Personality Types

[Ryokan]

Don't have the time?

Here's a quick and dirty version of the test, ought not take you more than 5 or 10 minutes:

http://www.haleonline.com/psychtest/index.php

[KZMiller]

I think one of the problems with the test is the 'Know Thyself' issue. As someone who spends a lot of time in introspection and self-analysis, I think I got pretty accurate results and the personality profile reflects that. On the other hand, a friend of mine who took the test got accurate results but denied that he displayed many of what he considered negative behaviors. Rory and I observed these behaviors in him all the time, however. No amount of explaining this changed his mind, and he decided the test had to be bogus and wasn't useful. I thought it would be very useful if he just did some introspection. If nothing else he could accept, deny or change what he didn't like with a clear head instead of a knee jerk reaction.

I think a bit back someone posted that the INTJ description wasn't very complementary. Rory, on the other hand, finds it accurate and I don't think he finds any of the description uncomplimentary. This leads to the factor of getting inaccurate results by either selecting in accordance to what you would like to be like as opposed to who you are, or selecting correctly like our friend and then denying what the results are. So many people walk around with blinders. The more blinders you put on while both taking the test and then viewing the answers, the more problems you'll have with accuracy. In the end, there's no right or wrong way to be, right? So why do people fear looking in the mirror so much? Afraid we'll see wrinkles, like Vicki mentioned? They're either there or they're not, whether we look or not.

Kami

[jorvik]

Kami
I said the INTJ wasn't too complimentary ( although I must admit that I identified with a lot of it) the thing that I got from that was the way I overview and analyse.I hate to be caught off guard ( in a work situation)......and I think that people who are are f*kcwits, You have no idea how furious I can get when folks don't analyse and think out repercussions ( by the way please forgive my "French").I see this all the time.in politics etc.and especially at work ( I can also drink heavily ) ....my wife's interpretation of me was far milder, although I didn't like some of her answers.
In the end I have to say that self knowledge is a lot harder to gain than we might think maybe in a couple of thousand years we'll have a really good test

[HALFORD E. JONES]

it some respects it can be altered but to do it consciously, with intention, with awareness,etc. is most difficult, especially without guidance,which has to be expert, ethical, and understanding.............The personality is not a stone statue, it is, in some respects, amorphous, but we can make it seem to have certain characteristics and traits, operating on various levels,etc.,etc. Varous attempts to diagnose and analyze personality through handwriting, literary output, drawings, tests, and so on are like other attempts made along occult and pseudo-scientific means,like the daily horoscope. 'KNOW THYSELF' is most difficult as all philosophers and seekers of truth know. The Self need not necessarily be,in some schools of thought, the personality.

[Crystal.Sands.McKinney/Be]

ENTJ - Very scary and very true...WOWZERS!

[Bill Glasheen]

This thread was done a long time ago. Some time in-between then and now, some of the HTML stuff changed. I had a way of doing hyperlinks with large text, and now the NEW and IMPROVED software .... sux! My nested HTML doesn't work any more. So I had to go through the entire thread and fix my posts so all the hyperlinks would work.

- Bill

[Bill Glasheen]

Crystal

Almost... It isn't an Executer, it is an Executive - like a Vice President or something. Here is a sampling of you.

The Executive
ENTJs are natural born leaders. They live in a world of possibilities where they see all sorts challenges to be surmounted, and they want to be the ones responsible for surmounting them. They have a drive for leadership, which is well-served by their quickness to grasp complexities, their ability to absorb a large amount of impersonal information, and their quick and decisive judgments. They are "take charge" people.

And here's the detail

The Executive

Yours is a very long description, Crystal. Going through it all says a lot about you.

I particularly like this...

There is not much room for error in the world of the ENTJ. They dislike to see mistakes repeated, and have no patience with inefficiency. They may become quite harsh when their patience is tried in these respects

This is where your "Tourette's Syndrome" comes from.

- Bill

[Jason Rees]

Any of these that don't cost money?

It's been a long time since I took the B/M test, and I don't recall what the results of that one were. Last year at work we did a 'colors' personality test.

Green/Blue Orange/Gold

If anyone's taken this, I was predominately Green, with some orange, a little gold, and very little Blue.

IOW, I'm not a people-person. Who knew?!? lol.

[Bill Glasheen]

Any of these that don't cost money?

You can take Meyers Briggs online for free at HumanMetrics. Let us know how you come out and we'll look it up.

I'm not so sure about the validity of any colors test.

- Bill

[Crystal.Sands.McKinney/Be]

Aweeee, you are such sweet guy Bill. Thanks for noticing me

Yes, so I am anal retentive, a perfectionist, impatient, demanding, and have itchy feet when it comes to any agenda on hand. Makes me a true bwitch huh?????

Oh well, it is what is. I can't hide from it, I am complex PIA.

HA!

