Gabe
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- ENTP
You're a phony. I think you're a T.
Edit: I think you're right about people not really being self aware.
The grin means you're not serious, right?
You're a phony. I think you're a T.
Edit: I think you're right about people not really being self aware.
The biggest problem is probably the sensor/intuitive divide. The MBTI books and all were written by intuitives.. and the bias clearly shows.. there is a lot more positive life affirming language in the intuitive descriptions than in the sensor ones. So it is no wonder if people self select intuitive as they believe it to be superior...
Many extroverts (particularly shy ones) often seem to see themselves as introverts. Same for sensors thinking they're intuitive. I don't think the different functions are described properly, I was very confused on the S/N issue until I saw a thread in this forum about sensors being able to see the "big picture" too, and a link to some website.
I think if someone's 100% sure of their type that means they're not self aware enough to even question it (and therefore have probably got it wrong)
But there's no best type, some of the best and most fascinating people I know are types like ESFJ which don't seem to be very popular on here. You can't say all INxx types are deep or interesting, for example, and all ESxx types are not...
I think a lot of it has to do with people trying to type themselves without a better understanding of the theory behind it. The extreme case examples can be damaging. For example, to say that extroverts dislike to be alone... or how about a sensor has no N? There's just not enough emphasis on your type relating to which functions you're most likely to utilize and which the least. Instead there's the impression that a S don't do N things and an N don't do S stuff. *shakes head*
Oh, I don't know. I could be an ISTP. It's close enough for my purposes? Sometimes I'm not even sure of what the difference between Se and Ne is supposed to be. And don't even ask me what Ni is...
Reasons why I would want to be ISTP: Se-people are so alive and one with the world. They sound self-sufficient and confident.
Reasons why I might be ISTP: I am definitely Ti-oriented, critical with the picking apart of things. I'm quiet except with friends, with whom I am very silly. I am blunt, and have often been accused of being heartless by IxFxs. I like to be led by no one and to follow no one.
Reasons why I might not be ISTP: I'm very clumsy. And I'm very very observant of some things, but also very very forgetful (low Si?). I'm not that decisive.
The grin means you're not serious, right?
I type either ENFP or ENTP, depending on my mood and both descriptions fit me pretty well, so...My best friend just took the Myers Briggs test again, and came out as being an INFP. (Which she is soooooooooooooo not).
I've taken the test a handful of times over a span of at least five years, and I always am an ENFP, though once I scored an I, instead of an E.
Also, whenever I research material on my type, I am astounded by how accurately it generally depicts my personality.
Lastly, I just don't think most people are self aware.
Which begs the question, are phonies even aware that they're phony?
Many extroverts (particularly shy ones) often seem to see themselves as introverts. Same for sensors thinking they're intuitive. I don't think the different functions are described properly, I was very confused on the S/N issue until I saw a thread in this forum about sensors being able to see the "big picture" too, and a link to some website.
I think if someone's 100% sure of their type that means they're not self aware enough to even question it (and therefore have probably got it wrong)
But there's no best type, some of the best and most fascinating people I know are types like ESFJ which don't seem to be very popular on here. You can't say all INxx types are deep or interesting, for example, and all ESxx types are not...