# What is your Myers Briggs personality type?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [August 23, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492 "2017-08-23T23:29:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@spjork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spjork)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/1 "2017-08-23T23:29:30Z")
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that most of you are INTJ or INTP.
BECAUSE REASONS.
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### Author:  [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/2 "2017-08-23T23:41:25Z")
No idea what that is. I’m more of a Briggs & Stratton guy.
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### Author:  [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/3 "2017-08-24T00:00:02Z")
^ Dorothy Stratton?
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### Author:  [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/4 "2017-08-24T00:27:03Z")
ISFJ.
It was long ago and I don’t remember the test, just the phrase to remember the results: I steal fine jewelry.
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### Author:  [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/5 "2017-08-24T00:32:34Z")
> [@Tee](#):
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> ISFJ.
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> It was long ago and I don’t remember the test, just the phrase to remember the results: I steal fine jewelry.
Perhaps you should lie down on the couch and tell us all about it. 🙂
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### Author:  [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/6 "2017-08-24T00:33:47Z")
> [@spjork](#):
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> I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that most of you are INTJ or INTP.
Why can’t we be both, depending on our mood when taking the test? Or we just want to mess with the testgiver? Had a job where the boss paid a guy to give us all the test. I don’t remember my result but Boss claimed it described me perfectly. I didn’t mess it up on purpose so I suppose it was some sort of INxx.
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### Author:  [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/7 "2017-08-24T00:36:12Z")
> [@spjork](#):
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> I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that most of you are INTJ or INTP.
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> BECAUSE REASONS.
Now there’s a clearly outlined argument. “Reasons.” Thanks for that.
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### Author:  [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/8 "2017-08-24T00:36:45Z")
[Paging Adam Conover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NQqSnkI32A)
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### Author:  [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/9 "2017-08-24T01:01:25Z")
> [@dropzone](#):
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> I don’t remember my result but Boss claimed it described me perfectly.
So do horoscopes. Meyers-Briggs is about equally as useful.
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### Author:  [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/10 "2017-08-24T01:26:53Z")
You _would_ say that, being a Taurus and all.
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### Author:  [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/11 "2017-08-24T01:29:50Z")
Yeah. I’d really trust a test that wasn’t asking me questions about myself more. I mean, I’m going to give the answers that I want to be true, right?
It’s usually INXP. X = sometimes barely T and sometimes barely F.
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### Author:  [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/12 "2017-08-24T01:49:22Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#):
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> No idea what that is. I’m more of a Briggs & Stratton guy.
I lean towards Smith & Wesson myself. Which, in terms of the OP, could actually mean something about us both. 🙂
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### Author:  [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/13 "2017-08-24T01:56:46Z")
> [@friedo](#):
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> So do horoscopes. Meyers-Briggs is about equally as useful.
I know. I was going to mention it, but left it hanging, like some sort of delicious fruit. 😃
Had to take a “what’s your best major?” test before returning to college to take a couple engineering classes. Tried to rig it so it would say I was perfectly suited for engineering (I’m not, really) but the guy interpreting it asked, “Wouldn’t you really rather be a perpetual student?”
Nailed me, but I said there was no money in it.
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/14 "2017-08-24T02:19:46Z")
I’m the type who wants nothing to do with Myers Briggs.
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### Author:  [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/15 "2017-08-24T02:46:27Z")
> [@Yllaria](#):
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> Yeah. I’d really trust a test that wasn’t asking me questions about myself more. I mean, I’m going to give the answers that I want to be true, right?
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> It’s usually INXP. X = sometimes barely T and sometimes barely F.
INXP just hasn’t been the same since Hutchence died.
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### Author:  [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/16 "2017-08-24T02:55:57Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> ^ Dorothy Stratton?
I’d hit that. 😉
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### Author:  [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/17 "2017-08-24T03:26:38Z")
We do this thread every now and then. So far I always seem to be the Dope’s only ISFP. But then again, you wouldn’t expect us to speak up.
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### Author:  [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/18 "2017-08-24T05:40:44Z")
Give me the test and I will get you whatever result you are looking for. After years in HR interpreting these tests and matching them to positions/attributes, I can hack the hell out of the thing.
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### Author:  [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/19 "2017-08-24T05:49:29Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> ^ Dorothy Stratton?
Dorothy Parker (but she was wrong about the glasses).
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### Author:  [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492/20 "2017-08-24T07:42:44Z")
The index is self-declared. Most people choose the attributes they wish they had, not the ones they have, so the index mostly reflects characteristics that are considered favorable
Suppose a simple test, one question: Are you wiser than most people? Would the results be 50% Yes and 50% No, to reflect the actual demographic? Or any other question. Are you a better driver than average? Do you have better taste in music than average? Do you watch mostly good TV shows? Is your baby cuter than most? Does your pet annoy other people?
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