MBTI Personality type.

wolffin

Curious how man know their MBTI personalty type. I am INFJ.  If you don't know you can take this test.  https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test/0d504962a614d369dd4b9949001917d4

waynejr2

I am also an INFJ. 

Eldurian

Didn't take the linked test but I know from past instances of taking this test through school that I am an ENFJ.

Both ENFJs and INFJs are supposed to be fairly rare. For instance when I took it in a class of like 30 people the instructor and I were the only ENFJs in the class and I don't think there was an INFJ.

That's odd that the first three people to post would be two INFJs and an ENFJ.

waynejr2

Eldurian said:

Didn't take the linked test but I know from past instances of taking this test through school that I am an ENFJ.

Both ENFJs and INFJs are supposed to be fairly rare. For instance when I took it in a class of like 30 people the instructor and I were the only ENFJs in the class and I don't think there was an INFJ.

That's odd that the first three people to post would be two INFJs and an ENFJ.

Demographics.

MikeB

ESTJ here.

sunandshadow

When I was younger I used to be an INTJ, but now I'm an INTP.  (Decisiveness is something I feel nostalgic about having.)

Grunty

Pretty much where I've always been, ISTP-T.  Give me a problem that needs fixing.  I get it done after I figure out where I left my glasses.  What's that?  You'll want a post results report?  I can give that to you now.  Problem solved.  I threw some shit together.  Some of it worked.  Most of it didn't.  I'll bank both sets of knowledge for future reference.

What?  You want me to call the problem an issue?  Ok, I have an issue with that.  Stop telling me what to say.  Now let me go fix your problem. 

"I wanted to live the life, a different life. I didn't want to go to the same place every day and see the same people and do the same job. I wanted interesting challenges."

What do you mean, why did I do Star Wars VII?  Because the PAID me!

Harrison Ford,  Actor, former carpenter.

cameltosis

Apparently, I'm LOGICIAN (INTP-A). 

From the explanation: "The INTP personality type is fairly rare, making up only three percent of the population, which is definitely a good thing for them, as there's nothing they'd be more unhappy about than being "common"."

This is me to a tee! I would hate to be considered as common. It has caused difficulties throughout my life as I've never felt part of a group properly. I'm highly intelligent but never fit in with geeks. I'm a metal-head but never got too extreme. I'm a gamer but get very snobby about games. I went to a private school but we weren't rich. Sailing was my main sport growing up, very posh, yet I could never afford my own boat. I studied computer science at uni and work in IT, yet I hate programming and dislike most new technology. 

Weirdly, the only group of people I've ever felt a lasting connection and acceptance with has been MMO gamers, particularly raiders and pvpers. 

Something else from the report:

"They love patterns, and spotting discrepancies between statements could almost be described as a hobby, making it a bad idea to lie to an INTP. "

Yup, even if I agree with someone's sentiments, if they've put forward a poor argument I love picking it apart!


I enjoyed the rest of the report from the website. Its funny, on the strengths and weaknesses section it says my personality type often comes across as condescending. This is definitely something I struggle with. I've never considered myself as condescending, its more that if I have to explain something to someone I usually start from the basics and present it in a very clear a logical fashion so its easy to understand. I've received great praise over the years for my teaching ability, but I think because I go back to basics I often end up covering stuff people already know which is why I'm considered condescending. 



I suspect that if I answered the test completely randomly, the results would still be applicable so I don't really put much faith in the result. Can't really analyse someone's personality in 5 minutes of questions. 

sunandshadow

cameltosis said:

I suspect that if I answered the test completely randomly, the results would still be applicable so I don't really put much faith in the result. Can't really analyse someone's personality in 5 minutes of questions. 

Actually, the test theoretically needs only one question to determine between each pair of types.  But they phrase it several different ways to get better data.

E vs. I - do you enjoy spending a lot of time with other people and enjoy meeting new people, or do you find that boring, intimidating, or exhausting and instead need to spend at least a few hours alone each day to recharge? (With a close friend or trusted family member can count as 'alone'.)

S vs. N - Are you a detail person who doesn't like big changes, or are you a big picture person who loves patterns but has difficulty sticking with any one project for long?

F vs. T - Do you evaluate things more in terms of people's emotions or more in terms of efficiency, rules, or science?

J vs. P - Are you decisive and occasionally too judgmental, or contemplative and occasionally too indecisive?

Grunty

sunandshadow said:

cameltosis said:

I suspect that if I answered the test completely randomly, the results would still be applicable so I don't really put much faith in the result. Can't really analyse someone's personality in 5 minutes of questions. 

Actually, the test theoretically needs only one question to determine between each pair of types.  But they phrase it several different ways to get better data.

E vs. I - do you enjoy spending a lot of time with other people and enjoy meeting new people, or do you find that boring, intimidating, or exhausting and instead need to spend at least a few hours alone each day to recharge? (With a close friend or trusted family member can count as 'alone'.)

S vs. N - Are you a detail person who doesn't like big changes, or are you a big picture person who loves patterns but has difficulty sticking with any one project for long?

F vs. T - Do you evaluate things more in terms of people's emotions or more in terms of efficiency, rules, or science?

J vs. P - Are you decisive and occasionally too judgmental, or contemplative and occasionally too indecisive?

Yeah, I'd say MBTI results are more accurate than palm reading, astrology charts and polygraph exams but they aren't science. 

Imutone

INFP. Huh. Don't know how to feel about that. 

GamerStudy

sunandshadow said:

When I was younger I used to be an INTJ, but now I'm an INTP.  (Decisiveness is something I feel nostalgic about having.)

@sunandshadow This is because the MBTI is a notoriously unreliable test. It's one of the those things that become huge in pop science but unfortunately has never been really good at stably measuring personality, which is a stable concept. It can change from day to day but that doesn't necessarily mean that your personality changes day to day, just that the test is relatively easily influenced by situational factors (unlike one's personality).

sunandshadow

GamerStudy said:

sunandshadow said:

When I was younger I used to be an INTJ, but now I'm an INTP.  (Decisiveness is something I feel nostalgic about having.)

@sunandshadow This is because the MBTI is a notoriously unreliable test. It's one of the those things that become huge in pop science but unfortunately has never been really good at stably measuring personality, which is a stable concept. It can change from day to day but that doesn't necessarily mean that your personality changes day to day, just that the test is relatively easily influenced by situational factors (unlike one's personality).

No, that's wrong. The test aside, I had a mental breakdown when I was in college and my personality definitely changed to be less decisive.