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..that should be T v F..
I don't know why it's so hard for me to figure the T/F thing out.. even after looking at the functions, I'm still pretty confused. Anyway, I usually test ENTP (very close on T/F), I relate to ENTP, I like ENTPs a bit better, but I think I might just come off as an ENFP, and I'm not sure why that is/how that relates.
When I look at the functions..
E/I - They're very close, but bottom line, I get energized by social things and get exhausted by too much alone time, so gotta be E.
N/S - Well, I definitely think I am Ne and that my Si is very weak. I actually think my Se is pretty good, if prodded. I just tend to prefer and naturally do the Ne. My Ni is not weak or strong. Confident on the N.
T/F - Te and Ti are almost identical.. Ti might be a bit higher.
But.. Fe, Fi.. I can't tell. I think I'm dead equal at them. I don't use them at the same time, but I'm almost positive I use them equally, which doesn't seem possible.
P/J - I am pretty confident on the P.
Maybe I'm missing a type here?
1) What aspect of your personality made you unsure of your type?
I have a silly switch. I care about whether or not people like me. I get distracted easily by new people. In general I come off warm, friendly. And, I don't think I look like a female ENTP. Those are the things that stand out as ENFP. ENTP.. I especially relate to the people as an audience thing.. playing devil's advocate, being argumentative, playing with ideas, quick witted, can pretty much talk anyone out of anything or into anything.
And of course the functions themselves being either fairly balanced or I'm not understanding them.
I relate to more things in the ENTP forum (especially the things you love/hate about ENTP/ENFP posts) and like the ENTP forum better, but the general descriptions of an ENFP really sound close..
2) What do you yearn for in life? Why?
New experiences.. not being bored.. trying new things, adapting to new situations. Also, doing something with my life even though I lack a lot of motivation. And good friendships since I don't seem to have a lot of close friends.
3) Think about a time where you felt like you were at your finest. Tell us what made you feel that way.
I have social anxiety, so a lot of that clouds things - but it's usually when I am being outgoing, not overwhelmed, maybe even performing.
4) What makes you feel inferior?
When I feel stupid.. either when I miss something I should have picked up quickly, or when someone knocks down something I say immediately.
5) What tends to weigh on your decisions? (Do you think about people, pro-cons, how you feel about it, etc.)
I mix pros/cons and the mood I am in.. I ask people.. I am extremely indecisive. When I'm trying to make a decision, even a simple one, I have this habit of narrowing it down to two and the two will ALWAYS be one "logical choice that I also like" and one "really like this, instant gratification". It paralyzes me, I tend to ask people what they'd pick, doesn't really help though. In the end, I think my decisions always ends up being random, and always wondering about the other.
I'm in the middle of something right now that might help. I have to choose between two places to live. One is a place I've lived before and has my brother and sister. But my sister will be leaving in a few months. The other is somewhere new and has extended family (so I even still get family). It also has more opportunities and might even fit my personality better. It also seems more adventurous and exciting. I think the second is the logical and obvious choice (and mostly everyone around me agrees) and the other is the emotional choice and right now I have decided on the emotional but it's very much "pick one" because I go back and forth every single day.
I think I might be making more emotional choices lately though as my dad died a few months ago, so I'm pretty out of whack.
6) When working on a project what is normally your emphasis? Do you like to have control of the outcome?
I start things, never finish them. I get really into them at first, really obsessed and then I get tired of it and never go back to it. I prefer brainstorming and creating ideas for projects. I don't tend to follow-through. I will typically drop something when I think I got enough out of it. (I'm pretty good at most things, but I tend to think that even when I don't finish something that I can and it will turn out well, so I don't mind not finishing that much.)
I'm not really sure the answer to the second question.
7) Describe us a time where you had a lot of fun. How is your memory of it?
I was with my family and we were drinking and grilling/eating crabs and pretty much just hanging out BSing. I like that sort of thing.
