverted iNtuitive Thinker Judger

Aaahhh... I love the Meyers-Briggs!  I'm an ESFJ, not a surprise to me at all.  

Here's a link to a test, in case anyone wants to have a go: http://www.kisa.ca/personality/

I'm INTP:

Introverted (I) 75%    Extraverted (E) 25%
Intuitive (N) 59%    Sensing (S) 41%
Thinking (T) 50%    Feeling (F) 50%
Perceiving (P) 73%    Judging (J) 27%

Wonder why they chose Thinking instead of Feeilng since they're both 50%... hrm. Not a bad thing, mind you.  ;)

Here's my results:

Your personality type is ENFP.

Extraverted (E) 50%   Introverted (I) 50%
Intuitive (N) 68%   Sensing (S) 32%
Feeling (F) 60%   Thinking (T) 40%
Perceiving (P) 73%   Judging (J) 27%

I hope this isn't used against me in debate.  I foresee something like, "it figures you'd say something that stupid, you're  an ENFP!"  Are there ENFP support groups?

Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Here's a link to a test, in case anyone wants to have a go: http://www.kisa.ca/personality/

I'm INTP:

Introverted (I) 75%    Extraverted (E) 25%
Intuitive (N) 59%    Sensing (S) 41%
Thinking (T) 50%    Feeling (F) 50%
Perceiving (P) 73%    Judging (J) 27%

Wonder why they chose Thinking instead of Feeilng since they're both 50%... hrm. Not a bad thing, mind you.  ;)

Awww... amazing how often I agree with you, though.  I took the thing twice and was within a percentage point on all 4 between the two, so I must have answered consistently.  And I'd go with Thinking for you.  :-)

Okay, here it is:

Extraverted (E) 64% Introverted (I) 36%
Sensing (S) 59% Intuitive (N) 41%
Feeling (F) 65% Thinking (T) 35%
Judging (J) 64% Perceiving (P) 36%

That's pretty definitive... 3 times, 2 different tests.  

Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"I'm INTP:

Introverted (I) 75%    Extraverted (E) 25%
Intuitive (N) 59%    Sensing (S) 41%
Thinking (T) 50%    Feeling (F) 50%
Perceiving (P) 73%    Judging (J) 27%

Wonder why they chose Thinking instead of Feeilng since they're both 50%... hrm. Not a bad thing, mind you.  

I guess that makes us personality cousins? That is interesting that they're both 50%. I can't remember my percentages but I'm pretty sure my thinking far outweighed my feeling.

Wow... now they really CAN call you guys "unfeeling atheists" and be accurate about it.   :beer:

My personality type is ISTP.
Introverted (I) 89%    Extraverted (E) 11%
Sensing (S) 55%    Intuitive (N) 45%
Thinking (T) 80%    Feeling (F) 20%
Perceiving (P) 55%    Judging (J) 45%

Wow. It really hit the nail on the head.

Your personality type is INTP.

Introverted (I) 54% Extraverted (E) 46%
Intuitive (N) 82% Sensing (S) 18%
Thinking (T) 65% Feeling (F) 35%
Perceiving (P) 77% Judging (J) 23%

yep yep.

Your personality type is ISTJ.
Introverted (I) 75%    Extraverted (E) 25%
Sensing (S) 50%    Intuitive (N) 50%
Thinking (T) 50%    Feeling (F) 50%
Judging (J) 59%    Perceiving (P) 41%

I'm not exactly sure that the description sounds like me:  http://typelogic.com/istj.html (http://typelogic.com/istj.html)

Quote"We've always done it this way" is often reason enough for many ISTJs

<---not me at all.

I'll have to take the test again later.

QuoteYour personality type is ESTJ.
Extraverted (E) 50%    Introverted (I) 50%
Sensing (S) 64%    Intuitive (N) 36%
Thinking (T) 85%    Feeling (F) 15%
Judging (J) 50%    Perceiving (P) 50%

Whatever that lot means.

Kyu

It means you SUCK!  

Quote from: "Wechtlein Uns"It means you SUCK!  ;)

Quote from: "Wechtlein Uns"It means you SUCK!  :beer:

Kyu

I took it again, it changed slightly:

Your personality type is INTJ.
Introverted (I) 71%    Extraverted (E) 29%
Intuitive (N) 59%    Sensing (S) 41%
Thinking (T) 50%    Feeling (F) 50%
Judging (J) 64%    Perceiving (P) 36%

This one fits me pretty well:  http://typelogic.com/intj.html (http://typelogic.com/intj.html)

The interesting part is that is claims INTJ's are self-confident.  I am self-confident, but only in relation to things I know I am good at.  Of course it also says that INTJ's know what they don't know too.

