'My father is an ISTP and I can attest to this. He has always been the eternally calm presence in our neurotic family of two INFP's and an INTP. He really does not seem to understand why we over-think...|||If I am already interested and want to do the work, or if I've started my work and begun to become absorbed, I will want complete silence. But if it is something I am in no way interested in or...|||From birth, I was obsessed with: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln until age 6, then the Civil War for a couple years, then plantation history for a couple of years (made my parents take me to...|||I have an incredible lack of knowledge when it comes to sports in general. My husband also happens to have a football obsessed uncle who attempts to chat with me about it every time I see him.  ...|||I'm just curious if anyone else does this. When I have something important to work on, I often find that working on it in complete silence is a challenge. I obviously cannot focus if actual live...|||Is this an INTP thing? An introverted thinking thing? I'll be in the middle of something I need to focus on and inevitably start pondering other things. Then I get the overwhelming urge to drop...|||What about Mr. Pitt, who was Elaine's boss briefly on the show? Here's a compilation of the scenes featuring the character. I see some Fi in his character, and he's definitely particular about...|||I have three modes when it comes to dress:  1. Dressing for me: this is usually wearing very loose fitting clothing (stretchy palazzo pants, yoga pants, t-shirts, tank tops) and sandals or comfy...|||Mr. Pitt is one of my favorite characters from Seinfeld and I've been wondering what type he might be. Here's a compilation of the scenes featuring the character. I see some Fi in his character, and...|||This was a great test. I got ENTJ and I've suspected that I was probably an xNTJ. The word- personality analysis was surprisingly spot on. I made my husband take the test though and he for some...|||It has dawned on me recently that four married couples and one serious couple I know well who adore one another are this combination. In all couples, the male is ENTP and the female is ISFJ. I see...|||This is really interesting, MBTI Enthusiast. Do you happen to know if this same type of information is available for the other types?|||Ha, currently trying to figure out if I'm ISTJ or INTJ, as I seem to display the characteristics of both. I think I'm a kind person but I unfortunately really related to the crunching as many tasks...|||...although I may be too hasty in that assumption, MBTI Enthusiast. I would actually agree that I've inadvertently become the resident expert on several topics over the years among my friends. The...|||MBTI Enthusiast you were pretty spot on with identifying the difference between my original post and the majority of replies relating to it. I'm an Enneagram 135 tritype, and suspect that my main...|||Still pretty stumped on whether I'm using ISTJ or INTJ functions, even after a second side by side analysis of the excerpts Fern graciously shared. So if anyone has some insight, opinions, etc.,...|||This may be information overkill, but I found this other questionnaire I filled out. I suppose it's better to have too much data rather than not enough.  1) What aspect of your personality made you...|||OK, here's a questionnaire:   0. Is there anything that may affect the way you answer the questions?   For example, a stressful time, mental illness, medications, special life   circumstances?...|||I also use the what was I thinking about/discussing when I parked the car? thing to find my car in parking lots. I do discuss old memories, but mainly just one time and most of it is exclusively to...|||I guess it would depend on the complexity of the problem but more often than not I would like some context.|||Ha, I definitely do that too.|||After reading through this, I definitely relate MUCH more to Ni than to Si. My husband read it through and also said that Ni sounded spot on for me and Si sounded nothing like me.  So I may have my...|||Hmm, yellow is my favorite color and I like it fine on cars. What I think looks stupid on cars is orange and that neon green shade I see on some.|||Well, I'm not really sure if I'm an ISTJ or INTJ (still trying to figure it out) so I don't know if my two cents will enlighten anyone, but...  I cry at very weird things, when you consider what I...|||Thanks for all this info Afterburner. I'll have to process this and compare them with one another.  Where do you think the info I shared regarding my memory fits in with this, if at all? And also,...|||Curious as to if this is a thing with ISTJs as it seems to be with INTJs. By obsession, I don't mean of the unhealthy stalker variety, but in the vein of getting so absorbed with an interest, hobby...|||How could someone possibly be both ISTJ and INTJ, if the functions are so different?|||Something I read about recently regarding ISTJ vs INTJ was that they remember things very differently because they take in info and experiences differently. Any thoughts on this?  As far as my...|||Thanks for this info Fern. It is very interesting. Unfortunately, I can relate to aspects of both, so I'm still a bit confused as to what functions I seem to be using. I will go back over them a...|||Not sure if this will help indicate type or function, but I figure it can't hurt to share it. I took a career aptitude test a couple months ago and these were my results:   Only Bachelors required...|||The Si indicator would be that I do believe there is a right way to do everything and I am a creature of habit in doing things the way I've always known or learned them. An example would be the...|||I've been researching all the types and functions affiliated. Though there is an outside chance I could actually be an E instead of an I, I have narrowed the possibilities to these two.   I'm...|||http://youtu.be/EDEEzS7OV2k|||So I've been reading more in depth about the functions, and while I still think that INTJ and ENTJ are strong possibilities, I'm now more open to the possibility of ESTJ or ISTJ. I do know that my Te...|||Out of curiousity, Pendit76, do you know what your Enneagram type is? I'm beginning to wonder if Enneagram really has more bearing regarding this trait.|||That's the thing that gets me-- I don't like being alone for too long, but I can most definitely be drained by people after awhile (maybe I phrased it misleadingly). I've heard the term ambivert of...|||Great analysis Acerbusvenator -- I'll have to look into INFP more. I just suggested this type to my husband and he told me he has a hard time believing I'm a perceiving type or a lead feeling type--...|||Here's a copy/paste of info I shared on a thread last month.  -I like to be very organized. If things are out of their place, they are lost forever. -I'm generally a neat and tidy person but...|||INTJ and ENTJ are the two results I've gotten taking multiple tests online. I've also studied all the types and functions and I'm pretty convinced I'm one of these two. I would say I am most...|||So I have a ballpark of what MBTI type I am (which I will not share at first because I want some unbiased ideas) but I'm trying to figure out if I'm one or another-- so here is a questionnaire to get...|||I relate to everything you just said. The Te makes sense to me.|||Anyone else a control freak? I feel the need to have full reign over the majority of things in my world, I believe there is a right way to do everything and though I can deal with surprises, I hate...|||Curious as to how gullibility plays in with the personality types. Any thoughts on types/functions that seem to lean toward blind trust more than others?|||Hi, could I please have my name changed to: Champagne Wishes?  Thank you|||I found and filled out a questionnaire so this may help:  1) What aspect of your personality made you unsure of your type?   I have in the past taken the test a few times and I have scored 1, 3,...|||1) What aspect of your personality made you unsure of your type?  I have in the past taken the test a few times and I have scored 1, 3, 5 and 8, so I don't particularly have a type. But I relate to...|||Hello. I'm new to the forums. Joined to hopefully find out my Enneagram type or tritype. I look forward to talking more and if you have any interest in helping with my Enneagram type, I've filled out...|||I've taken many of the Enneagram tests online and one in an Enneagram book that I have. I've gotten types 1, 3, 5 and 8 different times, and I can relate to all of them.   I'm wondering if there is...|||She may be an E, although I teeter between thinking I'm an I and an E and I've always thought she was more introverted than I was. We could both possibly just be more introverted extroverts.|||Couple more things:  She recently came to a party at my house with lots of family and friends. She separated herself off in the other room with her daughter, not interacting anyone and wouldn't eat...'