8) When you want to learn something new, what feels more natural for you? (Are you more prone to be hands on, to theorize, to memorize, etc)
Theorize, definitely. Once I get a concept down I figure it's good enough and it works for me. I like to make connections and see patterns. I get a feel for things quite easily. I'd say hands-on would be next though, though when I do something hands-on, I don't really like to think about it a lot first.
I am not a memorizer at all.. it bores me, just don't think it's important.
9) How organized do you to think of yourself as?
Well, I think I'm generally fairly neat and clean, my house looks pretty decent most of the time but never perfect. I can handle a ton of mess and can be really messy.. in spurts, and in certain spots.. but generally I pick up after myself. But, on the other hand, I can't do any planning or scheduling. When I was younger, I was really messy.
10) How do you judge new ideas? You try to understand the principles behind it to see if they make sense or do you look for information that supports it?
I look for the principles first.. then I get information to support it. But generally, I don't need the information to understand it, unless it's to present to an SJ haha.
11) You find harmony by making sure everyone is doing fine and belonging to a given group or by making sure that you follow what you believe and being yourself?
Both? Neither? I think I'm balanced. I can generally keep people at ease and I've pulled people out of their shell before, that sort of thing. I don't particularly value harmony, but I do it naturally. I generally come off charming, but I have no patience for when someone is wrong or I can play devil's advocate and that gets me in trouble (my mom used to always tell me that I'd "argue with a dead person"). I am principled in that when something really does go against something I believe in, I don't have a problem speaking up, but that's not very often as I generally go with the flow.
One of the things that really put me off in the ENFP forum is the whole "world peace" thing.. what is with that? ha I don't really think it's possible and even if I did, I'm not interested in it.
12) Are you the kind that thinks before speaking or do you speak before thinking? Do you prefer one-on-one communication or group discussions?
Speak before thinking.
I prefer to participate in one on one discussions, but watch group. I prefer the group though because I like all the different thoughts/ideas bouncing around, but I like the observing there. But I like having an individual to bounce things off of or to antagonize. :wink:
What I really like the best though is a crowd where I can bounce around to different one-on-one situations.
13) Do you jump into action right away or do you like to know where are you jumping before leaping? Does action speaks more than words?
Umm.. jump into action. I can be reckless. I theorize ideas to death, but when it comes to doing, I never plan, just go. I won't think about things like safety or long-term consequences very much.
I don't really think actions always speak louder than words. I like words. Or maybe I'm just being contrary.
14) It's Saturday. You're at home, and your favorite show is about to start. Your friends call you for a night out. What will you do?
Night out. Maybe occasionally stay in..
15) How do you act when you're stressed out?
I'm visibly calm, but I am a mess in my head.. I go over things again and again.
If it's something that can be solved.. I don't tend to stress and I'm resourceful. I'm pretty calm in a typical crisis situation. But, when I do get stressed.. like over decision making (like that example up above).. I am in my head constantly, and it's hard to pull me out until it's over. I won't be normal again until after the change (even though I love change).
16) What makes you dislike the personalities of some people?
I don't like when people don't participate in something fun or won't try new things.. when they're really inflexible.. drives me nuts. I don't like people who reject your ideas immediately.. I know this one person who everytime I say anything that is outside of the box, she'll immediately go "pfft" or make a face and move on like I'm stupid and it really pisses me off and it immediately throws me into argumentative mode. I'm not easily offended (you could insult my appearance or character and even beliefs to an extent eh whatever) until you dismiss my ideas or my analysis of a situation.
I'm pretty argumentative yes, but I don't like being nitpicked.
I don't when people are overly apologetic when saying something they think.. just say it.. or who have to try to jump into my conversation/argument/business to make peace. I did a bit of this when I was younger.. hate it now.
17) Is there anything you really like talking about with other people?
Yes, everything.. I love talking about theoretical things, making connections between things especially. I can talk philosophy and the philosophical side of politics forever. ..knowledge sharing, story telling, analyzing people.
I also like talking about meaningless things too.. I have an "academic" side and a "superficial" side and I will talk both endlessly but they don't really touch. Not so much on small talk though.. pass.
