Myers Briggs Type Indicators

rick_chasey

Anyone use these, or been made to use them?

It's a quite interesting way to look at people. Especially when you argue with people on the forum, who have different ways of approaching arguments and dealing and processing information/evidence.


I doubt it works for everyone and it probably has limited value, but I find it interesting.


Anyone know what their 4 letter acronym is?

Ben6899

I'm an ESTJ with the S and J particularly strongly expressed.

It sounds about right, when I read what it means.

weapons

I've done these tests before as part of work - they certainly make you think about what other people are and how best to approach them.

I think I was ISTJ if I remember correctly.

nottscobb

My wife is a MBTI practitioner and soon after we got together I got her to run the test on me as I find that sort of thing interesting anyway. There are certain parts of life were we both handle things very differently and I believe knowing the reasons behind this has saved many arguments, or at least stopped them early as we realise we were just doing what is natural to us.

I also find it interesting at work, watching how other people behave etc. It has been especially helpful with one or two 'interesting' characters at work that other people have difficulty dealing with despite them being very good at their job.

I'm an ISTJ but I can do a good impression of an E when needed and my S is borderline with N.

hugo15

I'm ISTJ

I have found them then quite useful in understanding how other people in my team think and work.

Bronzie

According to my missus who knows about these things, mine is C*NT

Pross

ESTJ although the E and the J were borderline.

-spider-

ENTP Borderline on the E and P. I have found it to be very useful especially when you can chat to someone else who also understands the system.

It is great to understand where people are coming from.

Anonymous

Never heard of this, just done a couple of tests and it says I'm ENFP. Not a clue what this means either!!

Anonymous

:shock: :shock:

Just read a few descriptions of what it says I am and they are scarily accurate when I look at myself objectively!

BeaconRuth

I'm another ISTJ. Very strongly 'I' (introverted) and very strongly 'J' (judging) IIRC. Can't remember what the 'T' even stands for.

Looks like ISTJs are the types to hang around on cycling internet forums! I've long thought that it is possible to generalise about types of personalities which take part in different hobbies. For some reason I've always felt that amateur dramatics enthusiasts are the polar opposites of cyclists, but I'll admit that might be down to a strong adverse reaction I had to a friend's husband who was a keen "am-drammer"!

Ruth

BeaconRuth

NapoleonD wrote:

Never heard of this, just done a couple of tests and it says I'm ENFP. Not a clue what this means either!!

Well, that makes you and me polar opposites. Are you a closet am-drammer? (Thinking of that wig you wore in that hill-climb I may know the answer to that question.)

Ruth

fleshtuxedo

ENTJ and proud

Anonymous

BeaconRuth wrote:

Well, that makes you and me polar opposites.

I.e. you are fast and I am veeeeeeery slow!

I can't stand am-dram btw!

MattC59

ENTJ
very expressed extravert
moderately expressed intuitive personality
distinctively expressed thinking personality
moderately expressed judging personality

Famous ENTJs:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard M. Nixon
Lamar Alexander (US Senator)
Les Aspen, former U.S. Secretary of Defense
Candace Bergen (Murphy Brown)
Jim Carrey (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask)
Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff
Harrison Ford
Sean Connery
Newt Gingrich
Whoopi Goldberg
Benny Goodman, "Big Band" leader
Al Gore (U.S Vice President, 1993-2001)
Penn Jillette
Steve Jobs
Dave Letterman
Steve Martin
General Norman Schwarzkopf
Patrick Stewart (STNG: Jean Luc Picard)
Margaret Thatcher
Robert James Waller (author: The Bridges of Madison County)
Sigourney Weaver

That'll do..............

finchy

INFP, and that sounds quite realistic to me.

deptfordmarmoset

INFJ

This could be a long game of snap...

fleshtuxedo

MattC59 wrote:

ENTJ

Margaret Thatcher

The same as me? :evil: . I've suddenly gone off Myers and I don't think much of that Briggs now either.

shouldbeinbed

deptfordmarmoset wrote:

INFJ

Me too, law & education is me. Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa & Nicole Kidman are my celebrity homies

volvicspar

INTJ

beverick

I've done enough of these to be able to be any classifcation I want.

I did it on two job applications in 2008. I managed to get the appropriate grading for both jobs I was interviewed for even though the requirements were fundamentally different (ISTJ and ENTP).

It confused the f*** out of the HR types.......

Bob

rick_chasey

Interesting - surprised to see so many ENTJs

For what it's worth, Armstrong was a ISTP.

Thick Tester

I'm an OOPS

Mettan

INFP - the questions were hard :oops: - was more extroverted many moons ago though - changes over time I suppose. If I was earning 100 k a year, I'd be extroverted again (the questions were'nt nuanced enough tbf).

johnboy183

isfp
now need to find out who i am...

LazyBoycp

Another ISTJ here...

Stone Glider

Snake Oil, anyone???

SteveR_100Milers

EJIT.....

15peter20

I'm a MEHHHHH could'nt give a sheeeiiittt about this BOOOOLLLLOCCKKKSSSS

StillGoing

Take it with a pinch of salt, but I came out as a INTJ and surprisingly I'm in one of the chosen career choices,

tom34

You can answer the questions any way you want and of course get a different result. If you read the profiles accurately it does provide a good "guide" as to what your personality preference is. I think it just describes base characteristics as anybody can and will change over time.

I've found it does help me not to just understand myself but more to understand others and how they relate to me.

For example i'm INTP, one of the rarer types and it explains why I rarely am able to relate to others.