Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

What is Your Personality Type?

What is your personality type, and do you think it fits you?

  • Total voters
    119
TheyCallMeSaint said:
INTJ. I read some descriptions of INTJ to my girlfriend, and she literally freaked out because she said it was me "in paragraph form"; so I'm guessing it's fairly accurate :D

Not sure why there are so many on this site when they're so rare in the general population; perhaps forums are more conducive for INTJs?
Click to expand...

Also INFJ, which is supposed to be the rarest of all types. MR's demographics are really weird.
 
leekohler said:
I am an ENFJ. No surprise there.
Click to expand...

Same here! I would say that overall, I match this profile fairly well: Extroverted, iNtuitive, Feeling, Judging.

What can I say? I'm a very out-spoken bleeding heart liberal, who's going to law school to work in legal aid ;)

I'm not as active on these forums largely because I'm busy working two part-time jobs (as a clerk in an average-sized law firm, and as a sales associate at a retail store in the mall on weekends)...not to mention studying! :eek:

...

Socializing for me is important though. I make a strong effort to get to know people (although I'm really bad at remember names sometimes :eek:) and I rarely turn down networking opportunities, whether it's at a stuffy political fundraiser or at the county fair. I have a lot of friends, but I'm not really close to any one person. I find it easy to express my emotions (and I'm not shy about letting the world know how I feel), although I don't really have anyone close to confide in. I've had numerous girlfriends, but most of my relationships are short-term and always seem to take a backseat to whatever project I'm working on at the time. I'm a very orderly person and like things to be a certain way (a bit OCD perhaps). I find it hard to focus when things are out of order. Also, I'm very confident about who I am. I'm definitely a socialite, but also very much look forward to spending time by myself (whether it's going for a 2-hour bike ride, or taking a solo trip to Pittsburgh or Cleveland for a little shopping spree- did I mention I like big cities?). I'm confident about my appearance and I'm not afraid to make fun of myself. As much as I enjoy the intimacy of others and the sharing of personal thoughts and ideas, I like the fact that I'm not committed or attached to anyone and can more or less come and go as I please. Also, I'm very open-minded when it comes to people. I don't subscribe to cultural norms and despise tradition for the sake of tradition (call me an "anti-traditionalist"). If there's one thing I hate, it's people making fun at someone else's expense...especially if it's related to demographics (race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.). My philosophy: live and let live. I think the world would be a better place if everyone realized the deficiencies within society are not always the product of the individual. I feel that sometimes the world is so past-paced that society demands that there be winners or else losers...it's a shame there are no ties. I think that generally people would describe me as someone who carries a great amount of compassion. Lastly, I have horrible time-management skills. I'm not sure if it's because I try to get too many things done at one time, or if it's because I'm preoccupied with things being done a particular way. Probably a combination of the two would be my guess. I wear a watch (mostly for intrigue), but don't place a lot of value on time (at least day-to-day). My goals tend to be broad, like "This is the year I'm going to accomplish X!", etc. I also think that I have a great sense of humor (but really, who doesn't? :p)

Sorry for filibustering the thread, btw it's a great one! I feel like I opened my diary to the MacRumors community :p. Like I said, I don't post here often, so when I do it's most likely the opposite of concise. I hope my personal and transparent self-analysis helps illustrate what it means to be an ENFJ!
 
Last edited:
appleguy123 said:
I think that the role on forums might actually be reversed. I post on the forums so that I can get feedback/criticism on my ideas and help people while still being technically alone, and on my own time.

In actual social situations, I don't have the time to think about how I'd like to respond, and end up freezing up and not talking, or saying the wrong thing and seem cold and unapproachable. Here, even the fastest response time to a comment or reply is more than enough time to formulate a proper response.

so in short, forums for me are all the the benefits I receive from socializing(which is probably different in introverts like me), with none of the awkwardness, and I can leave on my own time.

If I were an extrovert, I think that I would like to find others in person to socialize with and get feedback from my ideas.

