Friday, July 25, 2008

ISTJ

I just took a quiz on Facebook, and it asks you a bunch of questions, and then assigns you to a personality type, using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. I got the results of ISTJ. Based on the quiz, I am Introverted (vs. Extroverted), Sensing (vs. Intuition), Thinking (vs. Feeling), Judging (vs. Perceiving). I definitely agree with the Introverted and Thinking, I can kinda see the Sensing, and I don't know what I think about the Judging. I think the whole picture is probably pretty accurate, because I did a web search on my type, and some of the details they listed for people of this type describe me to a T (results I found on Wikipedia here).

I think there's a book out about these types, and if you can figure out what type you are, and the types of some of the people close to you, you can kinda interpret your interactions (say with like a spouse, child, close friend, etc.). I don't read into it too much, but I think if used/considered appropriately, it might be kinda fun and maybe even helpful in some ways.

If you're on Facebook and you want to do this, you have to add the application (you can get the link off my page), and if you don't have Facebook, I am sure there are tests on the internet you could find.

Do you know your "type"? Does it describe you well? If you know me, what do you think about my results?

1 comment:

Loraena Tuttle said...

interesting! I probably don't know you well enough to say if you tested accurately, but I do think myers/briggs is very interesting and helpful in understanding interpersonal relationships. =)

A helpful way to understand S/I difference (I think) is that "S" people tend to be concrete/B&W thinkers and "I" people tend to be more abstract/gray thinkers - (although it is unrelated to biblical convictions).

And the J/P difference is whether you tend to be a structured planner or an impulsive wing-it person. =)

I usually test INFJ (although I'm relatively close to the line on E & P. =) Josh is most decidedly an INTJ.