18) What kind of things do pay the least attention to in your life
I miss obvious things.. I don't hear people a lot. It's hard to get my attention. I apparently also pay the least attention to things like walls because I run into them a lot. :laughing:
19) How do your friends perceive you? What is wrong about their perception? ? What would your friends never say about your personality ?
My friends think I'm argumentative, intelligent, funny, talk too much and don't know when to stop. Mostly true, except I generally do know when to stop and mostly don't care or ignore it.
They'd also say I'm bubbly, happy, optimistic. I think it's slightly off. I think I'm more light-hearted and easy-going than bubbly and optimistic.. though I can get silly and excitable. My face looks bubbly a lot.. when I'm not getting the whole "are you upset" when I'm perfectly content and in fact enjoying something.
They'd say overly-sensitive. I think this is a misunderstanding of my incapability of dealing with emotions combined with social anxiety. They think I am a sensitive soul who loves flowers and romance and cries at sad movies.. when in actuality it's more like.. I have a dark sense of humor, make fun of romance, and when I cry it's because I've been taken off guard or put on the spot at the wrong time. Crying is something I actively fight.
I can be manipulative, but no one ever catches me so they think I'm the complete opposite. I like to mess with people and get reactions and push boundaries but for some reason I can get out of this really easily so I don't think most people notice this.
I've also gotten negative/sarcastic/mean (my sister always thinks this when I'm joking) and narcissistic.. that I overanalyze things.
One of the latest complaints.. my friend and I were talking about something and I thought we were just getting started.. just starting to get to the good stuff, when she abruptly stops and says "well, I don't want to beat a dead horse, so I'm done!"
What??? You just got started! It was just getting good.. we barely started! (This always happens to me.)
They would never say I'm decisive or boring.
20) You got a whole day to do whatever you like. What kind of activities do you feel like doing?
Sometimes nothing.
Sometimes.. I wanna go to an amusement park.. roller coasters and water stuff only. OR doing something I've never done. Something active. I'd like to learn how to snowboard..
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So, what do you think?
I don't know why it's so hard for me to figure the T/F thing out.. even after looking at the functions, I'm still pretty confused. Anyway, I usually test ENTP (very close on T/F), I relate to ENTP, I like ENTPs a bit better, but I think I might just come off as an ENFP, and I'm not sure why that is/how that relates.
When I look at the functions..
E/I - They're very close, but bottom line, I get energized by social things and get exhausted by too much alone time, so gotta be E.
N/S - Well, I definitely think I am Ne and that my Si is very weak. I actually think my Se is pretty good, if prodded. I just tend to prefer and naturally do the Ne. My Ni is not weak or strong. Confident on the N.
T/F - Te and Ti are almost identical.. Ti might be a bit higher.
But.. Fe, Fi.. I can't tell. I think I'm dead equal at them. I don't use them at the same time, but I'm almost positive I use them equally, which doesn't seem possible.
P/J - I am pretty confident on the P.
Maybe I'm missing a type here?
1) What aspect of your personality made you unsure of your type?
I have a silly switch. I care about whether or not people like me. I get distracted easily by new people. In general I come off warm, friendly. And, I don't think I look like a female ENTP. Those are the things that stand out as ENFP. ENTP.. I especially relate to the people as an audience thing.. playing devil's advocate, being argumentative, playing with ideas, quick witted, can pretty much talk anyone out of anything or into anything.
And of course the functions themselves being either fairly balanced or I'm not understanding them.
I relate to more things in the ENTP forum (especially the things you love/hate about ENTP/ENFP posts) and like the ENTP forum better, but the general descriptions of an ENFP really sound close..
2) What do you yearn for in life? Why?
New experiences.. not being bored.. trying new things, adapting to new situations. Also, doing something with my life even though I lack a lot of motivation. And good friendships since I don't seem to have a lot of close friends.
3) Think about a time where you felt like you were at your finest. Tell us what made you feel that way.
I have social anxiety, so a lot of that clouds things - but it's usually when I am being outgoing, not overwhelmed, maybe even performing.
