Who knows their Myers-Briggs profile?

quinn65 · Nov 2, 2001

Seems like almost everyone has to take the M-B profile for some reason these days. I never put much stock in such things, but after seeing the feedback from one of these several years ago, I got a little more interested. Some of the insights were downright spooky.

Anyway, I'm an INTP. The documented INTP profile pegs me to a tee. My wife's an INTJ. She always says my P-ness drives her crazy. Funny, she picks the oddest times to tell me that...

I'd be interested to see others' profiles in the forum, if you know them.

I was going to add a link for background, but there are so many. If you're curious, just put "Myers-Briggs" in any search engine and off you go.

Pax,
quinn

dvnc · Nov 2, 2001

Jeez, Quinn, y'dusted off an OLD memory for me, brother. Ain't touched one of those in years.

I have two results. I used to be ENTJ before my first stroke. Afterwards, I tested as ENFP. Trippy, but true. The neuropsych doc says that such isn't uncommon in the case of strokes.

Not sure it's $0.02 worth,

dvnc

Dave2112 · Nov 2, 2001

Funny....mine came up JEDI....go figure

TummyDragon · Nov 3, 2001

dvnc said:
Jeez, Quinn, y'dusted off an OLD memory for me, brother. Ain't touched one of those in years.

I have two results. I used to be ENTJ before my first stroke. Afterwards, I tested as ENFP. Trippy, but true. The neuropsych doc says that such isn't uncommon in the case of strokes.

Not sure it's $0.02 worth,

dvnc

There have been a couple of studies recently that have shown that less than 50% of those taking the MBTI will retain the same personality type over a 5-6 week period. These studies would, at least initially, give indication that there is nothing trippy about your experience at all as 1 of every 2 people will have a different personalty type score within 5 weeks. Kinda makes one ponder the validity or at least the reliability of either the test or the environment in which it's administered.

Sorry to hear you suffered a stroke... I hope you are recovering/have recovered well.

Strelnikov · Nov 4, 2001

I've seen MB variants used as part of job-aptitude self-tests. It struck me as being useful mainly to give structure to the self-assessment process, and not to provide any great insight. Past that, it seems more like a party game than a valid diagnostic tool.

Mine's "OGOF" - Opinionated Grumpy Old Fart.

Strelnikov

qjakal · Nov 4, 2001

ESTP...

But that only means that I should be a police negotiator or businessman. I picked businessman...lol. Q

dvnc · Nov 4, 2001

TummyDragon said:
There have been a couple of studies recently that have shown that less than 50% of those taking the MBTI will retain the same personality type over a 5-6 week period. These studies would, at least initially, give indication that there is nothing trippy about your experience at all as 1 of every 2 people will have a different personalty type score within 5 weeks. Kinda makes one ponder the validity or at least the reliability of either the test or the environment in which it's administered.

Sorry to hear you suffered a stroke... I hope you are recovering/have recovered well.

Thank you kindly for the kindnesses regarding the strokes. Yeah, there's two of the little f****rs. I'm reasonably well. They're great motivators, strokes are.

As for the variations, I'd not heard such, but it doesn't surprise me much. For folks on boundaries with the MBTI, such a slip wouldn't be uncommon. It'd be interesting to know what the degree of variation was. Where the folks swingin' wide, or just within a 5 percent margin. I do recall the original did account for such. Then again, the original is a good bit more complicated that those used presently in many circumstances. Still, if you've the time, and can mail me whatever details you've got, I'd dig readin' it.

Curmudgeon in trainin',

dvnc

Who knows their Myers-Briggs profile?

quinn65

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dvnc

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Dave2112

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TummyDragon

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Strelnikov

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qjakal

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