My Type
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Read the blog posts and the articles on this site if you like, but the way I see the world might be more accessible by reading this web page. With some reluctance, I took the Keirsey test at work about three years ago. I thought it might be as relevant as the career test I completed in high school that suggested I become a fireman. Everyone has a different experience, but when I added the numbers up, what I found was an almost dead-on description of me. The test is based on preferences – what motivates you or what options you would want to take in given situations (for example, do you prefer to work on deadlines or … just whenever?) and from each response, your character and temperaments are etched out. Feeling an eeriness about the outcome, I read the details of my “type” – the INFP – in Please Understand Me. Less than one percent of the population has the INFP character type. The uniqueness comes from the INFPs’ energy sources. There are two: other people (external) and themselves (internal). Yes, I am introvert, but I’ll talk to strangers in line at the grocery store anytime.
This is my favorite part of the write-up I linked to above: INFPs are usually talented writers. They may be awkard and uncomfortable with expressing themselves verbally, but have a wonderful ability to define and express what they’re feeling on paper. INFPs also appear frequently in social service professions, such as counselling or teaching. They are at their best in situations where they’re working towards the public good, and in which they don’t need to use hard logic.
Here’s a link I found if you’d like to take the test.
