Poll:Most common personality profile among FIRE enthusiasts

[ncbill]

Meh...it's pretty easy to game Myers-Briggs to get the result you want.

[ugeauxgirl]

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Originally Posted by ncbill Meh...it's pretty easy to game Myers-Briggs to get the result you want.

Why would you want to? Isn't the object to get an accurate reading? Couldn't you game any personality test the same way?

[foxfirev5]

Years ago I simply refused to take the test. Soon after I was given my new field assignment covering NY and NJ. Whatever my personality type I fit right in with the construction and waste industries.��

[Ronstar]

Can't remember what I was before, so I took the test again.

I'm an ISTJ

Seems like INTJ's are prevalent on this board. I need to figure out what separates INTJ's from ISTJ's.

eta: Found the differences. And they make sense.

https://introvertdear.com/news/intj-...s-differences/

[street]

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Originally Posted by Golden sunsets I just took it and came out ISFJ as well. I'm not sure if that's good, bad or irrelevant.

LOL! I'm not sure either but I guess it is who I am.

[Gumby]

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Originally Posted by ugeauxgirl Why would you want to? Isn't the object to get an accurate reading? Couldn't you game any personality test the same way?

It all depends on the context in which is it is to be used. When I was young, I served on US Navy submarines with nuclear weapons and a nuclear reactor. Subsequently, I was an engineer at a commercial nuclear power plant. Before they let me or anyone else do any of those things, they made us take the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test (the MMPI). We who took the MMPI often called it the "too stupid to work here" test, because the correct answers are obvious to any intelligent person. For example, when they ask if you like to torture small animals or whether you have thoughts too terrible to tell or hear strange voices, you don't say "Yes, that's exactly right!" If you do, who knows if you're actually crazy, but you are most definitely too stupid to work here.

[pdxgal]

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Originally Posted by RobbieB Pretty close though, INTP

Ha! RobbieB, your signature tagline has always resonated with me. Now I know why -- we're both INTP In fact every time I see it it's been a reminder that I worry too much myself, and it's motivated me to get over my fears and join the Class of 2020. So thanks!

[pdxgal]

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Originally Posted by gauss Lots of INTP's here. I wonder if many of the 'J's don't actually ER because societal norms don't tend to encourage ER. P's, on the other hand, might not tend to have those concerns as much. -gauss

Supposedly one of the defining traits of INTPs is that generally we don't give a fig about others' opinions or what they think. We're independent, thank you very much. Societal norms would likely be more a concern for the SJs rather than NJs. Be interesting to hear NJ feedback.

[ugeauxgirl]

NJ here. Hmm- I do worry about what other people think- about me retiring at 48, or whether people will think I'm showing off if I buy a red Miata. But it isn't going to stop me from doing those things. Retiring at 48 is certainly not a societal norm, and I work in a heavily male industry. I'm probably not too conventional.

[Lawrencewendall]

I took the JUNG personality test almost 20 years ago. It said I was an INTJ. For me, it was like reading a horoscope, may be applicable for everyone. There were certain parts I agreed with and others I thought were WAY off base. I printed it out and showed it to DW. Those portions I thought were not applicable, DW said "That is definitely you" Who'd of thunk! I have taken the same test almost every year since and it still shows I'm INTJ so I'm not so convinced that it is snake oil. YMMV.

[GreenEggs]

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Originally Posted by Nemo2 This thread 'inspired' me to investigate what is, supposedly, my dominant characteristic...ENTP: (People have said I'm 'curious', but I'm not sure if coincides with the context alluded to above.) DW just read it and said "This is you, Babe".

Congratulations.

I haven't taken the test yet, but that sounds like what I'd hope to be. It sounds like a good one to me.

Except I can be a bit judgemental. (I blame my genes for that.)

[truenorth418]

INTJ

[dixonge]

Here ya go

https://www.porosconsulting.com/news...ur-zodiac-sign

[Humbooster]

INFP for what it is worth. Certainly the "I" part is true, most people from college and high school do not remember me, or say "isn't your name Brendan or something like that?"

[audreyh1]

I took that test 3 times in my life. Each time I came out INTP. The first time late high school I was pretty strong I strong NT and I think moderate P. The last time I had a couple of decades in my career. Thus time I was weak and almost even with E, which I attributed to somewhat forced socialization due to managing folks and work interaction with a large number of people, NT still quite strong, and P was maxed out.

Strong Ps are supposedly “visionary” types, and yeah, no one else understands what the heck we are talking about, so you get used to other folks not getting you at all.

Although as it turned out in my career I was pretty good at looking/seeing ahead....

[audreyh1]

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Originally Posted by Ronstar Can't remember what I was before, so I took the test again. I'm an ISTJ Seems like INTJ's are prevalent on this board. I need to figure out what separates INTJ's from ISTJ's. eta: Found the differences. And they make sense. https://introvertdear.com/news/intj-...s-differences/

It’s that intuition.......

[NotYourAverageJones]

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Originally Posted by jcfradio In my earlier working years, I was INTJ as were a number of others. As I "matured" (OK, just got older), I was ENTJ. Now, I am DGAF.

In my earlier years, I tested multiple times as an ESTJ. But I can say with 100% confidence DGAF is by far, a more accurate description!

[street]

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Originally Posted by Ronstar Can't remember what I was before, so I took the test again. I'm an ISTJ Seems like INTJ's are prevalent on this board. I need to figure out what separates INTJ's from ISTJ's. eta: Found the differences. And they make sense. https://introvertdear.com/news/intj-...s-differences/

It looks like you have great company Ronstar.
Famous ISTJs include Queen Elizabeth II, Harry Truman, Warren Buffett, Queen Victoria, George H.W. Bush, and J.D. Rockefeller.

[Rex]

ISTJ here.....

[Charlotte]

Most of the time I get ISTJ, but depending on the version of the test (and maybe my mood that day?), I occasionally get INTJ.