First, thanks for checking out this thread. Now, my personality test results (from sometimes varying tests) have been ENTJ, INTJ, INFJ, INTP and ISTJ. I don't suspect that my preferences are changing, and I'm operating under the assumption that types are legit, so I'd like your help in figuring out my type. Like a patient in a doctor's office, I don't know what you need to know for a prognosis, so this will be long-winded.
A typical day starts off with coffee, then going over my to-do list. Sometimes I make the list up or add entries in that moment, rather than the night before. I like to add some easy tasks to the list, so I have more to cross out as the day progresses.
Next comes 1 or 2 hours of nothing productive. I found an emulator, so I can play Warcraft 2, and this is what I've been doing lately. The game's pretty slow compared to the new stuff out there, but I like the challenge.
Next it's time for work. I'm a TA in the math and statistics department. I feel pretty lucky, since I'm not a PhD student, but I get support from the department. I used to be a grader, but now I'm a tutor at the tutoring center. Sometimes there's variety, but most of the time I'm helping the regular. After an hour or so, the regular and I are both tired. I get tired of telling him how to solve the problems or correcting his mistakes, and he just gets tired from the effort. The next 10 or 15 minutes is spent talking with a friend, usually about the stock market, since we both like to trade.
Next up there's more video games, followed by an hour of Exam P practice problems. The Exam P (P = Probability) is one of the several exams needed to become an actuary. I feel pretty confident going into this one, since the material is all review for me. I plan on passing the next exam, Exam FM (FM = financial mathematics) before the end of the year. After that, I'll use my free time in my last semester to network and look for a job. I'd like a job on track to be an actuary or a job as a financial analyst, since investing has been a hobby of mine for sometime. Yes, I'll have free time since I finished all my research in the Summer I semester.
After that, there's a swimming class at the rec center, or Toastmaster's. Friday through Sunday, there's nothing so probably more video games or internet searches.
Following dinner, these days I'm reading a book on Differential Equations. I never took the course as an undergrad, so I'm reading this to round out my math background.
...And that's a typical day. Now, some other tidbits I think you'll find useful:
1) I'm usually courteous to strangers, but when I'm comfortable around people, I can vent and snap at people.
2) My feelings are complicated. I've cried while watching movies, but when something happens to me personally, I can be absolutely stoic. For instance, I did not feel anything at my grandfather's funeral, and I was 5 years old at the time.
3) I find more in common with Chinese graduate students than US citizens. I can speak a little Mandarin, but there is still a language barrier. I have no idea why this is so.
4) I don't know if I'm logical or if I fell in love with logic. I read Paul Teller's Logic Primer/ and there has been no going back. I swear this book changed my life, and it's a very easy read with solutions for exercises from the first 2 parts.
5) I was exposed to pornography at an early age. Porn and masturbation has been a compulsion for most of my life. I'm making changes and my wife has been very supportive.
6) I get lost in thought all the time. Most of the day I'm not paying attention to what I'm doing.
7) In emergency situations, I am very clear-headed. I've gotten a gas generator to start, after the power went out, and I have no background in troubleshooting generators. I also help my wife with her iphone when there's a black screen, but I wouldn't really consider that an emergency. Also, in real emergencies, I don't tolerate BS.
...I think that's more than enough.
Please let me know what type you think I have and explain your reasoning. I'll gladly answer any questions you have if that'll clear up anything.
A typical day starts off with coffee, then going over my to-do list. Sometimes I make the list up or add entries in that moment, rather than the night before. I like to add some easy tasks to the list, so I have more to cross out as the day progresses.
Next comes 1 or 2 hours of nothing productive. I found an emulator, so I can play Warcraft 2, and this is what I've been doing lately. The game's pretty slow compared to the new stuff out there, but I like the challenge.
Next it's time for work. I'm a TA in the math and statistics department. I feel pretty lucky, since I'm not a PhD student, but I get support from the department. I used to be a grader, but now I'm a tutor at the tutoring center. Sometimes there's variety, but most of the time I'm helping the regular. After an hour or so, the regular and I are both tired. I get tired of telling him how to solve the problems or correcting his mistakes, and he just gets tired from the effort. The next 10 or 15 minutes is spent talking with a friend, usually about the stock market, since we both like to trade.
Next up there's more video games, followed by an hour of Exam P practice problems. The Exam P (P = Probability) is one of the several exams needed to become an actuary. I feel pretty confident going into this one, since the material is all review for me. I plan on passing the next exam, Exam FM (FM = financial mathematics) before the end of the year. After that, I'll use my free time in my last semester to network and look for a job. I'd like a job on track to be an actuary or a job as a financial analyst, since investing has been a hobby of mine for sometime. Yes, I'll have free time since I finished all my research in the Summer I semester.
After that, there's a swimming class at the rec center, or Toastmaster's. Friday through Sunday, there's nothing so probably more video games or internet searches.
Following dinner, these days I'm reading a book on Differential Equations. I never took the course as an undergrad, so I'm reading this to round out my math background.
...And that's a typical day. Now, some other tidbits I think you'll find useful:
1) I'm usually courteous to strangers, but when I'm comfortable around people, I can vent and snap at people.
2) My feelings are complicated. I've cried while watching movies, but when something happens to me personally, I can be absolutely stoic. For instance, I did not feel anything at my grandfather's funeral, and I was 5 years old at the time.
3) I find more in common with Chinese graduate students than US citizens. I can speak a little Mandarin, but there is still a language barrier. I have no idea why this is so.
4) I don't know if I'm logical or if I fell in love with logic. I read Paul Teller's Logic Primer/ and there has been no going back. I swear this book changed my life, and it's a very easy read with solutions for exercises from the first 2 parts.
5) I was exposed to pornography at an early age. Porn and masturbation has been a compulsion for most of my life. I'm making changes and my wife has been very supportive.
6) I get lost in thought all the time. Most of the day I'm not paying attention to what I'm doing.
7) In emergency situations, I am very clear-headed. I've gotten a gas generator to start, after the power went out, and I have no background in troubleshooting generators. I also help my wife with her iphone when there's a black screen, but I wouldn't really consider that an emergency. Also, in real emergencies, I don't tolerate BS.
...I think that's more than enough.
Please let me know what type you think I have and explain your reasoning. I'll gladly answer any questions you have if that'll clear up anything.
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