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Are you a perfectionist?

tinkerbell

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Aug 31, 2008
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ENTP
PS I better say the post above is a lie, just fancied pissing the perfectionists off ;)
 

moira

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Apr 21, 2010
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70
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INtj
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5
Your score = 53

According to this test, you have some perfectionist tendencies that may be making you unnecessarily unhappy. You sometimes set high standards that are difficult to meet; either you impose those expectations on yourself, others, or a combination of the two. You may even think that others expect you to be perfect. While a desire to do your very best and strive to reach your full potential can bring you personal fulfillment, you have to learn when good is 'good enough'. It's important that you strengthen your ability to distinguish between reasonable aspirations and unrealistic demands. When you set unattainable objectives, you are being cruel to yourself and denying yourself the rewards and self-acceptance that you deserve.
 

lunalum

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Joined
Dec 20, 2008
Messages
2,706
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ZNTP
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7w6
Instinctual Variant
sp/so
Your Score = 72
According to this test, you have some perfectionist tendencies that may be making you unnecessarily unhappy. You sometimes set high standards that are difficult to meet; either you impose those expectations on yourself, others, or a combination of the two. You may even think that others expect you to be perfect. While a desire to do your very best and strive to reach your full potential can bring you personal fulfillment, you have to learn when good is 'good enough'. It's important that you strengthen your ability to distinguish between reasonable aspirations and unrealistic demands. When you set unattainable objectives, you are being cruel to yourself and denying yourself the rewards and self-acceptance that you deserve.

Perfectionism can be a healthy quality that drives a person to try his/her best and to make the effort to excel. Some people, however, take the strive for perfection too far...and there is a price to pay. Extreme perfectionists are forever dissatisfied; they can never fulfill their own expectations so, in their own eyes, they are always failures. Chronic perfectionism is driven by deep-seated feelings of inferiority and self-hate, and by nature it reinforces a negative self-image. (wow, that explains where it started...) Performing tasks or fulfilling goals becomes intimidating and unpleasant, since the perfectionist knows deep down that the finished product will never meet his/her expectations. So the perfectionist might have problems with procrastination. Perfectionism, then, can become a double-edged sword - the perfectionist is driven by a desire to succeed, as well as a fear of failure which leaves him/her paralyzed. (and this explains where I am at now...) In all realms, striving for excellence can be beneficial and lead to a fulfilling professional and personal life. Accepting nothing less than excellence, on the other hand, can be emotionally scarring.

Yep... most of this is very relatable.

I would ask you this:
Does perfectionism relate directly with J?
More J you are more perfectionist you are? Or not?

Perfectionism may have a little bit to do with J, but not too much of a direct correlation. If you look at some of the traits associated with perfectionists, in the above two paragraphs, you can see that some of the traits can easily belong to perceivers and judgers.
I have some pretty strong perfectionist tendencies, even though I am about 60% P.

PS I better say the post above is a lie, just fancied pissing the perfectionists off ;)

Well then... my score was INFINITY. I am the most perfectly perfectionist of the perfectionists :D
 
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