What's your personality type? Myers-Briggs test (page 14)

FlyingHighNow

I would tell people that it doesn't define you, we are all individuals, but it can give you insight as to why you do the things you do.

Another important part of this for us all to keep in mind: our personalities can change with experience and time, so though you may test as one personality at 22, you might test as another at 30. Your I and E can change depending on how you are feeling emotionally.

daringhart13

I may have posted on this thread at some point.....but I'm an ENFJ......Meyers Briggs is fascinating to me.

And I'm insanely attracted to INFJ's..... I love me some mysterious INFJ girls.....

flowerfreaks2

I was ESFP when I took the test a while ago. Cool stuff and pretty spot on.

EdenOne

INTP - it's a pretty accurate discription of myself. Also explains why it was so difficult for me the d2d witnessing, while I enjoyed a lot conducting bible studies.

Portrait of an INTP - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving

(Introverted Thinking with Extraverted Intuition)

The Thinker

As an INTP, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you deal with things rationally and logically. Your secondary mode is external, where you take things in primarily via your intuition.

INTPs live in the world of theoretical possibilities. They see everything in terms of how it could be improved, or what it could be turned into. They live primarily inside their own minds, having the ability to analyze difficult problems, identify patterns, and come up with logical explanations. They seek clarity in everything, and are therefore driven to build knowledge. They are the "absent-minded professors", who highly value intelligence and the ability to apply logic to theories to find solutions. They typically are so strongly driven to turn problems into logical explanations, that they live much of their lives within their own heads, and may not place as much importance or value on the external world. Their natural drive to turn theories into concrete understanding may turn into a feeling of personal responsibility to solve theoretical problems, and help society move towards a higher understanding.

INTPs value knowledge above all else. Their minds are constantly working to generate new theories, or to prove or disprove existing theories. They approach problems and theories with enthusiasm and skepticism, ignoring existing rules and opinions and defining their own approach to the resolution. They seek patterns and logical explanations for anything that interests them. They're usually extremely bright, and able to be objectively critical in their analysis. They love new ideas, and become very excited over abstractions and theories. They love to discuss these concepts with others. They may seem "dreamy" and distant to others, because they spend a lot of time inside their minds musing over theories. They hate to work on routine things - they would much prefer to build complex theoretical solutions, and leave the implementation of the system to others. They are intensely interested in theory, and will put forth tremendous amounts of time and energy into finding a solution to a problem with has piqued their interest.

INTPs do not like to lead or control people. They're very tolerant and flexible in most situations, unless one of their firmly held beliefs has been violated or challenged, in which case they may take a very rigid stance. The INTP is likely to be very shy when it comes to meeting new people. On the other hand, the INTP is very self-confident and gregarious around people they know well, or when discussing theories which they fully understand.

The INTP has no understanding or value for decisions made on the basis of personal subjectivity or feelings. They strive constantly to achieve logical conclusions to problems, and don't understand the importance or relevance of applying subjective emotional considerations to decisions. For this reason, INTPs are usually not in-tune with how people are feeling, and are not naturally well-equiped to meet the emotional needs of others.

The INTP may have a problem with self-aggrandizement and social rebellion, which will interfere with their creative potential. Since their Feeling side is their least developed trait, the INTP may have difficulty giving the warmth and support that is sometimes necessary in intimate relationships. If the INTP doesn't realize the value of attending to other people's feelings, he or she may become overly critical and sarcastic with others. If the INTP is not able to find a place for themself which supports the use of their strongest abilities, they may become generally negative and cynical. If the INTP has not developed their Sensing side sufficiently, they may become unaware of their environment, and exhibit weakness in performing maintenance-type tasks, such as bill-paying and dressing appropriately.

For the INTP, it is extremely important that ideas and facts are expressed correctly and succinctly. They are likely to express themselves in what they believe to be absolute truths. Sometimes, their well thought-out understanding of an idea is not easily understandable by others, but the INTP is not naturally likely to tailor the truth so as to explain it in an understandable way to others. The INTP may be prone to abandoning a project once they have figured it out, moving on to the next thing. It's important that the INTP place importance on expressing their developed theories in understandable ways. In the end, an amazing discovery means nothing if you are the only person who understands it.

The INTP is usually very independent, unconventional, and original. They are not likely to place much value on traditional goals such as popularity and security. They usually have complex characters, and may tend to be restless and temperamental. They are strongly ingenious, and have unconventional thought patterns which allows them to analyze ideas in new ways. Consequently, a lot of scientific breakthroughs in the world have been made by the INTP.

The INTP is at his best when he can work on his theories independently. When given an environment which supports his creative genius and possible eccentricity, the INTP can accomplish truly remarkable things. These are the pioneers of new thoughts in our societ y.

DJS

Flying High,

Excellent point re: changing our peronality over time. We can change certain aspects of our personalities. Over about two decades two out of the four of my MBPTI changed. Some of that was intentional (I was ignoring my Intuitive side, relying on my Sensing side too much. What can I say, I'm (was) shallow). Some of it was likely natural. I was much more introverted when I was younger, likely as a result of nature/nurture, including my time in the Borg. I've become much more extroverted since that time. The MBPTI is also only one tool for understanding people; it wasn't meant to be a stand alone evaluative or analytical tool, including for hiring/job placements and promotions.

Kiersey's books have been used widely, as I mentioned previously, by counselors. Some marriage and family counselors make it required reading. Please Undertand Me and Please Understand Me II, though not perfect science, are very accurate. I was very skeptical of the MBPTI and Kiersey before I began looking into it. I used Kiersey's books to understand my chldren. My son is an Artisan; I'm a Rational. Sometimes I think he is from a distant planet!!! Kiersey explains that is normal.

Ucantnome

the percentage on the I in my INFP has doubled over the last few years and the others have halved.

Frazzled UBM

I am also ENTP like cofty. I also did it years ago and got the same result. While Myers/Brigg is accepted as a useful tool, it is not scientific in the sense it is not based on experoimental research. It is more something that was developed based on intuition that is now widely accepted as having some validity. Its main useful is as a tool to show that we all have different preferences in how to do things and interact and that by understanding this it can reduce our sense that there is something wrong with people who don't think, act or interact in the same way we do. There is anothe similar tool called DISC which divides people up into Dominant, Inspirational, (I don't remember what S stands for) and Compliant. I guess most active JWs would fall into the C category. I think I read somewhere that members of a cult have almost identical Myers/Briggs profiles but when tested before joining or after leaving the cult they have very different profiles which sort of makes sense.

jgnat

I just took this five factors test and loved the result. The celebrity who most closely matches my profile is Bill Nye. I am friendly and open but paradoxically an introvert.

http://labs.five.com/hwrtb5t23qr7

Mum

Years ago, I took the test from the book Please Understand Me by Kiersey and Bates. I was an INTP.

Later, I had the test professionally administered. I was an INXP, i.e. I move between the T and the F. I think most people have a duality on at least one of the four items.

My daughter tells me I don't think like other people, and I like that.

What's your personality type? Myers-Briggs test

arwen