# Whats your Personality type? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 7, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889 "2003-07-07T23:55:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Firx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Firx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Firx)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/61 "2003-07-09T01:11:33Z")
I’m evidently the only \*\*ISTP[/]. Uh, Hooray for me! I’m sure someone will come along and join me. The _real_ question is how long it will take. Place your bets quickly, as the time slots are going fast… ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/62 "2003-07-09T02:44:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Priam \* > \*\*I think we can safely derive a higher percentage of SDMBers are Introverts than is true in the general populace, just going on current info 😉 \*\* Colour me completely unsurprised. 🙂 User interface guru Bruce Tognazzini writes in _Tog on Interface_ (Chapt. 15: Carl Jung and the Macintosh), about the differences in Myers-Briggs percentages between the population in general (based on the 2 million + people who taken one of the several standard tests), tests on programmers in the IT industry (Sitton & Chmelir 1984) and tests he ran at Apple in 1987 on the Engineering staff, Engineers and Technical Writers. He was doing this because he sees differences in the ways that Extroverts versus Introverts and Sensories versus Intuitives approach computing. In a great demonstration of “you are not the user”, his figures looks a bit like this: General Pop: Extro 75%, Intro 25%; Sensory 75%, Intuitive 25% Sitton, et al. Extro 50%, Intro 50%, Sensory 50%, Intuitive 50% Apple Engineering Dept – Engineers: Extro 58%, Intro 42%, Sensory 25%, Intuitive 75% Tech Writers: Extro 61%, Intro 39%, Sensory 8%, Intuitive 92% Avg: Extro 59%, Intro 41%, Sensory 22%, Intuitive 78% These results (taken in conjuction with the Sitton ones) suggest that the IT industry is filled with approximately twice the average number of both Introverts and Intuitives than is found in the general population. BTW: Me… INTJ, and the description is pretty accurate. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Priam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Priam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Priam)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/63 "2003-07-09T03:33:45Z")
**cabbit** , I find the in depth personality descriptions which can be accessed from [http://www.personalitypage.com/high-level.html](http://www.personalitypage.com/high-level.html) are really great, without pulling any punches about flaws as well as strengths. For example, to spam up the place a bit more, INFPs may show some or most of the following weaknesses… > [@](#): > > May be extremely sensitive to any kind of criticism > > May perceive criticism where none was intended > > May have skewed or unrealistic ideas about reality > > May be unable to acknowledge or hear anything that goes against their personal ideas and opinions > > May blame their problems on other people, seeing themselves as victims who are treated unfairly > > May have great anger, and show this anger with rash outpourings of bad temper > > May be unaware of appropriate social behavior > > May be oblivious to their personal appearance, or to appropriate dress > > May come across as eccentric, or perhaps even generally strange to others, without being aware of it > > May be unable to see or understand anyone else’s point of view > > May value their own opinions and feelings far above others > > May be unaware of how their behavior affects others > > May be oblivious to other people’s need > > May feel overwhelmed with tension and stress when someone expresses disagreement with the INFP, or disapproval of the INFP > > May develop strong judgments that are difficult to unseed against people who they perceive have been oppressive or suppressive to them > > Under great stress, may obsess about details that are unimportant to the big picture of things > > Under stress, may obsessively brood over a problem repeatedly > > May have unreasonable expectations of others > > May have difficulty maintaining close relationships, due to unreasonable expectations Along with the following strengths > [@](#): > > Highly creative, artistic and spiritual, they can produce wonderful works of art, music and literature. INFPs are natural artists. They will find great satisfaction if they encourage and develop their artistic abilities. That doesn’t mean that an INFP has to be a famous writer or painter in order to be content. Simply the act of “creating” will be a fulfilling source of renewal and refreshment to the INFP. An INFP should allow himself or herself some artistic outlet, because it will add enrichment and positive energy to their life. > > They’re more spiritually aware than most people, and are more in touch with their soul than others. Most INFPs have strong Faith. Those that don’t may feel as if they’re missing something important. An INFP should nourish their faith. > > INFPs are very aware of social injustice, and empathize with the underdog. Their empathy for the underdog and hyper-awareness of social injustice makes them extremely compassionate and nurturing towards disadvantaged members of our society. INFPs will feel most useful and fulfilled when they are fighting to help people who have been misfortunate in our society. They may be teachers, ministers, writers, counsellors or psychologists, but they will most likely all spend extra time trying to help people with special problems. An INFP can find a tremendous amount of satisfaction by enacting some kind of social change that will help the underdog. > > They’re usually good listeners who genuinely want to hear about someone’s problems, and genuinely want to help them. This makes them outstanding counsellors, and good friends. An INFP may find great satisfaction from volunteering as a counselor. > They accept and value people as individuals, and are strongly egalitarian. They believe that an individual has the right to be themself, without having their attitudes and perspectives brought under scrutiny. Accordingly, they have a great deal of tolerance and acceptance dealing with people who might encounter negative judgment from society in general. They can see something positive in everyone. They believe in individuals. If they give themselves the opportunity, an INFP can become a much-needed source of self-esteem and confidence for people who cannot find it on their own. In this way, they can nurture a “sick soul” back to health. > > Usually deep and intelligent, they’re able to grasp difficult concepts with relative ease. They usually do quite well academically, and will find that educating their minds nourishes their need to think deeply. So it isn’t all roses and puppies, but it does show good with bad and how the two often launch from the same abilities. For example, using my own type as always, empathy, while a gift, can become overwhelming and cause you to pull away from close relationships that seem to demand too much. It really all hangs together well, which is one reason I like it. ---
**Author:** ![furthur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@furthur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furthur)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/64 "2003-07-09T04:14:50Z")
INTJ (Mrs. Furthur checking in). I’ve come up as ISTJ in previous tests. Guess that explains the split: 78 11 11 78 I’m not sure about the N… sometimes I feel like more of an S. Nice to think I might be a Mastermind type, though. I definitely fit that description around home. 😉 Mrs. Furthur ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/65 "2003-07-10T01:01:47Z")