That is my first hypothesis for why my poll shows so many more introverts than extroverts. The other is the a sort of bias of who is attracted to the poll. When I see a poll that says 'Are you right or left handed?' for example, I go and vote in it because I feel that my vote will matter more and represent the minority(left handed). There could be something like that going on with Introverts who see the thread.
Click to expand...

Interesting thoughts.

I am generally very extroverted—I get a buzz from being around people, going to parties, meeting people, hanging out with friends, be it 1 or 2 or 20.

Now, I've been a MR member for nearly 9 years, and I think that consistently through that time the forums have served to 'fill up' time, that otherwise might be spent alone, with some level of socialization. So, while you might be on the forums because it's a social activity that's more on your own terms, I'm drawn to the forums as a form of extra interaction when I need more people to talk to during the day. In college I regularly went periods of weeks or months without posting at all, as I'd always be busy and in the company of others. Over vacations, however, I'd rack up posts, bored and stuck at home doing nothing interesting, and with far fewer friends around to hang out with.
 
INTJ with scores of 33, 75, 1, 1

I think part of the introvertness is that noise annoys me, i've gone only to like 4 concerts my entire life (31) and hate going to discos/pubs due to the noise and volume of it more than anything else. I have to be drunk for my brain to stop caring but i don't like to drink so heh.

I'm also kind of a loner i guess. never have been good at small talk it kind of annoys me.
 
jsolares said:
INTJ with scores of 33, 75, 1, 1

I think part of the introvertness is that noise annoys me, i've gone only to like 4 concerts my entire life (31) and hate going to discos/pubs due to the noise and volume of it more than anything else. I have to be drunk for my brain to stop caring but i don't like to drink so heh.

I'm also kind of a loner i guess. never have been good at small talk it kind of annoys me.
Click to expand...

Yep, noise canceling headphones have been one of my better purchases. I just love listening to some nice, soft classical music on a loud bus ride, or any other loud place.

Also loathe small talk, I like the idea, I'm just really bad at it.

I plan most of my actions out in advance, so when someone just comes up to me and says 'What's Up?' I have a minor panic attack. I can't explain why, it just happens(I know its not logical).
 
appleguy123 said:
Also loathe small talk, I like the idea, I'm just really bad at it.
Click to expand...

My theory is that this is true for most people. At least "small talk" in the sense of talking about nothing, more or less, to pass time with someone you've barely met.

The people who like small talk are the ones who can find something in common with strangers very quickly or enjoy having someone listening to them. In other words, people whose social skills I'm jealous of... :p
 
techfreak85 said:
In theory, your personality type is not supposed to change due to the fact that your personality type is made up of "cognitive functions". Each function itself is either introverted or extroverted, and the function that is dominant (and also develops earliest in life) decides if you are an introvert or extrovert. What could have happened in wvuwhat's case is he began to develop a supporting function to compliment the dominant that is introverted, the auxiliary function (which typically starts to mature between 12 and 20 years of age apart of the natural personality development process).

While I'm sure it's not really accepted by the experts (except in the case of severe emotional trauma or something of that nature), it may have been possible that his introverted function (Ni) developed further and of more importance to him than his original extroverted function (Te). Even if that is not the case, he woud have developed his auxiliary function around that time and would have grown to be of importance to how his brain works (even if it did not supersede the dominant function).

wvuwhat, would you say that you were also an extrovert or an introvert as a younger child?
Click to expand...

I'd say I was pretty middle of the road growing up. Wasn't a quiet kid, but didn't bounce off the walls and get in trouble.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
INTP, in common with a number of others; I have done the Myers Briggs test (including the extended one) a number of times and the result is always the same.
Click to expand...

I've looked it up, and I think I may be somewhere in between INTP and INTJ.
Can someone tell me exactly what it means when it says that my judging is 10%?
10% of what?
 
appleguy123 said:
Yep, noise canceling headphones have been one of my better purchases. I just love listening to some nice, soft classical music on a loud bus ride, or any other loud place.

