What's your personality type?

[desertslave]

I had not heard thi, I look for more with interest.

Here's the article I read:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/not-an-introvert-not-an-extrovert-you-may-be-an-ambivert-1438013534

 

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[midwestyankee]

Dr. Sheldon Cooper got it right. What he says here about astrology applies equally to Myers-Brigg testing.

 

[LWulf]

I can't stand that show...

Dr. Sheldon Cooper got it right. What he says here about astrology applies equally to Myers-Brigg testing.

Astrology is based on a random occurrence, while Myers-Briggs tests are based on a q&a.

If q&a's are worthy of lumping into the astrology bin, then job interviews should be as well.

 

[midwestyankee]

Astrology is based on a random occurrence, while Myers-Briggs tests are based on a q&a.

If q&a's are worthy of lumping into the astrology bin, then job interviews should be as well.

Myers Briggs is based on self-reporting questionnaires, which would be enough to cause concern over its legitimacy. In this post, earlier in this tread, I linked to 7 different articles that debunk Myers Briggs.

 

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[LWulf]

Okay folks, midwestyankee, Gianbattista, etc. understand something. The myers briggs test was made back during, I believe, the first world war. It was made to effectively place U.S. people with possibly no training (at-home-mothers and those incapable of enlisting), into vital job positions while the people who normally would fill those positions were off fighting a war.

What is circulated on the internet is laughable in comparison and yes, may account solely for entertainment value alone. The people who do the proper testing are professional psychoanalysts, and not some geek who has had one or two years of college, if that.

The process was discontinued in volume because people who can provide credentials that prove they can do the job is easier than using the long (M-B) form. (also it proves useless for people who will do nothing more than say push a broom. M-B testing for such a job is a waste of everyone's time.)

Can, and do, people lie on job applications as they can lie in the M-B test? Heck yes, and what happens to people who fill out lies on job applications? As soon as they are found out, they get the axe. if they aren't found out then they are LUCKY. Even then, luck doesn't hold out over skill (Yes, I align with this "G" mentioned, regarding honesty in job applications).

"Getting the axe" is not possible for people who take the M-B test ONLINE, but that doesn't disprove the ability of the test to accurately depict a personality type when it is correctly taken and to align something decisive with something nebulous like astrology is completely laughable to me.

I ain't saying you have to believe what I believe, but kindly stop being so derisive about others that do.

Edit: I just found a website that seems like a legit Myers-briggs place, and you can't take the test online through that website. (You probably have to pay them to get the official okie dokie version)

 

[LWulf]

I have not clicked this one because my Internet is too slow,

By the way, you can always reduce the quality of the you tube video to allow for slower computers/access.

I have a particularly old computer that lags, but I reduce the video quality (the gear shaped icon at the bottom of the youtube video) and change it to 144p (the lowest) though you can improve video quality up to, I believe, high res. DVD format.

Mostly the highest quality depends on the individual who uploaded it, and what their source was.

Normally it runs automatically at about 360p or 480p.

 

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[LWulf]

Thank you! I will try and remember that!

ATM I am having difficulty even loading pages though. . We get lots of problems on this line (our wires are all new, replaced two years ago, but still have problem. ) we don't expect super speed rurally. Though up in the village for a particularly unique reason the speeds are brilliant for rural Internet, out side the village its not the same, But this weekend its just crawled. Sometimes our IP talks me through some setting changes! but they don't even answer the phone this week. We are changing provider, whether or not that will help I don't know......

As I understand it, it sounds like a matter of throughput. An internet provider has to have "x" amount of computers in their office, to push through your signal to the world wide web. if they experience their computers crashing because of viruses/hackers/component failures, then their ability to carry you falters or fails.
edit: it also depends on how many people are accessing it at once and what for. If everyone in your area tries to download all the episodes of hogan's heroes all at once, then lag would likely occur because the Internet Provider is overburdened.

Typically, they allocate "x" number of computers to service a higher population area, while rural regions only have "y" number.

My point is that while you live in the area you do, no matter where you go, connection issues may prevail (so don't burn any bridges).

As to the other post, It was mwy who was decisively thumbing his nose, but you were adding to it to a degree. Maybe I was being over sensitive. I don't know. I can't have coffee or snickers.

 

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[le_kitty]

This topic seems well debated, but here are my two cents and forgive me if I repeat what you've already covered.

I have vaguely read about placing too much faith in systems like Myers Briggs. It is probably never a good idea or an accurate thing, to lump people into categories and expect that to be it.

Star signs are also just categories, but they are far more arbitrary. There's nothing in it, sure, but there's nothing terrible either, all the signs have positive attributes, and as humans, we love to identity ourselves with positive attributes. So, we either think YES THAT'S ME or brush over the one or two points that don't match up, because in our minds, 90% (or some similar percentage) of the rest of the reading matches how we think or would like to think of ourselves.

I thought the youtube link to Sheldon's moment was hilarious btw.

I first found the Myers Briggs test in my teens during a period when I was dealing with anxiety and depression and my introversion was way up the far left on the scale. Subsequently returns to the test, my scores increasingly moved right until the test decided i was an INFJ instead of an INFP, but what I'm trying to say, is that, we don't have to take it literally, but broadly, as a tool, it can be a fairly good measurement, which Lwulf has pointed out.

Also, we know when you are born in the year can impact in performance and outcome, and we know what we believe and expect from ourselves can.

