silentdays
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Dear fellow personality interested people!
The first time I read about the MBTI it really caught my interest immediately. Ever since then I have been trying to figure out which type suits my personality best. After reading lots and by that I mean LOTS of different disprictions and studying the cognitve functions I am still not entirely sure. I would really like to get some closure on this, so I hope you guys are able to help me to figure this out. ( Also I am Dutch so I know my English wont be perfect )
1. First of all I remember how I used to drive my mother crazy with always asking, But why? to everything she or another family member would say. The answer 'Just because' clearly wasnt enough for me. I wanted to know why somebody felt a certain way or why things were done like that and not the other way around?
2. I have always been fasinated with stories. Back when I was young I loved it when somebody would read me a bedtime story or when I could just listen to the stories people were telling about themselves. Nowadays I love to read books myself and I also love to listen to music and read the lyrics that goes with it. Especially when there is some deeper meaning begind it all.
3. I am someone who knows a lot of people but only is close to a few of them. I come off as a very private person and I think I can appear to be a bit 'cold' or uninterested on the outside. But once people get to know me in 'one on one' conversations they always seem to like me. I often caught myself doing the chameleon effect. I can be the leader, the listener, the good one, the rebel, the quiet one.. It seems like I do not really know myself that well and that makes me want to be like the other person I am with.
4. On the other hand I do not feel like I really want to be like most people. I like to stand out a bit because I think blending in with everyone sounds really boring. But I do want to be surrounded by people who I can share my views, opions or passions with. If I can not share my expierces I feel I might get caught up in my own mind to much.
5. I seem to figure out other people quickly by observing their behaviour. I know what they want and need I therefor I can easily play along with them. However there are always people who suprise me and I love to unravel mystreries..
6. I do not always like to share my point of view of my beliefs with other people, especially people I do not know very well. Mostly its because I dont like people to critisize me.
7. I can be very impatient. When I am at work and there are things that need to be done I can not rest my mind before they are actually done. ( which annoys my very laid back collegue ) I also can get frustrated with people who start talking, and talking but dont get to the point. I like to know where the conversation is going to and I am not interested in the details before knowing what the actual point is.
8. My surroundings can be messy sometimes because I strongly dislike routine taks, however I feel like I am more at peace with myself once they are clean.
9. I like to go to new places, experience new things and learn about other cultures.
10. I can be really indecisive, because I want to know for sure that I have explored all the options before narrowing down the possibilities. I want to make to best/right decision.
11. I like to 'please' people. I want to give them the best possible birthday gift, or I will take them somewhere they always wanted to go. It makes me happy to see the joy I can cause in other people.
12. I can come off as a pretty confidant person, who knows where to go and what needs to be done to get there. But on the inside I can feel really insecure about things a lot.
Well if you took the time to read all of this I would really like to thank you for your time and I would love to read your thoughts on it!
The first time I read about the MBTI it really caught my interest immediately. Ever since then I have been trying to figure out which type suits my personality best. After reading lots and by that I mean LOTS of different disprictions and studying the cognitve functions I am still not entirely sure. I would really like to get some closure on this, so I hope you guys are able to help me to figure this out. ( Also I am Dutch so I know my English wont be perfect )
1. First of all I remember how I used to drive my mother crazy with always asking, But why? to everything she or another family member would say. The answer 'Just because' clearly wasnt enough for me. I wanted to know why somebody felt a certain way or why things were done like that and not the other way around?
2. I have always been fasinated with stories. Back when I was young I loved it when somebody would read me a bedtime story or when I could just listen to the stories people were telling about themselves. Nowadays I love to read books myself and I also love to listen to music and read the lyrics that goes with it. Especially when there is some deeper meaning begind it all.
3. I am someone who knows a lot of people but only is close to a few of them. I come off as a very private person and I think I can appear to be a bit 'cold' or uninterested on the outside. But once people get to know me in 'one on one' conversations they always seem to like me. I often caught myself doing the chameleon effect. I can be the leader, the listener, the good one, the rebel, the quiet one.. It seems like I do not really know myself that well and that makes me want to be like the other person I am with.
4. On the other hand I do not feel like I really want to be like most people. I like to stand out a bit because I think blending in with everyone sounds really boring. But I do want to be surrounded by people who I can share my views, opions or passions with. If I can not share my expierces I feel I might get caught up in my own mind to much.
5. I seem to figure out other people quickly by observing their behaviour. I know what they want and need I therefor I can easily play along with them. However there are always people who suprise me and I love to unravel mystreries..
6. I do not always like to share my point of view of my beliefs with other people, especially people I do not know very well. Mostly its because I dont like people to critisize me.
7. I can be very impatient. When I am at work and there are things that need to be done I can not rest my mind before they are actually done. ( which annoys my very laid back collegue ) I also can get frustrated with people who start talking, and talking but dont get to the point. I like to know where the conversation is going to and I am not interested in the details before knowing what the actual point is.
8. My surroundings can be messy sometimes because I strongly dislike routine taks, however I feel like I am more at peace with myself once they are clean.
9. I like to go to new places, experience new things and learn about other cultures.
10. I can be really indecisive, because I want to know for sure that I have explored all the options before narrowing down the possibilities. I want to make to best/right decision.
11. I like to 'please' people. I want to give them the best possible birthday gift, or I will take them somewhere they always wanted to go. It makes me happy to see the joy I can cause in other people.
12. I can come off as a pretty confidant person, who knows where to go and what needs to be done to get there. But on the inside I can feel really insecure about things a lot.
Well if you took the time to read all of this I would really like to thank you for your time and I would love to read your thoughts on it!