Quote from: "laetusatheos"I took it again, it changed slightly:

Your personality type is INTJ.
Introverted (I) 71%    Extraverted (E) 29%
Intuitive (N) 59%    Sensing (S) 41%
Thinking (T) 50%    Feeling (F) 50%
Judging (J) 64%    Perceiving (P) 36%

This one fits me pretty well:  http://typelogic.com/intj.html (http://typelogic.com/intj.html)

The interesting part is that is claims INTJ's are self-confident.  I am self-confident, but only in relation to things I know I am good at.  Of course it also says that INTJ's know what they don't know too.

Ah, welcome to the club. From what I hear we INTJ's are nearly less than 1% of the population. Although, judging by your percentages I would say you are an INXJ, meaning you have qualities of both the INTJ and the INFJ.

Your personality type is INFP.

Introverted (I) 96%   Extraverted (E) 4%
Intuitive (N) 77%   Sensing (S) 23%
Feeling (F) 80%   Thinking (T) 20%
Perceiving (P) 64%   Judging (J) 36%


I took this a few years ago and I was an INFJ... I suppose your "personality" shapes over time, but I don't think you ever really change significantly.

Your personality type is INTP.

Introverted (I) 71% Extraverted (E) 29%
Intuitive (N) 64% Sensing (S) 36%
Thinking (T) 60% Feeling (F) 40%
Perceiving (P) 91% Judging (J) 9%

Yup. That's about right, that is.  

A lot of INTPs here. A common tendency, I suppose for atheists to be iNtuitive Thinkers.

Hey, as an ESFJ, I resent that remark.  Just because I FEEL things... <sob>

 :P

Your personality type is INTP.

Introverted (I) 93% Extraverted (E) 7%
Intuitive (N) 64% Sensing (S) 36%
Thinking (T) 95% Feeling (F) 5%
Perceiving (P) 77% Judging (J) 23%


I never realised I was that introverted, maybe I should concentrate on looking inwards more in the future. . .

Quote from: "rlrose328"Hey, as an ESFJ, I resent that remark.  Just because I FEEL things... <sob>

 :P

You're exceptional rlrose.  :lol:  

This reminds me of a conversation I had with an ESFP Christian. Although she herself was a dominant feeler, she said that people should have an equal balance between feeling and thinking (apparently she was also under the assumption that all atheists are heavy thinkers [probably because I have a feeling side of approxamtely 1%   :D

Your personality type is ENFJ.
Extroverted (E) 50%    Introverted (I) 50%
Intuitive (N) 64%    Sensing (S) 36%
Feeling (F) 55%            Thinking (T) 45%
Judging (J) 50%    Perceiving (P) 50%

One of the questions near the end made me think of you, Sophus. They asked if you think feelings are valid only when they are logical. It would never have occurred to me to think that feelings needed a logical reason to be valid. Feelings are feelings. Logic doesn't apply. Logic comes in when you respond to emotions.

I took this test as a teen, and was declared profoundly introverted (INFP). Apparently personality can change, at least according to this indicator. Still, since I came out as 50-50 on two categories, I hesitate to declare that I am now EIFJ. I believe I am better balanced now than I was as a teen.

I am an INFP

Quote from: "Wraitchel"One of the questions near the end made me think of you, Sophus. They asked if you think feelings are valid only when they are logical. It would never have occurred to me to think that feelings needed a logical reason to be valid. Feelings are feelings. Logic doesn't apply. Logic comes in when you respond to emotions.

Emotions and feelings are over rated. I've never had anything good come from them and they can be deceiving in life. Logic is just... well more logical.  

QuoteI took this test as a teen, and was declared profoundly introverted (INFP). Apparently personality can change, at least according to this indicator. Still, since I came out as 50-50 on two categories, I hesitate to declare that I am now EIFJ. I believe I am better balanced now than I was as a teen.

I would guess that they should have deemed you an INFJ (only one letter off from mine) simple because the INFJ is unique in that they are often mistaken for extroverts. Since yours is 50% I'm surprise it wouldn't have chosen the other.

Quote from: "Sophus"Emotions and feelings are over rated. I've never had anything good come from them and they can be deceiving in life. Logic is just... well more logical.  

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Mine.
Your personality type is ISTJ.
Introverted (I) 57%    Extraverted (E) 43%
Sensing (S) 50%    Intuitive (N) 50%
Thinking (T) 80%    Feeling (F) 20%
Judging (J) 55%    Perceiving (P) 45%

I've taken this test before, but not online.
This one is me: http://typelogic.com/entp.html.

INFP.
Introverted (I) 57%    Extraverted (E) 43%
Intuitive (N) 64%    Sensing (S) 36%
Feeling (F) 60%    Thinking (T) 40%
Perceiving (P) 86%    Judging (J) 14%

woo!, i made a B. probably!
someone please tell me what this means

My personality type is ESTP.

http://similarminds.com/jung/estp.html (http://similarminds.com/jung/estp.html)

You can see what mine means and you can also look up yours on that site too.

The only problem was that the career part was the opposite of who I am. A friend of mine, whom is INFJ, experienced the same thing.