Definitely. Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outlier also makes a case for the time of the year we're born and it's correlation to our performance, and for chillingly logical reasons too. That or his rationalisation skills have me convinced.

 

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[le_kitty]

I have not read this book. But some of the reasons are very simple, the age difference over a school year for entry point for very young children is significant for example, and this can follow through into sport because of size etc.

That sums up his case for it.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Myers Briggs is based on self-reporting questionnaires, which would be enough to cause concern over its legitimacy. In this post, earlier in this tread, I linked to 7 different articles that debunk Myers Briggs.

See also: The Barnum Effect.

Just about every time my work ran some sort of teamwork training, they'd subject us to personality typing of one kind or another, including Myers-Briggs. It got to the point where one manager wrote a letter excusing her staff from any more personality testing.

The basic message that "different people have different personalities and you should learn to work with that rather than trying to stifle those differences" is worthwhile, but why pay for Myers-Brigg when you can just pull up a random My Little Pony episode on YouTube and get the same lesson?

My favourite of all the ones we did is DISC. Not because it's any more trustworthy than the others, but because it started out with William Marston's ideas about how world peace would be achieved by female sexual domination of men, so at least it has entertainment value.

 

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[Bramblethorn]

The Myers briggproach, for example, clearly speaks to many,

It does, but so does astrology, and the Japanese "blood type personality" thing. Just because people find a system attractive doesn't mean it's true or useful

The test of such systems is their ability to make predictions. If I know your blood type or star sign or whatever, does that help me guess how you'll behave in a given situation? (Or, alternately: if I can see how you behave in a test situation, does that help me to guess your blood type/star sign?)

As far as I can tell, MBTI is not a good predictor of anything in particular, not even of future MBTI test results; in that regard it's less reliable than astrology or blood types!

When used for idle entertainment it's harmless fun, like one of those "which Harry Potter character are you?" quizzes, but when mistaken for scientific truth it encourages simplistic thinking - like the idea that "thinking" comes at the expense of "feeling".

That mindset can do real harm, like the problem in STEMM where guys take pride in being jerks because - so the logic goes - the more unfeeling you are, the smarter you must be!

MBTI isn't necessarily a bad thing when it's just used to illustrate the idea that there's more than one way to do things. Problem is, it's stretched far beyond that.

 

[Everyday_Man]

Different day, differently worded test, different result ... this time I'm:

The Doer

You are adventurous and risk taking. You act first, think second.
You love being the center of attention. You were probably the class clown.
Competitive, charming, and charismatic - you have your own code of honor.
You live a flexible life, bouncing between a series of activities that interest you.

In love, you are a master seducer... and quite manipulative when you want to be.
If someone loves you, you'll only believe their actions. Words don't mean a whole lot to you.

At work, you are a "people person." You're especially good at getting people to do what you want.
You would make a great salesperson, marketing director, or entrepreneur.

How you see yourself: Reasonable, proficient, and tough

How other people see you: Flaky, unrealistic, and untrustworthy

 

[LucyBee01]

Thought I would wander in and add my tuppence. I think such tests can be useful when they help people to take the time to reflect on their personal preferences and what that means for when they interact with other people. I am all for helping people grow and develop better relationships.

My background is psychology (I know, shoot me now) and recently been working with the Insights Discovery model, which is related to Myers Briggs, but I personally feel is much easier to understand and doesn't have the same pigeon-hole effect - very much stresses that whilst for example I might be in my comfort zone being all introvert and feely, I can choose to behave in a very different way such as extrovert thinking, but I just might find it a bit tiring if I had to do it all day.

 

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[Mayberrygirl]

Real...ups..downs..laugh..exuberant...glad to be alive..and live in the moment..

 

[Mission_Blue]

At this time in my life, I'm:

You are an ISFP. The Artist:

You are a gifted artist or musician (though your talents may be dormant right now).
You enjoy spending your free time in nature. You are good with animals and children.
Simply put, you enjoy beauty in all its forms. You live for the simple pleasures in life.
Gentle, sensitive, and compassionate - you are good at recognizing people's unspoken needs.

In love, you are quiet and sweet yet very passionate. You love easily.
You have an underlying love for all living things, and it's easy for you to accept someone into your heart.

At work, you do best in an unconventional position. You express yourself well and can work with almost anyone.
You would make a good veterinarian, pediatrician, or composer.

How you see yourself: Sympathetic, kind, and communicative

When other people don't get you, they see you as: Incompetent, insecure, and overly sensitive

Dead on. I don't find the generalizations of the MB test as problematic as star signs, but I appreciated reading the debates above me all the same. I just did it for fun. I've definitely come up with different results at different times in my life.

 

[JorjaRayne]

[http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyourpersonalitytypequiz/results/?result=ENFP]You Are An ENFP[/url]

The Inspirer

You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.
You are also unconventional, irreverent, and unimpressed by authority.
Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.
You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're quite the storyteller!

In love, you are quite the charmer. And you are definitely willing to risk your heart.
You often don't follow through with your flirting or professed feelings. You break a lot of hearts.

At work, you are driven but not a workaholic. You just always seem to enjoy what you do.
You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.

How you see yourself: compassionate, unselfish, and understanding

When other people don't get you, they see you as: gushy, emotional, and unfocused


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[70Sunshine]

Protector, giver, nurturer...

I am literally all 3. I have most of the characteristics that each describes. I live all three in my life on a daily basis. More of the characteristics of the nurturer and protector...some of the giver.