# Do any dopers know their Meyers-Briggs personality type? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 28, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431 "2003-12-28T18:23:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/1 "2003-12-28T18:23:02Z")
I’m just curious how widespread this is. Recently one of my friends mothers who has a PhD in psych tested me as an ISTP. Not really a whole lot of information about it on the internet but it seems intriguing. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/2 "2003-12-28T19:20:39Z")
Here are the basic descriptions of the different types: [http://www.typelogic.com/](http://www.typelogic.com/) There is actually quite a bit of info on the net, but I get better results when searching for the actual ‘types’, rather then searching for “Meyers Briggs”. The latter brings me to all kinds of sites that want to test me, the former actually gives me more info and theoretical type stuff on the subject. I’ve never been officially tested, but I’d say i’m ISTP too. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/3 "2003-12-28T20:10:25Z")
I know there have been other threads about this in the past, but I’m too lazy to run a search right now. I’m an ENFP. ---
**Author:** ![emacularius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@emacularius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacularius)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/4 "2003-12-28T20:16:36Z")
INFJ…two percent of the population. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/5 "2003-12-28T20:22:49Z")
INFP ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/6 "2003-12-28T20:31:35Z")
ENTJ ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Defense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/7 "2003-12-28T21:34:46Z")
ENFP ---
**Author:** ![The\_Batman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@The\_Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Batman)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/8 "2003-12-28T21:38:28Z")
ISTP ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/9 "2003-12-28T21:38:52Z")
ENTJ ---
**Author:** ![Palewriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@Palewriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palewriter)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/10 "2003-12-28T22:01:39Z")
INTJ ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/11 "2003-12-28T22:03:43Z")
Pisces. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/12 "2003-12-28T22:34:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by emacularius \* > \*\*INFJ…two percent of the population. \*\* Me too! ---
**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/13 "2003-12-28T22:41:49Z")
[INTP](http://www.intp.org/) all the way, baby! ---
**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/14 "2003-12-28T22:47:15Z")
I was ISTP when I got tested at uni. Years later I tested as an INFJ! And now, doing one of the tests in **ParentalAdvisory’s** post, I’m an INTJ. WTF? I guess there’s only one thing that stays constant in my life - I don’t like people LMAO! Max 😃 ---
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/15 "2003-12-28T22:50:14Z")
Maxxxie i have been told that it really wont be accurate unless you have an actual test done by a doc…if you are taking the online tests that could be why! ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/16 "2003-12-28T23:00:59Z")
[ESFJ](http://keirsey.com/personality/sjef.html) ---
**Author:** ![Never\_to\_be\_Queen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Never\_to\_be\_Queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_to_be_Queen)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/17 "2003-12-28T23:12:17Z")
'nother INTJ ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/18 "2003-12-28T23:13:55Z")
That’s why i’m skeptical of my ISTP assertion. I know one things for sure, I don’t like people either! Not that I hate them, but they really just need to get out of the way. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/19 "2003-12-28T23:30:08Z")
I was given the test as part of a “careers in psychology” class – I guess it was to maybe give us a heads-up on fields we might do well with, or others we might do well to avoid based on our personalities. The concept does make sense, since there’s a lot of options with a psych degree. 'Course, I’ve not finished said degree and probably won’t. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-know-their-meyers-briggs-personality-type/221431/20 "2003-12-28T23:33:22Z")
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