Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types • Hacker News Board

Re: Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types

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Post by dkokelley » Fri, May 30, 2008, 5:19 PM UTC

sah wrote: post #46

It's instructive to read the prose about all of the types this test partitions people into. Do it before you see your results. Can you pick the one that describes you ahead of time? They're all flattering and describe experiences that I think most humans have at some point. The sense that something written for a very broad audience applies specifically to you can be deceiving. That's part of why horoscopes are popula…

I once took a similar, but much simpler test consisting of choleric, melancholic, sanguine and phlegmatic, and scored near evenly in each category.

I was told that it was because I was a super-rare type of person, who was essentially capable of exhibiting whichever type of personality suited me at the time.

I think it was because I gamed the test.

While I can see the value in attempting to define the traits of certain people, I don't think that a set 4, 16, or even 200 categories will help you understand someone as well as spending a week with them will.

Re: Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, May 30, 2008, 5:27 PM UTC

jmatt wrote: post #50

jonuts wrote: post #25

i'm surprised there are so few extroverts here.. INTJ represent

I'm a ENTP and rarely post. I am right on the line between INTP/ENTP. I've seen people on the line refered to as an XNTP. I've taken the test a number of times over the years and always end up with the same type. I know I am, as more of an extrovert, just as likely to voice my opinions in any number of different ways. I think if anything this forum provides a way for introverts to voice their opinions.

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Re: Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types

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Post by thorax » Fri, May 30, 2008, 5:30 PM UTC

I've always tested as right on the border of INTP and ENTP with a slight lean towards the former.

Re: Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types

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Post by Alex3917 » Fri, May 30, 2008, 5:30 PM UTC

dkokelley wrote: post #51

sah wrote: post #46

It's instructive to read the prose about all of the types this test partitions people into. Do it before you see your results. Can you pick the one that describes you ahead of time? They're all flattering and describe experiences that I think most humans have at some point. The sense that something written for a very broad audience applies specifically to you can be deceiving. That's part of why horoscopes are popula…

I once took a similar, but much simpler test consisting of choleric, melancholic, sanguine and phlegmatic, and scored near evenly in each category. I was told that it was because I was a super-rare type of person, who was essentially capable of exhibiting whichever type of personality suited me at the time. I think it was because I gamed the test. While I can see the value in attempting to define the traits of certai…

http://skepdic.com/myersb.html

Re: Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types

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Post by justindz » Fri, May 30, 2008, 5:32 PM UTC

xlnt wrote: post #38

I scored 100 for introverted. Do I get a reward party?

My mom is certified to deliver one of the official versions of the test. When I first took it in Middle School (well, used to be called Jr. High) I scored 1 point in the E column which is the courtesy point you get for being male. Therefore, the only way I could become more introverted would be to have been born a woman.

Re: Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types

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Post by elad » Fri, May 30, 2008, 5:38 PM UTC

Highest scores go to the NT's - ENTJ (20 points right now), ENTP (24), INTG (64) and INTP (71) together represent 76% of the total sample (179/235). It's not surprising though that hackers and entrepreneurs tend to be intuitives and thinkers. INTJ myself.

Re: Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types

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Post by sriram_sun » Fri, May 30, 2008, 5:41 PM UTC

([E|I][S|N][F|T][J|P]) Doesn't matter. Go write Code!

Re: Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types

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Post by dkokelley » Fri, May 30, 2008, 5:42 PM UTC

I got INTJ

Introverted: 44

Intuitive: 62

Thinking: 62

Judging: 11

Re: Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types

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Post by LogicHoleFlaw » Fri, May 30, 2008, 5:43 PM UTC

sah wrote: post #41

LogicHoleFlaw wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Answer the questions as quickly as you can. Your first impulsive response will be the most accurate.

Most accurate against what other measure? Has this been tested in some way, or is it just something people say?

Good question. Actually I'm not sure - I'm just repeating the advice my mother gave me when I asked her. She's a certified proctor for these sorts of things.

Re: Poll: Hacker News (Myers-Briggs) Personality Types

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Post by prakash » Fri, May 30, 2008, 5:43 PM UTC

sah wrote: post #46

It's instructive to read the prose about all of the types this test partitions people into. Do it before you see your results. Can you pick the one that describes you ahead of time? They're all flattering and describe experiences that I think most humans have at some point. The sense that something written for a very broad audience applies specifically to you can be deceiving. That's part of why horoscopes are popula…

Here's the funny thing! I have been reading Erik Benson(Buster McLeod)'s blog from '04. I do't know what he started off as, but now he is a "ENTP" MEANING shit happens people change.