What is your Myers-Briggs personality type?

[SmashTheState]

I am INTP, and I spend a good deal of time on IRC. I started asking others what their Myers-Briggs was, and to our mutual astonishment discovered that in a channel with 30+ people every single one of us was INTP. Given that INTP is one of the rarer personality types (it is in fact diametrically opposed to the most common, ESFJ) I have to assume that there's something about IRC which makes it disproportionately appealing to we INTPs. I suspect SD has a disproportionate number of INTPs also.

Am I right?

[chrisk]

Hehe, I'm on the line between INTP and INFP.

[Red Skeezix]

I imagine that you'll find a lot of Rationals (NT) on this board due to NT's cold rationality that sends other types running for the hills. I for one am an INTJ

[Hello Again]

ESTJ, and I'm given to understand it is a very rare type for a woman.

I'm also Lawful Neutral

[corkboard]

I've been tested a couple times, and apparently I put absolutely no stock in the measurement because I don't remember where I came out on it. Is this something that people really follow?

ETA: I didn't mean for that question to come off as smart-assy, I'm genuinely curious.

[MissMossie]

I'm another INTP, but, like chrisk, I'm right on the T/F line.

[chromaticity]

Another INTP chiming in. I dont put much trust in it, but I used to back in the day.

[Brandus]

INTJ When I was younger and more... neurotic?

I tried again recently and got ISTP

[Maeglin]

I have been tested a few times at work for somewhat useless "team-building" exercises. I am very strongly INTJ.

[Sigmagirl]

ISTJ, the S is not that strong. The I is still reverberating in the computer.

[Gyrate]

We're on the internet rather than talking to actual people. Hence the persistence of I.

INTJ, on the J/P cusp.

[EvilTOJ]

And how would one find out one's Myers-Briggs personality type? All these acronyms, so little sense.

[Hello Again]

There are a variety of online quizzes, for example:
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

[KneadToKnow]

Originally Posted by EvilTOJ

All these acronyms, so little sense.

Start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers_b...ur_dichotomies
Then go here: http://www.knowyourtype.com/16_types.html

Prior thread

[Johanna]

Every single time I take one of those tests, I come out INFP. I'm very INFP.

...also Chaotic Good
j/k

[mecaenas]

ISTJ, bigtime.

[freckafree]

ENFP, baby!

[Claire Beauchamp]

INTJ. I flip-flop between J and P, but lately have been J. The theory is that the older you get, the more "you" you are. INTJ is one of the rarest types, and the two or three least common types for women.

As for the folks who are poo-pooing this ... no, it's not a perfect system. It does, however, offer some insights, especially about other people when you learn about their type in conjunction with learning about your type. I had done the MB before, but several years ago also did it at work with my dept. During the group debriefing, there were tons of a-ha moments. The other INTJ and I finally got the boss to understand why the idea of working lunches was so very distasteful to us. It wasn't about us being unreasonably protective of non-work time, but just the fact that we needed a solitary break in the middle of the day to recharge. Even helping people understand the difference between I and E can go a long way towards smoothing relationships. I'm not sitting quietly in another room because I hate you, I'm sitting quietly in another room because I need some time without external stimulation.

This is the best description of an INTJ I've seen -- slightly tongue in cheek, but oh so true.
http://intjcentral.com/manual4

[Gam Zeh Yaavor]

INTJ. The last time this subject was floated, INTJs were very disproportionally represented here. At first I thought that there was something about the SDMB in particular that appealed that particular personality type, but then I discovered something strange. While perusing the Stormfront.org boards (white supremacist central, for those who don't get sick pleasure from crazy nazi rants), I found a poll thread there with precisely the same subject.

Which type was vastly overrepresented there, you ask?

INTJ again.

Either Dopers and crazy racists have something in common, or INTJs just tend to generally be drawn to posting on message boards. I hope it's the latter.

