I get the I/E distinction, I understand the F/T dimension, but I've never read a good explanation of N/S and J/P. Anyone care to explain?
Poll HN: What is your personality type?
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#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not at all. I'd wager a guess that when you're a startup founder, it greatly helps to be an E.
I consistently rate as an I, yet most people I meet would consider me an extrovert/E. Part of this is because when I'm meeting with people , I can be E, but it's not necessarily my default behavior (or what I'm most comfortable with, to be honest).
If it's not what you're most comfortable with, that means you're not actually an extravert. An extravert is someone who is energized by dealing with the external world, and an introvert is energized by dealing with their internal world. There are introverts who are very outgoing and good with people. It just tends to take a lot out of them.
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#43typical INTJ most of the time :(
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#44Interesting but not surprisingly INTJ has most votes being one of the rarest of the personality types.
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#45I could have sworn INTJ is supposedly the rarest of types, found in only about 1% of people, and yet it has by far the most votes here.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
I consistently rate as an I, yet most people I meet would consider me an extrovert/E. Part of this is because when I'm meeting with people , I can be E, but it's not necessarily my default behavior (or what I'm most comfortable with, to be honest).
If it's not what you're most comfortable with, that means you're not actually an extravert. An extravert is someone who is energized by dealing with the external world, and an introvert is energized by dealing with their internal world. There are introverts who are very outgoing and good with people. It just tends to take a lot out of them.
I know - I was replying in the context of the parent's comment:
"I'd wager a guess that when you're a startup founder, it greatly helps to be an E."
Not sure if it necessarily helps - it's going to depend on what your other skills are and who, if anyone, else is on your team. I'm an I but get mistaken for an E.
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#47My personality type is the "I don't believe in personality types" type.
So you're an asshole? Clearly I'm joking, but people have tendencies and knowing the general buckets of tendency-groups makes it easier to interact with a wider variety of people (and not just introverted engineers).
Is there any actual research evidence for that?
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#48I get the I/E distinction, I understand the F/T dimension, but I've never read a good explanation of N/S and J/P. Anyone care to explain?
I apologize in advance for the hand waving vagueness, but here's how I think of it.
N=abstract thinker, likes ideas and concepts and big picture S=concrete thinker, likes real things and details
J=likes rules and systems and binary partitions P=thinks in terms of guidelines and heuristics and rules of thumb and grey areas.
Most programmers are Ns, but I have met quite a few DBAs who are Ss. I'm a P (could you tell) although close to the middle. I like to make the joke that Ps are always 5 minutes late, but don't think of that as being late ;)
Hope this helps.
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#49Uhh, I really hate INTJ personalities, most are so uptight centered on being judgmental. The "worker bee" personality that I see at IT/software places.
INFP ftw, feeling up and perceiving people over thinking and judging people!
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#50are all hackers INTJ..?
I think most hackers are NT - abstraction and thinking. The E/I and J/P varies.