Carl Jung came up with a personality test of sorts that gives you a four letter result. It’s pretty interesting to see your strengths and weaknesses explained back to you. I’ve taken the test a couple times and I am a INTP. My sister in law found a website called mypersonality.info that has a simplified version of the test and then some interesting results. Here’s me in a nutshell:
“INTPs are logical, individualistic, reserved, and very curious individuals. They focus on ideas, theories and the explanation of how things work. They are especially adept at discussions and debate. They have the ability to focus intently on a subject. They appreciate and respect intelligence in others.”
“INTPs are relatively easy-going and amenable to most anything until their principles are violated, about which they may become outspoken and inflexible. They prefer to return, however, to a reserved albeit benign ambiance, not wishing to make spectacles of themselves.”
“INTPs live in the world of theoretical possibilities. They see everything in terms of how it could be improved, or what it could be turned into. They live primarily inside their own minds, having the ability to analyze difficult problems, identify patterns, and come up with logical explanations. They seek clarity in everything, and are therefore driven to build knowledge. They are the “absent-minded professors”, who highly value intelligence and the ability to apply logic to theories to find solutions.”
And some people (real and fictional) that fall under the INTP classification:
Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, the Olsen twins from Full House, Blaise Pascal, Carl Jung, Charles Darwin, Socrates, Rick Moranis, Rene Descartes, Gerald Ford, James Madison (this is the 5th President on the list…I’m just saying…) Data (from Star Trek), Brian Griffon (Family Guy), and Ash (from Alien)
It’s pretty fun to see. You should do it.
On the same website there also is a simplified test Mulit-Intelligence test. It basically is a test to see what categories your intelligence lies in. My results:
Intrapersonal: 80%
Bodily/Kinesthetic: 70%
Visual/Spatial: 70%
Interpersonal: 60%
Verbal/Linguistic: 60%
Naturalist: 60%
Logic/Math 55%
Musical: 30%
Kind of a “Jack of all trades, master of none” it looks like…
How ironic. I just took the course for work last week and they my evaluation told me I was ENTP.
It said ENTPs tend to run their mouths a little too much and go barreling into brick walls a lot. But they’re as lovable as a puppy.
second time taking the same test (different formats) same result. INTP. Though, I am more excited about being like Filbert from Rocko’s Modern Life…