That is my beautiful visage, yes. :hi:
I am fascinated by people, personalities, relationships, etc. I like learning about the types, but I am not really too hung on the the type THEORY. For me, the types = personalities = parts of individuals.
That still sounds possibly NF'ish. You can be into theory for the logical aspect (which would suggest T vs F), but also, for the abstract aspect of it also (which would be N vs S), and NF's use the theory to explore people as individuals.
SFJ's seem too busy trying to take care of the down-to earth needs of people such as hosting and caretaking to stay into it for long.
So my wife got into temperament theory just as a step to try to build credential to become a counselor to help people. When that didn't quite work out, she moved on (and then I picked it up for the logical structure of the theory).
I hear the male ESFJ is the "used car salesman" personality cliche. I have a bit of that, but I have a deeper dimension.
I also hear that for ENFP's. That's probably just the common "Get Things Going" style.
My face is N? That is a new one. I wouldn't be surprised, though. . .
No, your face is not N, but it does seem to be a very "Choleric" look. Again, I realize that could just be a face you put on just for show.
The N for your case would change the type from a Sanguine (ESF) to a Choleric (ENJ). But the Choleric could also be EST. I would have believed ESTJ for you, but you don't seem to be considering it or coming out as that on tests.
I'm sure as hell not NT. And I'm a pretty strong J, so SP is out, too.
Yeah; I didn't really think those either (especially not any P type).
I like institutions, and I am not totally against rules. They need to be fair and implemented for good reasons, though. Not into rules or regulations for their own sake or "to keep people in line." It's more of a right or wrong thing for me. I can be very emotional when it comes to people/issues I care deeply about. Very black-and-white when it comes to ethics and rights and justice and how to treat people.
I guess all of that sounds like SFJ.
My shirtless torso and body are "directive?" I am using that one in the bar.
No, no, no; just the face.
I am a big history buff. I love history, geography, reading (nonfiction, fiction, The Economist, biographies, music mags, most things). I am very intellectually curious and I make crazy leaps of thought and conversation. Absurd (absurdist?) sense of humor often. I like wordplay and verbal banter, but I am often disarmingly direct and intense in my serious moments.
Do you like those things just for their own sake, or do you abstract patterns and meanings from them? Like using characters as "models" of behavior patterns, by which you can get a sense of what will happen in situations where a noticed pattern seems to be repeating?
While Ni is often considered "future" in contrst to Si being "past", both forms of introverted perception have a memory aspect, as stored knowledge (such as history) is either referenced in concrete form, or abstracted from.
(I also happen to have a very strong nostalgic streak, and I indentify this as Si in the
tertiary position).