| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/22/2008 1:16:17 PM | Nah-noo, nah-noo!
Its quite funny, some of my friends have a hard time seeing the extrovert side. Yet seem confused when I talk about the importance of other people, their feelings, and why I enjoy other people, and yet I prefer to have a close group of friends, as opposed to a pile of them. | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/22/2008 1:38:08 PM |
^^ huh, I usually test out as an ENFJ
Why am I not surprised?
My favorite man friend from the forums is also an ENFJ.
Always said I'm either the world's most extraverted introvert... or the most introverted extravert.
Does that make me an alien sister?
You were my sister since that post on the moment that changed your life.
I recognized you then.
And everything after that only confirmed it. 
Its quite funny, some of my friends have a hard time seeing the extrovert side. Yet seem confused when I talk about the importance of other people, their feelings, and why I enjoy other people, and yet I prefer to have a close group of friends, as opposed to a pile of them.
Funny. People more often see the external oriented side.
I connect with people easily... and they often confide in me... even people I don't know very much.
But those that I consider close friends... that I confide in... those are very, very few.
PS Bad side of this "gift for people" is that it also attracts weirdos and psychos... a friend of mine said they are attracted to me like moths to the light.
I am learning to recognize them though. | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/22/2008 1:44:24 PM | | Well its interesting, and I'm not sure if this is pretty common for most ENFJ's, every one of my close friends is an intorvert, and I tend to be a little uncomfortable around the bombastic nature of extreme extroverts. While its not a fair judgement of them, but I find they tend to be rather superficial. | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/22/2008 2:14:12 PM | I am ISTP.
ISTPs are generally extremely capable individuals who are good at most things which interest them. They are usually bright, interesting, and exciting individuals with a lot to offer. They live almost entirely in the present moment, and usually do not make commitments beyond the immediate foreseeable future. An ISTP probably coined the phrase "nothing is unconditional". They strongly prefer to take things one day at a time, rather than make long-term commitments. If a relationship interests them and satisfies their needs, the ISTP will do their part on a daily basis to keep the relationship strong and healthy. If they lose interest in a relationship, their natural tendency will be to move on. | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/22/2008 2:38:44 PM | Not even the slightest bit interested in being pidgeon holed...
Someone who knew me well once did the test, answering the questions as I would, and I think I came back as an INTJ.
Whatever that is.... | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/22/2008 2:53:35 PM |
PS Bad side of this "gift for people" is that it also attracts weirdos and psychos... a friend of mine said they are attracted to me like moths to the light.
I am learning to recognize them though.
Oh my... is this a quality of an ENFJ? Yep, me too. I've always gotten on well with wildly diverse types of people... and gosh, that includes the weirdos and psychos. My MOTHER told me "you don't have to keep them you know".
*hugs* to you my alien sister | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/22/2008 5:24:35 PM | and I think I came back as an INTJ.
Whatever that is....
lol. well for one thing, INTJs are iconoclasts who don't give too much a shit about much of anything. in other words, they are *very* selective. haha, welcome to the club. | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/22/2008 5:32:01 PM | | I'm still amazed how people who lived before either Myers or Briggs are Myers-Briggs-able. Or is it, like so much psychobabble, guess work? How would you know for sure if Napoleon or Alexander is this that or the other, since the MBPI is a self-assessment? Maybe those dude would have totally misrepresented themselves? Further, does personality disorder trump self-assessment--is this "inventory" reliable for people who are incapable of objectively assessing their own behavior, preferences? | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/22/2008 5:48:07 PM |
is this "inventory" reliable for people who are incapable of objectively assessing their own behavior, preferences?
no, because there's no cure for stupid.
but hey, people lived before modern dentistry and tampons, too.
what does that have to do with the price of beans? ;)
if you don't like to categorize people in meyers-briggs terms, then nobody is going to lose any sleep over it. i can guarantee though, that you WILL be categorizing people in some kind of terms.
to each his own, as always. | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/23/2008 7:32:29 AM | Well its interesting, and I'm not sure if this is pretty common for most ENFJ's, every one of my close friends is an intorvert, and I tend to be a little uncomfortable around the bombastic nature of extreme extroverts. While its not a fair judgement of them, but I find they tend to be rather superficial.
People who are introverts ALWAYS see an extremem extrovert as superficial. Being an ENFJ myself, people are always VERY leary at the openness and ability to share completely who I am from the onset. It's not superficial, we do not know HOW to be any other way...I.E. those who CAN NOT be so open tend to be intimidated by our ability to be so open, to share so completely. It would be one intransic difference between an introvert and an extrovert. I've learned over the years, the people who like me instantly are mosre trusting and those who do NOT are usually insecure about themselves and often times are intimidated (or worse yet, jealous) because I just am who I am and really do not require you, or anyone for that matter, to approve of me. It took me a very long time to come to this stance in life. I think years of being the odd (wo)man out finally made me realize this fact. Your trust issues are yours. I know who I am, and other's opinions should not depict my our self worth or esteem. It took time though. Feelers (NF's) tend to absorb the feelings and thoughts of others more directly because of our openness. The book "Please Understand Me II" has the test and all of the explainations in it. Wonderful book, and a good read for those of you interested!
Best of luck to everyone.... | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 11/30/2008 12:06:10 AM | I am a solid ENFJ (44-25-50-11). Don't ya hafta give your "measurements" out to make this meaningful? Lol.
I know you are joking but yes it actually does impact it quite a bit. When people who study this stuff hear I'm an ENTP, they will jump to all kinds of assumptions based on that but seeing percentages helps them gain some perspective. Being only 52% Extroverted has big impact on my personality. I can appear INTPish a lot of the time.
So you'd actually have to know me to find out exactly what the impacts of this were but I can definitely relate to some aspects of the INTP profile like having this "thing" for patterns. | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 1/2/2009 11:38:10 AM | I have taken the test a couple times, and each time I get ISTJ. So I must not change much over the years.
ISTJ Strengths:
Honor their commitments
Take their relationship roles very seriously
Usually able to communicate what's on their minds with precision
Good listeners
Extremely good (albeit conservative) with money
Able to take constructive criticism well
Able to tolerate conflict situations without emotional upheaval
Able to dole out punishment or criticism when called for
Weaknesses:
Tendency to believe that they're always right
Tendency to get involved in "win-lose" conversations
Not naturally in-tune with what others are feeling
Their value for structure may seem rigid to others
Not likely to give enough praise or affirmation to their loved ones | |
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| Myers-Briggs Personality type...if you know it?
Posted: 1/2/2009 8:44:56 PM |
well for one thing, INTJs are iconoclasts who don't give too much a shit about much of anything. in other words, they are *very* selective.
Then POF must be filled with a disproportionate number of these based on the sent message-reply ratio I "enjoy".
I'm an INTJ too BTW.
TTFN | |
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