Diagnostics

[tealin]

I used to take this test every year ... I don't know how long it's been since I did it, but was curious how things might have changed since I moved to the UK, and as I've been MBTI-ing the 1911 Shore Party it seemed only fair to turn it on myself. If it was ever scientific, it can't be entirely so now, as they've reformatted it in a way that might subconsciously push your answer in a slightly different direction than the previous format, and I'm pretty sure there were 72 questions before. But it's as close as I'll get to consistency, so with a substantial margin or error in mind:

INTJ
Introvert(78%) iNtuitive(53%) Thinking(62%) Judging(66%)
You have strong preference of Introversion over Extraversion (78%)
You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing (53%)
You have distinct preference of Thinking over Feeling (62%)
You have distinct preference of Judging over Perceiving (66%)

Turns out I'm no longer 100% introverted! Heavens to Betsy! Still quite definitively up the INTJ rabbit hole, but possibly moving slightly into the more healthy central cloud ...

Comments

[lumiere42]

Well, if introversion = getting energy from being alone/drained by being around others, and extroversion = the reverse, it stands to reason that being stuck living around unpleasant/antagonistic-to-you people and culture would be *even more* draining and lead to further introversion.

Being in a friendly environment where people (generally) aren't jackasses makes a difference in how one interacts with the world :)

FWIW MBTI-style tests always clearly score me as IN, but tend to disagree on the last 2 letters ...

[tealin]

It's true about the introversion, which is why I'm not enormously surprised to see it's gone down – it's more surprising that it was stuck all the way at 100 since I started taking the test, which was way back in Vancouver days, when I'd hardly classify my social surroundings as antagonistic.

My sister also flip-flops on the last two letters – I think the closer you are to the borderline, the more balanced your personality, which is no bad thing!

[lumiere42]

*snorfle* That may just be the first time anyone has called my personality 'balanced'...

[tealin]

Neuroses are not necessarily personality! This is just about how you intake/process the world ...