The thing is, I don’t think that I can even take those tests very well. I actually got something different when I took the test. But when I read the description for my test result, it seems very unlike me. And the INTP does still seem like me. It’s still not exactly pinned down, though. I was hanging out with Cathy and Emily on Friday night in the lounge, and when Cathy read the INTP description, I was definitely thinking that was a fair description.

In any case, I will perhaps read some of the Keirsey’s book. We shall see. I’m still curious about what other people might think that I am, though.

in any case, you should try reading your dad’s “please understand me II” book, you might find keirsey’s theories and mini-essays interesting and probably a lot more extensive than what’s online. even the supplementary material on leadership, parenting, and mating is pretty enlightening.

but seriously, i love to hear when hard to pin down people such as yourself, find a type that suits you the most. (saves me the trouble of scrutinizing you constantly.)

I wonder if it’s true for everyone that they’re basically the same as they were in high school. I can see similarities for myself, but I don’t know if I see as much as you see in yourself. Maybe I need to look harder.

I recently listened to someone speak about interviewing techniques - from an interviewer’s side of things. The woman said that one great question to ask was, “How were you in high school?” or something like that. The idea was that our core personality doesn’t change much. In my case, this is certainly true. I may be more outgoing now but I worked hard in high school, got along well with others (I was shy but people liked me) and I took measured risks. Still do that to this day.

I’d tend to agree that people can’t be completely enclosed within a particular type, but they rather have different parts of all possible types. Usually there is a particular tendency, though, and that is what these tests want to show.

Was this workshop for teachers or what?

Hm I’m not sure if this will be my first time taking this test. I’ve definitely taken other tests before, though. In any case, I’m hoping to take the test one day this week. We can also analyze your personality!

I don’t mean I fell in love with the test or anything, but there were certain things about it that were interesting. I mean, I already knew a lot of what I “found out” about myself. But the neat idea was that of the four types of personalities, you end up with a little of everything but just in order of how *much* you have them. So it’s not like you’re in an either/or thing. She says that you pull up different parts of your personality when you need them. And sort of the point of the knowing it I think is recognizing that the colors where you scored the highest are going to be easiest for you to operate in, that you might have to work harder to operate in a personality trait that you scored less in but that you do it when you need to.