This is going to be the first of a series of articles on personality types.
There are many different ways to describe your personality, most of them involve taking a test. Probably the best known method is the MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator), which uses 4 letters to describe you. I'm an INTP, which means I'm an Introverted, iNtuitive, Thinking Perceiver. There are 4 pairs of letters, IE, NS, TF, PJ. Each person will primarily be one letter of each pair. The letters stand for Introvert/Extrovert, iNtuitive/Sensing, Thinking/Feeling and Perceiving/Judging.
The
link I posted on FB this morning gives each of the 16 types a name. I am an "
Analytical Thinker" and here is part of their description of my type:
Analytical Thinkers are reserved, quiet persons. They like to get to the bottom of things - curiosity is one of their strongest motives. They want to know what holds the world together deep down inside. They do not really need much more to be happy because they are modest persons. Many mathematicians, philosophers and scientists belong to this type.
There are many more in-depth tests on the Internet, all you have to do is Google MBTI tests, but I think this test is sufficient for a quick peek.
Another method is called the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. It basically sorts the 16 MBTI types into 4 groups…NT's, NF's, SJ's and SP's. I'm in the NT category (from my MBTI type of I
NTP). You can take a 70 question
test to determine your Keirsey type, or you can answer these 3 questions:
Do you primarily redly on your senses (S) or intuition (N)?
If you're an "S", do you prefer your life to be structured (SJ) or unstructured (SP)?
If you're an "N", do you rely on your thoughts (NT) or your feelings (NF)?
Keirsey calls the 4 types (or Temperaments) Rationals (NT), Idealists (NF), Guardians (SJ) and Artisans (SP). iPersonic calls these same types Thinkers, Idealists, Realists and Doers.
A Rational is described as follows:
- Rationals are abstract and objective. Seeking mastery and self-control, they are concerned with their own knowledge and competence. Their greatest strength is strategy. They excel in any kind of logical investigation such as engineering, conceptualizing, theorizing, and coordinating. The two roles are as follows:
- Coordinators are the directive (proactive) Rationals. Their most developed intelligence operation is arranging. The attentive Masterminds and the expressive Fieldmarshals are the two role variants.
- Engineers are the informative (reactive) Rationals. Their most developed intelligence operation is constructing. The attentive Architects and the expressive Inventors are the two role variants.
As an INTP type, I'm an Architect. You can find out more at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keirsey_Temperament_Sorter.
Another method is called "
Character Codes" which was developed by Brandy Mychals (who lives in my area and I've met). Brandy divides people into 6 types, based on people you may remember from high school: The Class President, Cheerleader, Actor, Scholar, Activist and Artist. If you haven't guessed by now, I'm a
Scholar, although
Class President wasn't far behind.
And then there are colors. I've seen colors such as green, blue, gold, orange, red, yellow, etc. I've just finished reading "
The Four Color Personalities of MLM" by Tom "Big Al" Schreiter. I'm Green. Which corresponds quite well with all of the above. But as the wise philosopher, Kermit the Frog, once said "
It's not easy being green".
There's not always a direct correlation among the various methods, but there seems to be some. I've given you a lot of information, but what I want you to do is answer the 4 questions at
http://www.ipersonic.com and post your result below.
Interesting days
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