The Personality Thread

[Merusk]

ENTJ - "Field Marshall". The basic driving force and need is to lead. Tend to seek a position of responsibility and enjoys being an executive. 1.8% of total population.

Type 3 w/ Self-Pres Deviancy.


The Enneagram is a personality system which divides the entire human personality into nine behavioral tendencies, this is your score on each...

Type 1    Perfectionism    ||||||||||||||||    63%
Type 2    Helpfulness    ||||||||||    36%
Type 3    Image Awareness    ||||||||||||||||||    76%
Type 4    Sensitivity    ||||||||||||||||    66%
Type 5    Detachment    ||||||||||||||    60%
Type 6    Anxiety    ||||||||||||||||    70%
Type 7    Adventurousness    ||||||||||||||    60%
Type 8    Aggressiveness    ||||||||||||    48%
Type 9    Calmness    ||||||||||||    50%


Bigger picture, with only 1.8% of the pop with the same personality, that sort of explains why I always feel like the 3rd wheel or slightly out of step.  I do love being the leader.

[Sand]

ISTP
"Engineer". Values freedom of action and following interests and impulses. Independent, concise in speech, master of tools. 5.4% of total population.

I am, in fact, an engineer. How did it know?

Its magic!

Basically as others have said i think its giving you what you want: romatically shy introvert, courageous leader, etc etc.

[Yegolev]

My cards are Justice and Death.

[K9]

Sup with all you introverts eh?


For the reasons folk have stated already, I find it too easy to read too much into this sort of thing; it's impossible to do the questions without second-guessing the outcomes a bit, and MTBI has very little scientific rigor. Fun though nonetheless.

edit: Heh, type 9, Calmness eh? I guess that fits with how I see myself in real life.

[Nebu]

ISTP also, though I'm borderline between I and E.  I think that just comes from being both a scientist and a gamer. 

[Ingmar]

Sup with all you introverts eh?


For the reasons folk have stated already, I find it too easy to read too much into this sort of thing; it's impossible to do the questions without second-guessing the outcomes a bit, and MTBI has very little scientific rigor. Fun though nonetheless.

edit: Heh, type 9, Calmness eh? I guess that fits with how I see myself in real life.

"Promotor"? I think that's a boss in WoW.

[K9]

Was he as sexual as I (apparently) am though? 

[Ard]

My cards are Justice and Death.

You always struck me more as a Tower sort, with the way you murder electronics.

[Minvaren]

Completely honest with my answers.

That is what they all say!  A major part of being deluded is not realizing it, as Nebu says most of us are somewhat full of shit most of the time w/o even realizing it.

(now that I can see Schild's response...)

In this case, I think Schild is closer to right than wrong.  He's definitely an Enneagram 8 and xxTJ, though I pegged him as ENTJ rather than ESTJ.  ESTJs tend to call someone an idiot and move on, whereas ENTJs stop to deconstruct what others did wrong in detail with glee.

(edit : rephrasing)

[SnakeCharmer]

ISTJ - "Trustee". Decisiveness in practical affairs. Guardian of time- honored institutions. Dependable. 11.6% of total population

Why it decided to give me ISTJ when E/I where a 50/50 split, I don't know.  Even the E was bolded.

Type 8, variant is sexual (sx/so/sp).

Type 1 Perfectionism |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Type 2 Helpfulness |||||||||| 36%
Type 3 Image Awareness |||||||||||||||||| 80%
Type 4 Sensitivity |||||| 30%
Type 5 Detachment |||||||||||| 50%
Type 6 Anxiety |||||||||||| 46%
Type 7 Adventurousness |||||||||||||||||| 73%
Type 8 Aggressiveness |||||||||||||||||||| 86%
Type 9 Calmness |||||||||||||||||| 73%


type score type behavior motivation
8 26  I must be strong and in control to be happy.
1 25  I must be perfect and good to be happy.
3 24  I must be impressive and attractive to be happy.
7 22  I must be fun and entertained to be happy.
9 22  I must maintian a peaceful and easygoing environment to be happy

[DraconianOne]

The MBTI test that was linked was (no offence Minvaren) not anything like the official 93 question one. The questions are much less personal - no "I am very introspective" type questions. I thought I still had a copy of one I took somewhere but wasn't to hand so this is the nearest I can find to the questions I remember being asked. They're more indirect.

That being said, it's still just a tool (an indicator) and yeah, it's a product. Also, the four letter result doesn't accurately represent the balance of a personality. You might be ESTP but the T might be 51% and 49% F, indicating a balance between rational and emotional decision making. (Again, the scoring in the proper test means you can get those figures).

And yeah, I'm INTP (or Keirsey's Architect or whatever the other one was I did last year that gave me an Analyst/Problem-solver result).

[lamaros]

INFP, but nothing above 60%. So I would probably test as something very different were I to do it again in a different mood.

When I tested at the start of secondary school/end of primary I was ENTP or ENTJ I think. A lot of the difference comes from learned behaviour (who knew bullying made you more introverted?!). If I answered the questions as if I spent all my time with my close friends/family I expect I would swing back to E. Also I haven't been as obsessed with maths as I was then for 15 years now...

Type 7 sexual variant. Whatever that means?


Pretty even split for me across all things.

[Minvaren]

We're up to a whole 4 NFs now.  

Enneagram sevens are all about the fun, and are upbeat and positive people in general.  Though I must say, scoring highly on several categories can also be a general sign of a type Nine - Nines tend to "merge" with others around them and adopt their perspectives/values instead of identifying and displaying their own.  INFPs are also predominantly Enneagram 4s and 9s, for what it's worth (but any MBTI type can be any Enneagram type).

