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I tend to think that some people put way too much stock in the Myers-Briggs personality types. But still, there's something to it, and sometimes the validity smacks me in the face.
This is a little article about what each personality type likes to do for fun. I'm ISTJ, and that paragraph could actually be written about me. And although I'm strongly I T and J, I'm closer to the mid-range on the Sensing--Intuiting continuum, and on some brief tests I come up as INTJ. The INTJ paragraph also feels pretty close to me, but not as much as the ISTJ paragraph.
I love doing research on topics for fun and relaxation, just like it says. I feel very good when I accomplish some sort of project, and I get satisfaction and even joy by looking at my accomplishment over and over, even more than any satisfaction I'd ever get by showing it to someone else and getting positive feedback. The nostalgia thing: me. The animal thing: me. And if I do have to go out, I definitely prefer a quiet dinner or a comedy show over some dance place, a party, a strenuous outing, an athletic event or a loud concert.
I'm an ISTP and have been retested twice and both times an ISTP. The link article is very simplistic and I have read other descriptions on my type and it was spooky how close I was to the description. I worked in a company with 100 other engineers and almost all of them were ISTJ's and it was obvious the difference between us. The few Other types like me were already friends and for some reason had bonded.
On the longer description of ISTP's it said that most ISTP's become Pilots, Police, Firemen, Military, and engineering. Here's the weird part I have been all those at one time or another.
So, yes, I believe that Myers Briggs has a handle on personality types.
I tend to think that some people put way too much stock in the Myers-Briggs personality types. But still, there's something to it, and sometimes the validity smacks me in the face.
Does this article hit you as valid too?
Nope, couldn't find a personality that fit my "Fun" things to do....
Where I think the M-B analysis is helpful is where it recommends professions for people to go into, according to type. There are a lot of young people out there who need that type of guidance. And not-so-young people, too. It's good for people considering a career change to check into.
My grad program cracks me up, because about half the department (mostly the experimental psych people and the neuropsych, who are very science/research/statistics-oriented) is openly derisive of personality assessments like the MBTI, and half (mostly the counseling psych, career counselors, etc.) is pro using it, along with a hefty grain of salt, as a tool.
I've taken the actual clinical use MBTI, as an assignment for a class (versus the free online approximations), and also in the past in my undergrad, and every time I take either the real-deal assessment or a free MBTI "type" test, I consistently "get" the same type. But its hard for me to really assess how reliable and/or valid an instrument it is.
I took the online MB test and then read he description linked to by the OP. It describes me pretty well, although I don't think it describes all of me.
I have trouble with tests like this. I don't feel I am always the same way in all cases.
But the description sounds pretty good for me in a superficial way.
I took the online MB test and then read he description linked to by the OP. It describes me pretty well, although I don't think it describes all of me.
I have trouble with tests like this. I don't feel I am always the same way in all cases.
But the description sounds pretty good for me in a superficial way.
I am apparently an ENFP.
One of the criticisms of different assessment tools modeled after the MBTI is that they questions are often written so that reponses are fairly easy to skew dependent upon context.
Well. I dunno about the validity of this but......I find myself on the fence between 2 types. I have taken these type of tests multiple times and I always fall into the same 2 categories. The descriptions in that link for those 2 nail me nearly perfectly. Scary close. Then again after reading all of them I notice many of them just reword the same things. So.....
I'm an ISTP and have been retested twice and both times an ISTP. The link article is very simplistic and I have read other descriptions on my type and it was spooky how close I was to the description. I worked in a company with 100 other engineers and almost all of them were ISTJ's and it was obvious the difference between us. The few Other types like me were already friends and for some reason had bonded.
On the longer description of ISTP's it said that most ISTP's become Pilots, Police, Firemen, Military, and engineering. Here's the weird part I have been all those at one time or another.
So, yes, I believe that Myers Briggs has a handle on personality types.
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Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth
Where I think the M-B analysis is helpful is where it recommends professions for people to go into, according to type. There are a lot of young people out there who need that type of guidance. And not-so-young people, too. It's good for people considering a career change to check into.
To be clear, this was meant to be a simplistic article, just about things the different types find "fun." it was not a complete description of the personality types and their career aptitudes.
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