One from the archives. A cursory search brought this as the first of several threads about the Myers-Briggs and similar questionnaires. From the early years of this site--a couple familiar handles.  :)

For the convenience of the curious, I'll include a link from upthread that's still active: personality test (https://www.kisa.ca/personality/). This post isn't necessarily intended to set off a fresh round of "it says I'm . . ." though it's fine if it does that.

Instead, I'm linking to a review of the film "Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests" which includes some of the history behind the Myers-Briggs phenomenon.

"'Persona' argues convincingly that it's time to cancel personality tests" | Salon (https://www.salon.com/2021/03/15/persona-argues-convincingly-that-its-time-to-cancel-personality-tests/)

QuoteThere is one jarring, infuriating scene in "Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests" that distills the entire film. The documentarians are interviewing a businessman whose company creates personality tests for employers to use in hiring decisions. By this point, the filmmakers have already established that these tests are predominantly designed by middle-aged, privileged white males and are (as a disability justice advocate puts it) "by and large constructed to be ableist, to be racist, to be sexist and to be classist." The businessman is asked about the people who suffer from said discrimination as a result of personality testing.

He smirks. "I would say you may have applied for the wrong job," he says, smugness oozing from his every pore. "Who wants a job you're going to hate?"

[Continues . . . (https://www.salon.com/2021/03/15/persona-argues-convincingly-that-its-time-to-cancel-personality-tests/)]

I prefer asking the magic conch to describe my personality.

I find this personality test interesting because the Myers-Briggs has no scientific validity, and IMO is the psychological equivalent of a horoscope.

I am an INTJ and an Aquarius, btw.

First one needs a personality to have a personality test.

Quote from: Randy on March 18, 2021, 01:13:57 AM
First one needs a personality to have a personality test.

:lol: My thought, exactly. Meanwhile, I'm judged as ISTJ-A by that software, which isn't truly all that far off the mark. :shrug:

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 18, 2021, 01:11:10 AM
I find this personality test interesting because the Myers-Briggs has no scientific validity, and IMO is the psychological equivalent of a horoscope.

I am an INTJ and an Aquarius, btw.

I am right on the border between INTP and INTJ. Cancerian to boot. It seems we are partners in crime, according to one site.

I think this invention based on Jung ideas is pseudo-science.

Who is "Carl Gustav Jung born Karl Gustav Jung" ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung
MBTI : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator

Quote from: Randy on March 18, 2021, 01:13:57 AM
First one needs a personality to have a personality test.

Ha! :lol:

Quote from: hermes2015 on March 18, 2021, 03:43:04 AM

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 18, 2021, 01:11:10 AM
I find this personality test interesting because the Myers-Briggs has no scientific validity, and IMO is the psychological equivalent of a horoscope.

I am an INTJ and an Aquarius, btw.

I am right on the border between INTP and INTJ. Cancerian to boot. It seems we are partners in crime, according to one site.

:sidesmile:

Some people are anal retentive.
Others are anal expulsive.
But many are anal repulsive - just butt ugly.

That joke is the shit!!!!

If anyone is expecting me to say the obvious, I shall restrain myself.

(https://www.trackie.com/track-and-field/img/layout/icon_quote.jpg)hermes2015:
If anyone is expecting me to say the obvious, I shall restrain myself.

Hate to break it to ya bub, you already did.

Quote from: No one on March 19, 2021, 06:48:57 AM
(https://www.trackie.com/track-and-field/img/layout/icon_quote.jpg)hermes2015:
If anyone is expecting me to say the obvious, I shall restrain myself.

Hate to break it to ya bub, you already did.

Foiled again! I just can't win.

Forget it. What happens in the forum, stays in the forum

lol

QuoteISTPs with more sedate careers usually take on high-risk avocations like racing, skydiving, and motorcycling. While aware of the dangers involved, they are so in touch with the physical world that they know they can get away with much smaller safety margins than other types.

it told me i was an introvert, but i already knew that.

Quote from: billy rubin on March 19, 2021, 06:58:02 PM
lol

QuoteISTPs with more sedate careers usually take on high-risk avocations like racing, skydiving, and motorcycling. While aware of the dangers involved, they are so in touch with the physical world that they know they can get away with much smaller safety margins than other types.

it told me i was an introvert, but i already knew that.

Somehow Billy that doesn't surprise me. But then I'm introverted as well so I'm in good company.

yes. introversion is not a problem for me. some people think it is some sort of malady.

ive made my living working alone most of my adult life. when i ran bees in california, i would say goodbye to my wife around 5 or 6 in the morning, and then not speak to another human being until i came back late at night. driving a truck i sometimes speak to one or two people during the whole workday.

i don't consider this an issue, and so i'm bemused at the various accounts i read about people with "lockdown dementia," who are going nuts because they haven't been able to get out and mingle with crowds of pe5ople.

i'd be perfectly happily on a desert island pretty much alone for years, if it offered what i was looking for in terms of personal growth. i like being around my wife and kids, but that's it.