The Personality Thread

[Sky]

It totally missed my obsessive perfectionism, but I think I mis-interpreted 'orderly'. My desk is a jungle of crap lying about, but it's clean and I can find everything almost instantly. So I guess it's orderly, if you don't go by a standard definition.

Because I'm a closet raging perfectionist...not so closeted for anyone who has read the guitar thread, though :) And other than art and music, I'm pretty easy going about most things, though I do tend to obsess about construction, going way above and beyond what I need to get the job done.

[proudft]

WATER RAT

Though I think that means I'm a nutria.

[Minvaren]

Because I'm a closet raging perfectionist...not so closeted for anyone who has read the guitar thread, though :) And other than art and music, I'm pretty easy going about most things, though I do tend to obsess about construction, going way above and beyond what I need to get the job done.

Enneagram 4s "integrate" to 1, which means when you are at your healthiest/in your element, you'll show signs of perfectionism.  As far as neat ENTPs, that's generally an oxymoron.     Perceivers (xxxP) in general are mildly to majorly cluttered, but can find anything in said clutter quickly. 

One of the many INFJ descriptions that fits me perfectly is a tidy household/work area with a single area of clutter.  At home it''s the kitchen counter, at work it's this table behind my desk where I bench-test stuff.

[Sky]

Dog sign, and I'm totally not. Also Aries...much more believable.

[Arthur_Parker]

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.

Thanks, ENFP was the result but there were only 6 questions.

[Khaldun]

INTP is what I usually test on Myers-Briggs.

Enneagram Type 4, variant self pres.

[Khaldun]

Also: Wood Dragon. Most descriptions of which actually fit me pretty closely. Even though astrology is bollocks. (or about as bollocks/not bollocks at Myers-Briggs, really.)

[Ingmar]

I usually test out as INTJ. I am pretty deeply sceptical of all of this nonsense, though. (Is that reflected in being INTJ?  )

[ghost]

I usually test out as INTJ. I am pretty deeply sceptical of all of this nonsense, though. (Is that reflected in being INTJ?  )

INTJ is the "scientist", so yeah. 

[Cadaverine]

The INTJ is pretty much what I always have gotten from taking that test.  The Enneagram test was a new one, though.  Still fairly accurate, in general.

The main issue I take with tests like these, aside from the fact that most people have something of an idealized image of themselves, is that there isn't much allowance made for nuance in the answers.  Similar to what Sky said about being his desk being disorganized, but being able to find things in the mess.  To anyone other than myself, my desk looks like a disaster area, but I know where everything is at in all the apparent chaos.  At work, though, my desk was very organized, at least to me.  Who knows, maybe I'm just over-thinking it.  

[Margalis]

Is there a category for people who start to take the test but stop after 3 questions because it looks long?

[Minvaren]

My experience is that Perceivers (xxxP) are generally the most skeptical of any sort of typology.  "There's NO WAY that any of these systems could describe me!  You can't describe a WHOLE PERSON with a simple label!  I'm a beautiful, unique snowflake!"  A whole person?  No.  Some traits, tendencies, and preferences?  Yeah.

Thinkers (xxTx) in general, and especially NTs (Rationals) are skeptical of anything that can't be empirically proved.  INTJs also lead with Ni (Introverted iNtuition), which has been described as a giant web inside of you about how everything relates to everything else conceptually.  It can take some time to get new data, ideas, and concepts to fit into the web, but once they're there, they're there for good and you can use them without thinking about it.  As such, lead Ni-types (INxJ) are quite reluctant to revisit topics which they've deemed "settled" in the past.

Is there a category for people who start to take the test but stop after 3 questions because it looks long?

Edited just for you - the 4-question version.   

[Ironwood]

Is there a category for people who start to take the test but stop after 3 questions because it looks long?

Let me know if there is.  I was all 'Wait, why am I doing this again ?  I know who I am.'

[Ragnoros]

Throw me in with the rest of you INTP lot. For what it's worth, the description seems to fit.

[Sjofn]

INFP is the usual, and lo!

