I’m participating in my
first ever blog link up with “Me and My Soldier Man”! I’m so excited! Why?
Because it’s a topic that I love (borderline am obsessed with): personality
types!!!
I’m not sure why I love it
so much. I guess because I’m curious and I like figuring out puzzles and
finding the reasons why people act a certain way. And it’s really helped me be
more accepting of others. Honestly. Horrible confession: I spent many years
thinking everyone should act like me and feeling very frustrated when they
didn’t. You’ll understand why when you see my personality type!
I also like to know why I do
certain things. It has helped me be more accepting of myself, too. And it has
helped me identify areas where I need to grow and push myself.
I love it!!
I probably missed my calling
as a psychologist. Then again, the thought of listening to people whine all day
might drive me crazy. Although, it might explain why random strangers are
always spilling their guts to me. It happens so often that I’m beginning to
wonder….
Anyway, here is the original blog post with a link to the
Myers-Briggs personality test that I took. First, here’s a little about the Myers-Briggs’ scale:
Where you focus your attention
Extraversion
People who prefer
Extraversion tend to focus their attention on the outer world of people and
things.
VS.
Introversion
People who prefer
Introversion tend to focus their attention on the inner world of ideas and
impressions.
The way you take in information
Sensing
People who prefer Sensing
tend to take in information through the five senses and focus on the here and
now.
VS
Intuition
People who prefer Intuition
tend to take in information from patterns and the big picture and focus on
future possibilities.
The way you make decisions
Thinking
People who prefer Thinking
tend to make decisions based primarily on logic and on objective analysis of
cause and effect.
VS
Feeling
People who prefer Feeling
tend to make decisions based primarily on values and on subjective evaluation
of person-centered concerns.
How you deal with the outer world
Judging
People who prefer Judging
tend to like a planned and organized approach to life and prefer to have things
settled.
VS
Perceiving
People who prefer Perceiving
tend to like a flexible and spontaneous approach to life and prefer to keep
their options open.
Two years ago, I took a
Myers-Briggs test and my result was an “ESTJ” – Extrovert, Sensing, Thinking,
Judging. When I took the test again a few days ago, I scored as an “ISTJ” but
was an almost even 50/50 split on Extrovert/Introvert scale. I also tend to
score very low on the Thinking scale (insert blond jokes) so I tend to
be a Feeler too. Here’s one category that there’s no doubt about, I’m off-the-scale
on Judging. Me likey to be ORGANIZED. That’s not really a surprise, though,
huh?
ISTJ – “The Duty Fulfiller”
ISTJs are very loyal,
faithful, and dependable.
Your first preference is
toward introversion, which means that you get your energy from interacting with
your rich inner world. You tend to be reflective and contemplative. You likely
prefer to have a few close friends instead of many acquaintances.
Your second preference is
for sensation. Sensors are pragmatic, precise people who are very detail
oriented. Instead of looking at the big picture first, Sensors concentrate on
specifics. They highly value experience and often have an excellent memory.
Your third preference is for
thinking. Thinkers prefer to remain objective, concentrating more on facts than
subjective factors in a situation. Thinking types are usually very analytical
and logical thinking comes easily for them.
Your fourth preference is
for judging. Judgers are structured and organized, preferring an orderly
environment over disorganization. They are decisive planners who like bringing
closure to projects. Judgers often feel comfortable with deadlines and can
easily work within them.
Here are some descriptions
of an ISTJ that are scarily accurate:
“ISTJs tend to believe in
laws and traditions, and expect the same from others. They're not comfortable
with breaking laws or going against the rules.”
True.
“Being perfectionists
themselves, they have a tendency to take other people's efforts for granted,
like they take their own efforts for granted. They need to remember to pat
people on the back once in a while.”
Oops.
“ISTJs have tremendous
respect for facts. They hold a tremendous store of facts within themselves,
which they have gathered through their Sensing preference. They may have
difficulty understanding a theory or idea which is different from their own
perspective.”
Yep.
“Under stress, ISTJs may
fall into "catastrophe mode", where they see nothing but all of the
possibilities of what could go wrong. They will berate themselves for things in
which they should have done differently, or duties in which they failed to
perform. They will lose their ability to see things calmly and reasonably, and
will depress themselves with their visions of doom.”
Uh oh.
As a parent: “Traditional
and family-minded, they will put forth great amounts of effort at making their
homes and families running smoothly. They are responsible parents, taking their
parenting roles seriously.”
Definitely.
So, that’s me in a nutshell.
The good, the bad and the intensely organized me.
OK, now it’s your turn! Take
the test HERE and share your results in the comments!
