Myers Briggs Personality Test

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What I find weird is that although I was rated INTP, I was really different 5 years ago. Incredibly more extroverted than I am now. And I see it changing again, I'm going back to extroverted thanks to my working out/exercising routines. In fact, exercising always had a huge impact on my personality. Everytime I was active at any kind of physical activity I got a completely different personality/attitude.

So this thing is not absolute. :)
 

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Of course not, personalities change.

I did however take a personality test once for a company that I interview for and it was interesting because it seemed able to pick up trends in behavior change. Either that or the guy I was talking to was giving me a load of bullshyt. Anyway...


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I guess they feel that if you are at an extreme on the personality scale/ratings, that you need someone with opposite qualities to bring you more toward the middle. Where this might seem logical at first, I have found that this is really counter intuitive. Most people seem to want a partner who basically comes from their experience, someone who while not necessarily like them, at least similar enough to where conflicts are minimized. Usually, the opposite attarcts relationship seem to generally unhealthy and anoying, with a lot yelling and screaming. Or maybe that's just my experience.
 

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Originally posted by cinephile
I guess they feel that if you are at an extreme on the personality scale/ratings, that you need someone with opposite qualities to bring you more toward the middle. Where this might seem logical at first, I have found that this is really counter intuitive.
No, that is not it at all, they don't mean that like totally different types, they mean that like complementary types. Like ying and yang.
 

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Well, yes ideally, it should be like that. But oftentimes it does'nt work that way. If you are introverted, the exact opposite is to be extroverted. They can be complimentary sometimes, but it really depends on the individuals involved.

For people who are more toward the middle, finding complementary partners is easier because there is less ground to cover and there are also more total individuals also to work with.

But this is all just talk. The Myers/Briggs is just one step in discovering more about yourself.

If you want take a really interesting test, try this one.

http://www.randomhouse.com/cgi-bin/productive_narcissist

Personally, I think many of the qualities exposed are the ones that make for true DJ's.

While obviously based on the Myers/Briggs model, this test is a little more sophisticated in its methadology.
 

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Originally posted by cinephile
What is interesting to think about, though, if that is true, is maybe the failure of some people with women has more to do more with their general personality type than any kind of application of DJ skills? Think about it, if you are somebody with one of the rarer personality types, I would think that most individuals would be turned off or confused by you?
I think there's definitely some merit to this, but I also think it's important to not allow oneself to become a victim of their own differences and start blaming external forces for their difficulty with women. My feeling is that the best way to handle being one of the minority personality types (and I'm one of them) is to study some of the differences and see how to bridge the gap.

Also, it helps tremendously to become very familiar with the description of your OWN type. The more you understand yourself, the more likely you'll understand how others perceive your behavior.

I do believe that certain personality types are more naturally "DJ-inclined" than others. The rest of us have to fail, practice, and learn how to develop those latent abilities.

For example--one INFP trait (which is my type) is the tendency to be exceptionally hard on themselves, and never take enough credit for a job well-done. This would CLEARLY be construed as a lack of confidence to an outside observer, but it's actually not the case--it's the perfectionist in us, wanting to improve even MORE. However, knowing that people will perceive things a certain way regardless of what the INTENT is, it's been valuable for me to NOT express verbally if I'm unsatisfied with something I've done--especially if I've gotten positive feedback.

Become familiar with your typeologies weaknesses, and work to minimize them. It's a simple but effective way to level the playing field a bit.
 

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Originally posted by al77
I am INTJ. You cannot find many INTJ, and INTP in real life since they are not very social... especailly INTJ.
In forum it might be different since it is more of an introverted medium...
I've heard that about 10 % of the American population is INTJ.

I'm INTJ (and sometimes INTP), normally. But I took the MB test a few years ago while I was going through a divorce (and not in the best emotional state), and I came up as ISFJ.

So, I think it's possible that your PT may reflect major current events in your life. Taking the test a few times (over the course of a couple years) may give a more accurate PT than taking it just once.
 

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I am a INTP... it is supposed to be a very rare type, making up of 1% of the population. However it is very common among internet users because of the nature of the internet where you can gain infinite among of knowledge while being "alone."

INTPs are highly inteligent and prone to be anti social.

tiger woods, newton, einstein, eisenhower are all INTP.
 

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INFJ. I hear supposedly >1% of the population gets this result, but I don't know if I believe that.
 
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