4) What makes you feel inferior?
When I feel stupid.. either when I miss something I should have picked up quickly, or when someone knocks down something I say immediately.
5) What tends to weigh on your decisions? (Do you think about people, pro-cons, how you feel about it, etc.)
I mix pros/cons and the mood I am in.. I ask people.. I am extremely indecisive. When I'm trying to make a decision, even a simple one, I have this habit of narrowing it down to two and the two will ALWAYS be one "logical choice that I also like" and one "really like this, instant gratification". It paralyzes me, I tend to ask people what they'd pick, doesn't really help though. In the end, I think my decisions always ends up being random, and always wondering about the other.
I'm in the middle of something right now that might help. I have to choose between two places to live. One is a place I've lived before and has my brother and sister. But my sister will be leaving in a few months. The other is somewhere new and has extended family (so I even still get family). It also has more opportunities and might even fit my personality better. It also seems more adventurous and exciting. I think the second is the logical and obvious choice (and mostly everyone around me agrees) and the other is the emotional choice and right now I have decided on the emotional but it's very much "pick one" because I go back and forth every single day.
I think I might be making more emotional choices lately though as my dad died a few months ago, so I'm pretty out of whack.
6) When working on a project what is normally your emphasis? Do you like to have control of the outcome?
I start things, never finish them. I get really into them at first, really obsessed and then I get tired of it and never go back to it. I prefer brainstorming and creating ideas for projects. I don't tend to follow-through. I will typically drop something when I think I got enough out of it. (I'm pretty good at most things, but I tend to think that even when I don't finish something that I can and it will turn out well, so I don't mind not finishing that much.)
I'm not really sure the answer to the second question.
7) Describe us a time where you had a lot of fun. How is your memory of it?
I was with my family and we were drinking and grilling/eating crabs and pretty much just hanging out BSing. I like that sort of thing.
8) When you want to learn something new, what feels more natural for you? (Are you more prone to be hands on, to theorize, to memorize, etc)
Theorize, definitely. Once I get a concept down I figure it's good enough and it works for me. I like to make connections and see patterns. I get a feel for things quite easily. I'd say hands-on would be next though, though when I do something hands-on, I don't really like to think about it a lot first.
I am not a memorizer at all.. it bores me, just don't think it's important.
9) How organized do you to think of yourself as?
Well, I think I'm generally fairly neat and clean, my house looks pretty decent most of the time but never perfect. I can handle a ton of mess and can be really messy.. in spurts, and in certain spots.. but generally I pick up after myself. But, on the other hand, I can't do any planning or scheduling. When I was younger, I was really messy.
10) How do you judge new ideas? You try to understand the principles behind it to see if they make sense or do you look for information that supports it?
I look for the principles first.. then I get information to support it. But generally, I don't need the information to understand it, unless it's to present to an SJ haha.
11) You find harmony by making sure everyone is doing fine and belonging to a given group or by making sure that you follow what you believe and being yourself?
Both? Neither? I think I'm balanced. I can generally keep people at ease and I've pulled people out of their shell before, that sort of thing. I don't particularly value harmony, but I do it naturally. I generally come off charming, but I have no patience for when someone is wrong or I can play devil's advocate and that gets me in trouble (my mom used to always tell me that I'd "argue with a dead person"). I am principled in that when something really does go against something I believe in, I don't have a problem speaking up, but that's not very often as I generally go with the flow.
One of the things that really put me off in the ENFP forum is the whole "world peace" thing.. what is with that? ha I don't really think it's possible and even if I did, I'm not interested in it.
12) Are you the kind that thinks before speaking or do you speak before thinking? Do you prefer one-on-one communication or group discussions?
Speak before thinking.
I prefer to participate in one on one discussions, but watch group. I prefer the group though because I like all the different thoughts/ideas bouncing around, but I like the observing there. But I like having an individual to bounce things off of or to antagonize. :wink:
What I really like the best though is a crowd where I can bounce around to different one-on-one situations.