Also loathe small talk, I like the idea, I'm just really bad at it.

I plan most of my actions out in advance, so when someone just comes up to me and says 'What's Up?' I have a minor panic attack. I can't explain why, it just happens(I know its not logical).
Click to expand...

small talk only gives me a panic attack when it's a girl i might like :p:, otherwise it just bores me and i sometimes spend more time trying to think what to say than actually saying something specially when first meeting someone and i have no clue what they like and stuff.
 
INFP

I think that this is mostly accurate. My preference is vis-a-vis interactions, and I avoid large crowds whenever possible. I am definitely not the life of the party, even though I can be socially engaging when the need arises.
 
appleguy123 said:
I've looked it up, and I think I may be somewhere in between INTP and INTJ.
Can someone tell me exactly what it means when it says that my judging is 10%?
10% of what?
Click to expand...

I'm not entirely sure, but I suspect the total of the reading should come to 100%; (it's a while since I did one of these). In other words, eight possible facets of personality are measured, four against four, (i.e. Introvert/Extrovert, etc), and your responses are weighted, with those you tick most highly scoring more highly. So, I'd say that - according to that particular test - your "judging" tendency is pretty muted, - whereas the other features of the "INT" scale probably score more highly.

Cheers

For what it's worth, I also dislike small talk....
 
appleguy123 said:
I've looked it up, and I think I may be somewhere in between INTP and INTJ.
Can someone tell me exactly what it means when it says that my judging is 10%?
10% of what?
Click to expand...

It means that your preference for judging/perceiving is not very clear. Often times people will confuse this as being "I'm only slightly this way" or "I'm in between", when, in fact, their brain does have a preference one way or another (just the clarity of that preference was not made fully clear to the test) .
 
Scepticalscribe said:
I'm not entirely sure, but I suspect the total of the reading should come to 100%; (it's a while since I did one of these). In other words, eight possible facets of personality are measured, four against four, (i.e. Introvert/Extrovert, etc), and your responses are weighted, with those you tick most highly scoring more highly. So, I'd say that - according to that particular test - your "judging" tendency is pretty muted, - whereas the other features of the "INT" scale probably score more highly.

Cheers

For what it's worth, I also dislike small talk....
Click to expand...
techfreak85 said:
It means that your preference for judging/perceiving is not very clear. Often times people will confuse this as being "I'm only slightly this way" or "I'm in between", when, in fact, their brain does have a preference one way or another (just the clarity of that preference was not made fully clear to the test) .
Click to expand...



I have one friend who is ENTJ with only 1% E preference. And one ISFJ with 1% judging.
Wouldn't that make the INTJ, and ISFP?
 
appleguy123 said:
I have one friend who is ENTJ with only 1% E preference. And one ISFJ with 1% judging.
Wouldn't that make the INTJ, and ISFP?
Click to expand...

techfreak85 said:
It means that your preference for judging/perceiving is not very clear. Often times people will confuse this as being "I'm only slightly this way" or "I'm in between", when, in fact, their brain does have a preference one way or another (just the clarity of that preference was not made fully clear to the test) .
Click to expand...

I think techfreak has expressed it better than I did; it means the preference expressed in the test was not clear, (and, in the case of someone expressing 1%, not strongly expressed at all). However, it is still worth noting that this 10%, or 1% is expressed for that particular preference, rather than its opposite in the test, which means that you do have a preference, just not one which is strongly expressed or marked.

Cheers
 
appleguy123 said:
I have one friend who is ENTJ with only 1% E preference. And one ISFJ with 1% judging.
Wouldn't that make the INTJ, and ISFP?
Click to expand...

It's possible. Think of the percentages as more of how confident the test is of the subject's use the preference, and less of a degree of severity.
 
Last edited:
INTJ:
moderately expressed introvert
distinctively expressed intuitive personality
moderately expressed thinking personality
moderately expressed judging personality

Fits me pretty well. I'm planning to major in Engineering.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back