lightfire
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Even though I don't like to admit this, but MBTI does intrigue me. Maybe it has to do with the inherent human need of categorization, which can be dangerous too.
MBTI is great when you first take the test, but it loses meaning when people read too much into the descriptions. I have seen other types who were impressed with INTPs, including myself, and tried to force fit themselves into the INTP mold with disastrous results. I believed I was an INTP for the longest time (hence why I am here), but to be honest, I'm not sure what type I am.
I've taken MBTI in many different states of mind and received many results. First time I took it, I got ISTP, then I got INTJ, then INTP. If I took it on a bad day, out of curiosity, I got INFP or INFJ. And one time a (self-proclaimed) INTP said that I came across as an ISFJ. I was also told I came across as an Ne dominant type. I have read the descriptions of each one of them and could be like "Yeah that is definitely me".
All I took away from the test/general life experience, is that I am introverted, because it's clear:
-introverts expend energy interacting with others, while extroverts need to be around others to energize.
-introverts need more recharging time than an extrovert (who can recharge in social settings quite easily).
But even then, as a child, I was the most extroverted person in the world. I'm sure that changes in adulthood. Because of that, I question the introversion too at times. Perhaps it happened because of environmental factors? If I was in another type of environment, would I have grown up extroverted?
Putting MBTI aside, I am highly interested in studying how peoples thought processes and personalities are shaped by putting them in different scenarios. Rather than studying the thought processes and personalities as is. Totally impossible?
I wish I can categorize myself of one of the 16 types. The closest I can say without a doubt is I***.
MBTI is great when you first take the test, but it loses meaning when people read too much into the descriptions. I have seen other types who were impressed with INTPs, including myself, and tried to force fit themselves into the INTP mold with disastrous results. I believed I was an INTP for the longest time (hence why I am here), but to be honest, I'm not sure what type I am.
I've taken MBTI in many different states of mind and received many results. First time I took it, I got ISTP, then I got INTJ, then INTP. If I took it on a bad day, out of curiosity, I got INFP or INFJ. And one time a (self-proclaimed) INTP said that I came across as an ISFJ. I was also told I came across as an Ne dominant type. I have read the descriptions of each one of them and could be like "Yeah that is definitely me".
All I took away from the test/general life experience, is that I am introverted, because it's clear:
-introverts expend energy interacting with others, while extroverts need to be around others to energize.
-introverts need more recharging time than an extrovert (who can recharge in social settings quite easily).
But even then, as a child, I was the most extroverted person in the world. I'm sure that changes in adulthood. Because of that, I question the introversion too at times. Perhaps it happened because of environmental factors? If I was in another type of environment, would I have grown up extroverted?
Putting MBTI aside, I am highly interested in studying how peoples thought processes and personalities are shaped by putting them in different scenarios. Rather than studying the thought processes and personalities as is. Totally impossible?
I wish I can categorize myself of one of the 16 types. The closest I can say without a doubt is I***.