13) Do you jump into action right away or do you like to know where are you jumping before leaping? Does action speaks more than words?
Umm.. jump into action. I can be reckless. I theorize ideas to death, but when it comes to doing, I never plan, just go. I won't think about things like safety or long-term consequences very much.
I don't really think actions always speak louder than words. I like words. Or maybe I'm just being contrary.
14) It's Saturday. You're at home, and your favorite show is about to start. Your friends call you for a night out. What will you do?
Night out. Maybe occasionally stay in..
15) How do you act when you're stressed out?
I'm visibly calm, but I am a mess in my head.. I go over things again and again.
If it's something that can be solved.. I don't tend to stress and I'm resourceful. I'm pretty calm in a typical crisis situation. But, when I do get stressed.. like over decision making (like that example up above).. I am in my head constantly, and it's hard to pull me out until it's over. I won't be normal again until after the change (even though I love change).
16) What makes you dislike the personalities of some people?
I don't like when people don't participate in something fun or won't try new things.. when they're really inflexible.. drives me nuts. I don't like people who reject your ideas immediately.. I know this one person who everytime I say anything that is outside of the box, she'll immediately go "pfft" or make a face and move on like I'm stupid and it really pisses me off and it immediately throws me into argumentative mode. I'm not easily offended (you could insult my appearance or character and even beliefs to an extent eh whatever) until you dismiss my ideas or my analysis of a situation.
I'm pretty argumentative yes, but I don't like being nitpicked.
I don't when people are overly apologetic when saying something they think.. just say it.. or who have to try to jump into my conversation/argument/business to make peace. I did a bit of this when I was younger.. hate it now.
17) Is there anything you really like talking about with other people?
Yes, everything.. I love talking about theoretical things, making connections between things especially. I can talk philosophy and the philosophical side of politics forever. ..knowledge sharing, story telling, analyzing people.
I also like talking about meaningless things too.. I have an "academic" side and a "superficial" side and I will talk both endlessly but they don't really touch. Not so much on small talk though.. pass.
18) What kind of things do pay the least attention to in your life
I miss obvious things.. I don't hear people a lot. It's hard to get my attention. I apparently also pay the least attention to things like walls because I run into them a lot. :laughing:
19) How do your friends perceive you? What is wrong about their perception? ? What would your friends never say about your personality ?
My friends think I'm argumentative, intelligent, funny, talk too much and don't know when to stop. Mostly true, except I generally do know when to stop and mostly don't care or ignore it.
They'd also say I'm bubbly, happy, optimistic. I think it's slightly off. I think I'm more light-hearted and easy-going than bubbly and optimistic.. though I can get silly and excitable. My face looks bubbly a lot.. when I'm not getting the whole "are you upset" when I'm perfectly content and in fact enjoying something.
They'd say overly-sensitive. I think this is a misunderstanding of my incapability of dealing with emotions combined with social anxiety. They think I am a sensitive soul who loves flowers and romance and cries at sad movies.. when in actuality it's more like.. I have a dark sense of humor, make fun of romance, and when I cry it's because I've been taken off guard or put on the spot at the wrong time. Crying is something I actively fight.
I can be manipulative, but no one ever catches me so they think I'm the complete opposite. I like to mess with people and get reactions and push boundaries but for some reason I can get out of this really easily so I don't think most people notice this.
I've also gotten negative/sarcastic/mean (my sister always thinks this when I'm joking) and narcissistic.. that I overanalyze things.
One of the latest complaints.. my friend and I were talking about something and I thought we were just getting started.. just starting to get to the good stuff, when she abruptly stops and says "well, I don't want to beat a dead horse, so I'm done!"
What??? You just got started! It was just getting good.. we barely started! (This always happens to me.)
They would never say I'm decisive or boring.
20) You got a whole day to do whatever you like. What kind of activities do you feel like doing?
Sometimes nothing.
Sometimes.. I wanna go to an amusement park.. roller coasters and water stuff only. OR doing something I've never done. Something active. I'd like to learn how to snowboard..
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So, what do you think?