Okay, I’ve been tested a couple of times including as part of a severence package (!) and I’ve always come up an INTJ, so that must be what I am. However, reading the personality profile for an INTJ always hits me about the same as reading the personality profile for a Leo with Leo rising, in other words a couple of direct hits, a smattering of near misses, and a host of completely off the mark. I notice that these things are worded "INTJs **may** be this or that, **but** this may be counterbalanced by . . . whatever. In short: another pseudoscience. ---
**Author:** ![summerbreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@summerbreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/summerbreeze)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/66 "2003-07-10T03:39:00Z")
ENFP – I think it’s right for me EXCEPT: the last time I took it, it was with a large group (70 people) of co-workers. I’m a natural redhead; everyone else who turned out to be ENFP was also a redhead (7 people), and I _hate_ every one of them. In order, they are Stupid, Manipulative, Clueless, Slutty, Liar, and Cheapskate. Then there’s me. Holy shit. ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/67 "2003-07-10T03:47:11Z")
I agree with Cicada2003. I’ve taken these tests serval times and I always get INTJ/INTP and there are quite a few accurate things, they they always seem counterbalaned by someting else should they be wrong. They’re fun and interesting, but I don’t put a whole lot of credence into them. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/68 "2003-07-10T03:55:55Z")
Ok, another ISTP so you’re not that special, Firx. Hooray for, um? Virtuoso crafter artisans? ---
**Author:** ![TVGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/69 "2003-07-10T04:20:30Z")
INFJ Introverted 76 Intuitive 78 Feeling 56 Judging 1 Yeah, that’s basically me alright. Although I find that this manifests itself in me being a brooding, pissy, overbearing asshole at times. So that would make me a “BPOA” on the TVGuy scale … It’s funny, I don’t understand the whole theory behind these “tests” and such, but on every single one of them, I pretty much come out the same. I can’t tell if that’s because their an accurate gauge of character or they simply revolve around the same parlor trick. OK, add cynical to the profile, 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:** [July 10, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/70 "2003-07-10T04:20:40Z")
I’m an ENFP, have been since the first time I took the test nearly 20 years ago. My percentages have changed a bit over time, but not enough to endanger my still being an ENFP. What I find intriguing is that daughter **whiterabbit** is an INFJ, and yet we seem SO much alike IRL. We even say the same things at the same time multiple times every day. We have pretty much the same obsessions/activities, like the same books, music, etc. And yet apparently we’re very different in some fundamental ways. I think it’s the fact that she’s channeling her great-grandmother that probably accounts for the difference. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chuckster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@chuckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chuckster)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/71 "2003-07-10T05:11:33Z")
Before you can have a personality type, don’t you have to have a personality? I guess that counts me out. ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/72 "2003-07-10T05:16:46Z")
ENFP yep that is me. 56 11 22 11 ---
**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:** [July 10, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/73 "2003-07-10T05:31:54Z")
Pisces [http://www.skepdic.com/myersb.html](http://www.skepdic.com/myersb.html) ---
**Author:** ![chattywine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@chattywine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chattywine)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/74 "2003-07-10T12:05:55Z")
ENTJ (Extroverted Intuitive Thinking Judging) 11 44 1 22 A fieldmarshal. Huh, after I read thru the desc. found it surprisingly accurate. Neat! Will have to get Mr. CW to take it too! ---
**Author:** ![auliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@auliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auliya)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/75 "2003-07-10T12:21:21Z")
INFJ Counselor/Idealist here as well. Again, so maybe its pretty accurate. We are getting less rare by the minute, though. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/76 "2003-07-10T12:31:16Z")
Like **Rico** , I’m an ESTJ. I’ve scored as an ENTJ in the past. ---
**Author:** ![universe.zip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@universe.zip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/universe.zip)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/77 "2003-07-10T14:15:07Z")
INTP - 22 67 1 67 Pretty much sums me up. Couldn´t have described myself better. > [@](#): > > Mathematics is a system where many INTPs love to play, similarly languages, computer systems–potentially any complex system. People keep asking me how it is possible that I love both languages and maths, and I always tell them they are actually very similar to each other… (It was a hard choice deciding whether I wanted to study maths or interpreting) This was interesting, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/78 "2003-07-10T16:09:17Z")
ESFJ Extroverted Sensing Feeling Judging ---
**Author:** ![Grim\_Beaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Grim\_Beaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grim_Beaker)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/79 "2003-07-10T18:03:22Z")
INTJ Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging Strength of the preferences % 89 33 78 33 ---
**Author:** ![Tarrsk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tarrsk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarrsk)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889/80 "2003-07-10T21:06:02Z")
Another INFJ here… looking at the profile on [typelogic.com](http://typelogic.com), it’s uncanny (and a bit unnerving) how many of the things I thought were my own weird quirks are listed in the description. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-personality-type/186889.md?page=5)