[TroubleAgain]

INFP
Like this:
I-----------X|-------------E
N--X--------|-------------S
FX----------|-------------T
PX----------|-------------J

[Bambi Hassenpfeffer]

ENTJ, but like this:

i-----------|x-------------e
n-------x---|--------------s
f-----------|--------x-----t
p-----------|---------x----j

[Claire Beauchamp]

Originally Posted by Gam Zeh Yaavor

Either Dopers and crazy racists have something in common, or INTJs just tend to generally be drawn to posting on message boards. I hope it's the latter.

It's the latter, for the most part. It's that preference for asynchronous communication, as referenced in the link I posted.

[GuanoLad]

Mine's IHNIWYAATA:

I Have No Idea What You All Are Talking About

[Maeglin]

Originally Posted by Claire Beauchamp

As for the folks who are poo-pooing this ... no, it's not a perfect system. It does, however, offer some insights, especially about other people when you learn about their type in conjunction with learning about your type.

Just to be clear, I am not poo-pooing the system so much as the exercise we had to endure at work. There was a lot of noise made in the beginning about accommodating peoples' differences, but at the end of the day, it is still an extrovert's world and nothing really changed.

Just like your link says, I loathe being lied to or manipulated.

[Lama Pacos]

ESTP, apparently. With both S and T being expressed by 1 percent, so it's a razor-thin line there.

[Claire Beauchamp]

Originally Posted by Maeglin

but at the end of the day, it is still an extrovert's world and nothing really changed.

Ain't that the truth. heh

[ENugent]

INTP, but very close to the line on both E/I and on T/F.

[elfkin477]

According to feeling types I'm "dismissive," "arrogant," "overly critical of others," and "lack empathy," so I'm the perfect INTJ.

[Hippy Hollow]

Originally Posted by TroubleAgain

INFP
Like this:
I-----------X|-------------E
N--X--------|-------------S
FX----------|-------------T
PX----------|-------------J

That's almost me exactly! I've even tested as an E once or twice.

[Rubystreak]

I'm an ENFJ, and I think it's me and one other guy on here and that's it.

[Kimmy_Gibbler]

Mine usually come out as INTJ or ENTJ, or in other words, I am a Mastermind Fieldmarshal.

I don't take it particularly seriously.

[Johanna]

Originally Posted by TroubleAgain

INFP
Like this:
I-----------X|-------------E
N--X--------|-------------S
FX----------|-------------T
PX----------|-------------J

This diagrams my own configuration very closely.

[fusoya]

ISTJ - Serious, quiet, earn success by concentration and thoroughness. Practical, orderly, matter of fact, logical, realistic and dependable. See to it that everything is well organized. Take responsibility. Make up their own minds as to what should be accomplished and work toward it steadily, regardless of protests or distractions. And yep, I have Aspergers too.

[RedBloom]

INFJ here!

It's frightening how accurate the description are...

[Engineer Dude]

ENTJ, but the "E" only had a strength of 1. Ask me tomorrow and I could be an INTJ.

[Polly Glot]

Originally Posted by Claire Beauchamp

INTJ. I flip-flop between J and P, but lately have been J. The theory is that the older you get, the more "you" you are. INTJ is one of the rarest types, and the two or three least common types for women.

As for the folks who are poo-pooing this ... no, it's not a perfect system. It does, however, offer some insights, especially about other people when you learn about their type in conjunction with learning about your type. I had done the MB before, but several years ago also did it at work with my dept. During the group debriefing, there were tons of a-ha moments. The other INTJ and I finally got the boss to understand why the idea of working lunches was so very distasteful to us. It wasn't about us being unreasonably protective of non-work time, but just the fact that we needed a solitary break in the middle of the day to recharge. Even helping people understand the difference between I and E can go a long way towards smoothing relationships. I'm not sitting quietly in another room because I hate you, I'm sitting quietly in another room because I need some time without external stimulation.