[Jason Rees]

INTJ
distinctively expressed introvert

distinctively expressed intuitive personality

moderately expressed thinking personality

moderately expressed judging personality

Rational Portrait of the Mastermind (INTJ)
All Rationals are good at planning operations, but Masterminds are head and shoulders above all the rest in contingency planning. Complex operations involve many steps or stages, one following another in a necessary progression, and Masterminds are naturally able to grasp how each one leads to the next, and to prepare alternatives for difficulties that are likely to arise any step of the way. Trying to anticipate every contingency, Masterminds never set off on their current project without a Plan A firmly in mind, but they are always prepared to switch to Plan B or C or D if need be.

Masterminds are rare, comprising no more than, say, one percent of the population, and they are rarely encountered outside their office, factory, school, or laboratory. Although they are highly capable leaders, Masterminds are not at all eager to take command, preferring to stay in the background until others demonstrate their inability to lead. Once they take charge, however, they are thoroughgoing pragmatists. Masterminds are certain that efficiency is indispensable in a well-run organization, and if they encounter inefficiency-any waste of human and material resources-they are quick to realign operations and reassign personnel. Masterminds do not feel bound by established rules and procedures, and traditional authority does not impress them, nor do slogans or catchwords. Only ideas that make sense to them are adopted; those that don't, aren't, no matter who thought of them. Remember, their aim is always maximum efficiency.
In their careers, Masterminds usually rise to positions of responsibility, for they work long and hard and are dedicated in their pursuit of goals, sparing neither their own time and effort nor that of their colleagues and employees. Problem-solving is highly stimulating to Masterminds, who love responding to tangled systems that require careful sorting out. Ordinarily, they verbalize the positive and avoid comments of a negative nature; they are more interested in moving an organization forward than dwelling on mistakes of the past.

Masterminds tend to be much more definite and self-confident than other Rationals, having usually developed a very strong will. Decisions come easily to them; in fact, they can hardly rest until they have things settled and decided. But before they decide anything, they must do the research. Masterminds are highly theoretical, but they insist on looking at all available data before they embrace an idea, and they are suspicious of any statement that is based on shoddy research, or that is not checked against reality.

Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Ulysses S. Grant, Frideriche Nietsche, Niels Bohr, Peter the Great, Stephen Hawking, John Maynard Keynes, Lise Meitner", Ayn Rand and Sir Isaac Newton are examples of Rational Masterminds.

[Bill Glasheen]

Jason

You and George Mattson have the same Meyers-Briggs personality type. And yes, it is rare.

- Bill

[fivedragons]

INFP. Read the short summary and it felt like I was listening to someone who knows me describe the way I am. Kind of scary, how they do that.

The healer, apparently about one percent of the population.

One thing that bugs me about tests like this is there are alway several questions that I can't really decide on. When I finally pick an answer, it is just based on some specific key or scenario that I think of out of frustration. Kind of like trying to interpret just what exactly the test is asking.

Cool test, kind of freaked me out.

[fivedragons]

From Wikepedia: "According to Keirsey,[11] the tranquil and reserved exterior of the INFP masks a passionate inner life. Healers care deeply about causes that interest them and they often pursue those causes with selfless devotion.

Occurring in only about one percent of the population, Healers can easily feel isolated. They value harmony and integrity in human relationships, seeking unity of mind, body, and spirit but often find these values to be out of step with the more concrete pursuits of the rest of the world. Feeling "different," they may wonder whether something is wrong with them. But those differences—an ethical nature, a devotion to ideals, a commitment to harmonious interaction—are in fact some of their greatest strengths."

There was one sentence that jumped out at me, as it relates to a kata that most of us here are intimately familiar with.

[fivedragons]

I'm starting to get into this meyers-briggs thing.

"INFPs find structures and rules confining and prefer to work autonomously. They are adaptable and flexible until something violates their inner values. Then they stop adapting. The resulting expression of value judgments can emerge with an intensity that is surprising to others."

As an INFP, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit into your personal value system. Your secondary mode is external, where you take things in primarily via your intuition.

"INFPs, more than other iNtuitive Feeling types, are focused on making the world a better place for people. Their primary goal is to find out their meaning in life. What is their purpose? How can they best serve humanity in their lives? They are idealists and perfectionists, who drive themselves hard in their quest for achieving the goals they have identified for themselves."

INFPs are flexible and laid-back, until one of their values is violated. In the face of their value system being threatened, INFPs can become aggressive defenders, fighting passionately for their cause. When an INFP has adopted a project or job which they're interested in, it usually becomes a "cause" for them. Although they are not detail-oriented individuals, they will cover every possible detail with determination and vigor when working for their "cause".


INFPs do not like to deal with hard facts and logic. Their focus on their feelings and the Human Condition makes it difficult for them to deal with impersonal judgment. They don't understand or believe in the validity of impersonal judgment, which makes them naturally rather ineffective at using it. Most INFPs will avoid impersonal analysis, although some have developed this ability and are able to be quite logical. Under stress, it's not uncommon for INFPs to mis-use hard logic in the heat of anger, throwing out fact after (often inaccurate) fact in an emotional outburst.