I don't know how accurate the Meyers-Briggs personality test is, but it seems to peg me pretty well. I'm an ENFP, and from what I've seen around here, everyone that's mentioned it has been an introvert. What do you think, are there more introverts or extroverts on here?
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I’m wondering if the commonality here might be the N - concepts over the concrete
HappyVoyager
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May 7, 2018
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Good point.
I agree that the MBTI predicts very little, but a test that I do have confidence in is the Strong Interest Inventory. The Strong advised me to become a computer programmer, and that has been very good advice. Interestingly, I am the only ENTP on my department's staff;almost everyone else is ISTJ; we all took the MBTI on management request.
doug6352
Level 7
May 7, 2018
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I worked in the computer industry for years, and a long time ago my company had a get-together with the whole engineering department. All the bench techs stood around holding their beers and quietly talking or not talking, and all the field people were telling jokes, slapping backs, laughing, etc. I was one of the field people.
I'm 63 an been an introvert for 62 years. The last year has been transformative for me. I put myself out there. Very uncomfortable.at first and often still am. I initiate conversations now and join in the conversation. It still feels somewhat awkward but it is getting easier. I also started performing on stage at open mics. I have totally stepped out of my comfort zone and I'm starting to like it. Its more about feeling comfortable in my own skin than being comfortable in any given situation. Why was I so scared all my life? Really, why??????
ollieberry
Level 7
May 7, 2018
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It's good to step out of your comfort zone every now and then. Everybody has different comfort zones, though, so what's easy for one is hard for another. I have trouble getting out of my comfort zone, though talking to people, and even performing, isn't a problem. Don't kick yourself for not doing it sooner, just be glad you did it.
MBTI still exists for the same reason churches exist - someone is making money. It has poor test-retest reliability and it predicts nothing about behavior, career suitability, or anything else.
shockwaverider
Level 8
May 7, 2018
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Psychologists have found these personality tests to not be valid or reliable, and they are not widely used anymore due to this. However, I still find them to be fun to take, and even though some people get different results when they take them again in the future I have always gotten the same result. INFJ-the explanation fits me well, and I even have chosen a career in one of the "Jung Effective Careers" for my results.
As to whether there are more introverts than extroverts on here, I have no idea.
Browneyedlady
Level 7
May 7, 2018
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Maybe introverts are more likely to engage with the MBTI paradigm?
Maybe there is a correlation between introversion and atheism/agnosticism--with a stops at introspection en route?
I dunno. I'm INFP/INTP, heavy on the "I".
stinkeye_a
Level 8
May 7, 2018
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I was wondering about the introvert/agnosticism connection, if there is one. Extroverts (loosely) are more likely to be joiners and to worry more about what others think, so maybe they are more likely to be religious, though not in my case.
@tnorman1236 that's likely the crux of it, I'd wager
@tnorman1236 I hypothesize that inward reflection feeds the introvert when ones (inner) views are not accepted in the surrounding social context i.e. A leaning non-theist in an overwhelming religious societal environment. If ones views is accepted and even encouraged, we become extroverted. I would wager that if we all met in person, most self-proclaimed introverts would act more openly. That would explain why the MBTI will vary if your social acceptance environment shifts.
But it's still a hypothesis....
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