Introverted (I) 54.29% Extroverted (E) 45.71%
Intuitive (N) 66.67% Sensing (S) 33.33%
Feeling (F) 62.5% Thinking (T) 37.5%
Perceiving (P) 80.65% Judging (J) 19.35%



Ingmar likes me anyway, for some reason. 

For the other test:


Said I'm a type two, with my variant being SOCIAL. Which. OK then!

[Ard]

Well, you talk to your sims, don't you, and your Dragon Age crew have rich love lives don't they?

[Fordel]

Sjofn is a social hub in every community she joins. I'm being totally sincere.

[Sjofn]

Well, you talk to your sims, don't you, and your Dragon Age crew have rich love lives don't they?

This made me laugh and laugh. You may have a point.

Sjofn is a social hub in every community she joins. I'm being totally sincere.

I LIEK TALK

Or I LIEK LISTEN anyway. People tell me shit. Their secrets. THEIR PRECIOUS SECRETS. Mwahaha! Ahem.

[Engels]

Don't pick on Sjofn for her Myers Brigs scores. I am an INFP too :P We're touchy feely and proud of it!

[Nebu]

I'm not sure what to think of this one...

[Rasix]

Might explain your MMO leveling habits. 

[Nebu]

Might explain your MMO leveling habits. 

It's my inner world!

[Minvaren]

Enneagram 5s are withdrawn sorts.  They are the prototypical "hermit" (unless they marry a socializer), tend to withdraw from conflict instead of engage in it, and also tend to focus on refining a specific unique set of knowledge.  A bit longer description is here, and descriptions of all Enneagram types can be found here.

Seems to fit on the surface, as you don't go punching people out in the Politics forum, Nebu.  You're also quite the knowledgeable sort about physiology in general...

[K9]

I'm sure being a doctor helps with that 

[Lantyssa]

Nebu avoid conflict?  Perish the thought.

It's not like he apologizes should someone act even mildly offended by what he says...

[Ingmar]

Half the time he edits his posts before anyone reads them JUST IN CASE.

[Khaldun]

Enneagram is a new one to me. Still mulling over being a "4". INTP by comparison is an old label.

[Nebu]

I hate you guys.  You're all correct... but I still hate you. 

 

[Rasix]

I find that offensive, sir.

[Minvaren]

Enneagram Sixes do tend to take criticism as a complete rejection of who they are.   

Enneagram is a new one to me. Still mulling over being a "4". INTP by comparison is an old label.

As far as an INTP and Enneagram 4, that's a very rare combination.  Five with a four wing is much more common, and still shows some traits of 4, but not sure how close your scores were in order to say so.  Fours are born romantics, iconoclasts, enjoy art, and can be quite dramatic, moody, and intense at times.  As a One, under stress I "disintegrate" to four, and I become quite emo and "what's it all worth?" in those moods.

[Sjofn]

Don't pick on Sjofn for her Myers Brigs scores. I am an INFP too :P We're touchy feely and proud of it!

I feel so happy that someone else is like meeee! 

Let's go do something impulsive because it just feels right, man.

[Lantyssa]

I hate you guys.  You're all correct... but I still hate you. 
 

We still love you.
 

[Khaldun]

Enneagram Sixes do tend to take criticism as a complete rejection of who they are.   

Enneagram is a new one to me. Still mulling over being a "4". INTP by comparison is an old label.

As far as an INTP and Enneagram 4, that's a very rare combination.  Five with a four wing is much more common, and still shows some traits of 4, but not sure how close your scores were in order to say so.  Fours are born romantics, iconoclasts, enjoy art, and can be quite dramatic, moody, and intense at times.  As a One, under stress I "disintegrate" to four, and I become quite emo and "what's it all worth?" in those moods.

Yeah, that doesn't really seem right for me. I found some of the questions frustrating.

[Sand]

Half the time he edits his posts before anyone reads them JUST IN CASE.

That got a good chuckle! 

[Minvaren]

Yeah, that doesn't really seem right for me. I found some of the questions frustrating.

Enneagram is about childhood upbringing and core fears, from my perspective.  As a One, I don't want to be wrong or deemed "lacking morality."  Fours don't want to be not-special (ie - "Mundane"), Fives don't want to seem incompetent.  It's annoying as heck, but knowing your blind/weak spots in life is a good thing overall.