On the variants, they identify primary focus in life - SX (sexual) are focused on intimacy and novel/exciting experiences, SP (self-preservation) are focused on survival needs - health, home, and such, and SO (social) types focus on their social circles and how they are perceived within them.

(edit : perfectionism)

[Strazos]

Kinda wish I could take the Stage 2 MBTI, which I understand goes into far more depth with subtypes and such.

[Lantyssa]

ISTP fits pretty well, as the S and P are near balanced.

The explanations for the Enneagram test make sense, although I don't think people are necessarily as cut and dried as their three categories.  Overall I'm a Neutral type, but when it came to my parents I could be highly Responsive.  My dad would be Neutral with some of the positive aspects of Responsive.  My mom would be Responsive with some of the negative aspects of Active.  A 6 > 2 > 1 > 5 fits those combinations impressively well.  Though thankfully prozac helps a ton for dealing with the "I must be secure and safe to be happy" aspects.  The other three I consider positives to my personality.

I'm surprised I'm social, but that is something which has flourished in recent years, so the order doesn't seem odd as I reflect upon it.

[snowwy]

Wrote a long post at 3 per mille alcohol level on a tuesday night. Then figuered out this is not what you need, and continued to post some useless drivel anyway.......i'm like the sw:tor thread!

[Yegolev]

My cards are Justice and Death.

You always struck me more as a Tower sort, with the way you murder electronics.

Death means change.  At least that's what I am going with, if we are going to ignore the bum power strip.

Also, cusp of Rat and Ox.

[Minvaren]

As a Metal Dog, Chinese Astrology helpfully pointed out that my natural enemy was the Dragon.

I wish I had found that out about 10 years earlier, when I worked for one.   

[Salamok]

These days I almost never hand someone a test to take, I observe them in-person interacting with others and maybe ask them a few obscure questions to see how they respond. 

Even here you are getting the facade they show the world.

[Lantyssa]

Also, cusp of Rat and Ox.

Feb 2? 3?

[Sky]

ENTP, surprise. Type 4 sx.

[ezrast]

INTP. I've always scored strongly as an INT; P/J is usually closer but I definitely seem more like a P now.

Never heard of Enneagram before but I'm a self-preserving 9 (calmness). Would have thought my 6 (anxiety) score would be a bit higher, but I can see how the 6 and 9 traits could both manifest as what I typically think of as "anxiety".

Also Leo, Dragon, and Forer poster child.

[lamaros]

You're going to get kicked out of the Leo club with an introverted score like that.

[Mosesandstick]

OT: The Creativity of Anger (with Steve Jobs anecdotes!)

[Ironwood]

I had this odd dream the other night where most of the people on this board were actually just one guy, with lots of different alternate personalities. 

Hi there !

[Fordel]

My test is broken or I did it wrong  :

ISFP - "Artist". Interested in the fine arts. Expression primarily through action or art form. The senses are keener than in other types. 8.8% of total population.

[Yegolev]

Also, cusp of Rat and Ox.

Feb 2? 3?

Jan 5, so maybe more rat.

[Minvaren]

Never heard of Enneagram before but I'm a self-preserving 9 (calmness). Would have thought my 6 (anxiety) score would be a bit higher, but I can see how the 6 and 9 traits could both manifest as what I typically think of as "anxiety".

Nines "disintegrate" to Six under stress, and "integrate" to Three when healthy - my guess is that you get anxious when life is stressful, and can be highly productive when you are in a good/great mood.  You also scored highest on the three Withdrawn categories of the Enneagram (3/5/9), which as lamaros mentioned is a bit unusual for a Leo...

[Arthur_Parker]

I can't do these tests, I keep thinking, well it depends.

Did the short movie as I expected lots of cinema questions and got this.



Are there any situation type question tests or is it all like this?

[Sand]

Also, cusp of Rat and Ox.

Feb 2? 3?

Jan 5, so maybe more rat.

Im rat.

[Bunk]

About what I expected:

Introverted (I) 75% Extroverted (E) 25%
Intuitive (N) 55.26% Sensing (S) 44.74%
Thinking (T) 60% Feeling (F) 40%
Perceiving (P) 66.67% Judging (J) 33.33%
 

Your type is: INTP
 


INTP - "Architect". Greatest precision in thought and language. Can readily discern contradictions and inconsistencies. The world exists primarily to be understood. 3.3% of total population. 

[Minvaren]

Are there any situation type question tests or is it all like this?

A quick Google found this one as a situational MBTI test, but its accuracy is somewhat dubious.  Might be worth a shot as a start, though.

It's interesting to see that the majority of people here appear to be Ti (Introverted Thinking) types - xxTP, in other words.  Ti is about constructing and utilizing logical frameworks/systems, which dovetails into the theorycrafting that this site seems to be heavy on.  xxFJs also utilize Ti, but come to it a bit later in life (like me), and to a lesser extent in general.

[Lantyssa]

Jan 5, so maybe more rat.

Ah.  Because I'm literally on the cusp.  One calendar had Rat ending on the 1st and Ox begining on the 3rd because apparently the new moon was two days long that year.  I'd like to find someone really into Chinese astrology to see if they know anything about it.

It's funny because for years I thought I was an Ox, then I found out I was a Rat, or some weird Rat-Ox-void hybrid.

[Draegan]

I guess that's kinda spot on.

Apparently I'm a type 8 that can be a domineering tyrant and my variant is sexual.   

[Merusk]

I'm finding it mildly hilarious that those with the lower "Perfectionisim" scores are leaving that space in when it they cut & paste, while those with the higher have gone back to edit it out.