This is the best description of an INTJ I've seen -- slightly tongue in cheek, but oh so true.
http://intjcentral.com/manual4

YES. YES. YES. This. I test INTJ, and desperately need that middle of the day recharge. The unwritten rule always seems to be, sit around and shoot the shit with colleagues during lunch instead, but isn't that what we sit around at our desks all day long doing anyway? Gah!

[Maeglin]

Originally Posted by Claire Beauchamp

Ain't that the truth. heh

"You mean you don't find brainstorming and alignment meetings invigorating and refreshing?"

I even forwarded the Jonathan Rausch article about introversion to some people I work with for shiggles.

[Shot From Guns]

I think the last time I took one of the internetty versions of this, I came out as ENTP.

[Yllaria]

According to the linked quiz, I'm an INTP with a 12% T.

To answer corkboard's question I don't really follow it, but I'm aware of my designation in the system. I'm also a Capricorn (I don't follow that either), a scanner (rather than a delver), a Relator (rather than a Director, Socializer, or Thinker), and an RIA (Reality - Information - Art, from the Strong Interest Inventory).

What can I say. When I see a personality sorting system, I like to fiddle with it and see where it slots me.

[Shot From Guns]

Hrm, either I misremembered the previous result or it changed. Taking the test linked above, I'm considered an ENTJ. (Strength of the preferences: E 44%, N 50%, T 1%, J 33%).

Hahaha, from one of the explanation sites linked above:

[ENTJs] often challenge people's statements and behaviors, expecting that others will defend them and that, as a result, mutual learning will take place. ENTJ s admire and seek out people who are knowledgeable and who stand up to them, say what they think and argue persuasively.

Not that these things are necessarily 100% accurate, but boy have I been running into problems because of that lately.

[Claire Beauchamp]

Originally Posted by Shot From Guns

Hrm, either I misremembered the previous result or it changed.

FYI the quickie online tests usually give the same general result as the full test, but don't be surprised if there are differences.

[Shot From Guns]

Originally Posted by Claire Beauchamp

FYI the quickie online tests usually give the same general result as the full test, but don't be surprised if there are differences.

The previous one was also specified as having been an internetty one.

[Knorf]

ENTJ, last I took one of those.

Mostly it seems like a cruel joke.

[Eleanor of Aquitaine]

Those who read science fiction may be interested in Michael Flynn's novel, The Wreck of the River of Stars. He used the Myers-Briggs personality types to create 16 disparate characters and threw them together as the crew and passengers of an obsolete interplanetary spaceship. The captain, the one man who understands them all, dies in the first chapter and a tragedy unfolds because of the misunderstandings that develop among the rest. It's a character study with a hard sci-fi setting. It gets mixed reviews, but I really liked it.

[Heart of Dorkness]

I took this for work a long time ago and got ENTP, but N was the only really "strong" characteristic. I took the linked one just now, and got INFJ. Again, I, F, and J by a hair. N by leaps and bounds.

Apparently, other than being fairly intuitive, I'm no one in particular.

[3:20:59 or bust]

ISTJ, with my foot down on the "J"-gas pedal.

[Elyanna]

INFP. I & N are strong, F & P are weak.

[Unix Geek]

ENTP with the N (Intuitive) begin 100

[Lobot]

I'm an INTP, and in fact I run one of the more popular INTP groups on Yahoo:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/intp-type/

[elfkin477]

Originally Posted by Polly Glot

YES. YES. YES. This. I test INTJ, and desperately need that middle of the day recharge. The unwritten rule always seems to be, sit around and shoot the shit with colleagues during lunch instead, but isn't that what we sit around at our desks all day long doing anyway? Gah!

One of the advantages of having a big campus at work in the middle of nowhere is that a lot of people take walks during their 15 minute breaks. I do, twice a day, more often than not by myself. It's nice for us introverts, especially those of us doing extroverted things all day, like supervising or training people. Is there any where you could walk to on your breaks? You could claim that you need the exercise.