'I have always enjoyed studying languages - I guess it's a combination of the intellectual challenge which comes with any new subject, the communication potential, the chance to appreciate books and...|||I have tried dating younger, and shorter guys, but it never worked. I have always been attracted by those who were at least my age.  I might notice younger guys as being objectively handsome /...|||When I'm overwhelmed by a very intense emotion which catches me by surprise (if I see it coming I normally try , and manage, to master it/detach from it,  I make ironic remarks about it, etc).    ...|||I have always been fast, too.   I was reading Gifts differing by I.B.Myers these days, and she refers to speed in finishing tests as one of the differences between intuitives and sensing types....|||I use various tricks. As someone has already suggested (mentioning Japanese women, though - and I'm definitely not Japanese!) I have learnt to reformulate my sentences in a smoother way.  I use...|||I'd jump off a mountain or freeze to death (again, in the mountains) depending on the season.|||I can relate to this. Just like a recent post-apocalyptic phase I've had. I could discuss ten different ways mankind and/or the world could end, and feel very detached about it, while apparently...|||You would need to convince me that there's a very good reason for it The more logical the reason, the better (e.g. pleasing somebody is unlikely to work as a motivation) And you would also need to...|||North Light, I have insufficient data to venture into hypothesis on the frequency of MBTI temperaments in different parts of the world, although that would be a very interesting research topic!  ...|||Thank you Peter :happy:  You see, the problem is that I have a very hard time in applying this view to my observations on the workplace. I can see that some of the interactions I have observed...|||Peter, I don't deny that there might be a difference in the way women and men face work-related battles (I'm not too sure what this means though) but I cannot really pinpoint it.  I would be...|||Cake, a couple of things come to mind.   1) the gender issue.  As a woman myself, I have had my share of problems. I started out (both academically and professionally) in a technical field and...|||Hi Arbitrator,  I know what you mean - I'm also based in Europe.   I've talked about MBTI to some 30 people from various European countries and only two-three of them knew about it... But most of...|||Since I discovered MBTI a couple of months ago I have led a number of people to take the test (MBTI is not that well known in most parts of Europe, where I'm based).   It turns out I know several...|||Thank god (no pun intended) comments such as you're a fallen INTJ in reply to someone stating that she's religious are rare in this site, or else I wouldn't bother to visit this place.  Not that...|||At home (reading, in front of the computer, alone or with my partner or close friends)  At the cinema  In green places (preferably mountains/hills) away from the crowd Having a meal in a good...|||I agree. Problem is that sometimes I wish I could take that risk since I feel it would be worth, but it's so damn difficult. If I do, I feel as if I had put my life in someone else's hands......|||I second most of what you wrote.  Compliments on my intelligence are those which really touch me.  Compliments on my appearance do not bother me, if I sense they're sincere then I am somewhat...|||hehe! I am skeptical of everything but I guess I leave the door open to some extent :laughing:|||Hi there,  I had never done this test, so thanks for the link.   Here are my results... not sure about the final statement though.   According to your questionnaire responses, your...|||Father: ENTJ for sure Mother: xSFJ , possibly more on the I side but her love for talkative, noisy, intrusive people makes me wonder about an E preference  Needless to say, discussions at home...|||That is so true for me! I have actually instructed my friends that if they want unconditional emotional support they have to say it from the outset, or else I'll end up telling them what I really...|||I fear this will be OT but it's still about chess.   I've never enjoyed playing chess , because, as I've often said to people who asked me about it,  I feel I am constantly playing chess in my...|||1) do you think/feel that 2 people of matching sexual orientation (so a M and F for straight people, or M-M/F-F for Gay/Lesbian people) can be platonic friends? yes.  2) Do you think/feel it is...|||In my sleep, suddenly.  At least my loved ones would have the comfort of knowing that I didn't suffer.|||As others have said earlier, it depends on how deep the emotion is and whether that's something I am ready to share or not.   There are different layers.   Let's simplify - there's an outside...|||The main problem for me has always been the opposite - that I would be the one getting bored.   So I kept looking. My relationships have increased in quality over time - with some experiencing...|||I have learnt to focus on my well-being. No point in forcing myself to be more sociable on a regular basis and then explode. Since I interact with a lot of people at work, I compensate with lots of...|||I have always been interested in the way people function, and their cognitive processes. I was struck by Jung's psychological types. So there is an element of intellectual curiosity.  Moreover, I...|||I like change and I'd go as far as saying that I need change on a constant basis.     I recognise myself in this. The only job I have been satisfied with for more than 2 years (and which is...|||I have had some difficult periods in my life, due to various reasons. One of these periods went dangerously close to the definition of burnout I've found in scientific literature, due to a...|||Yes, I tend to do this a lot, although I have learnt to control myself (or at least try!!!)  I do it mainly when a discussion sparkles new ideas, but as wealldie said before, I generally remember...|||Many things annoy me, but the following really piss me off   - People who are both incompetent and arrogant. I don't like arrogant people but if they're good at what they do I can at least live...|||I don't enjoy rehearsing conversations of a personal nature because then I get bored when they actually take place. It's as if I silenced the inner voice to enjoy the unexpected. But I have always...|||queenofleaves - I guess my reaction would depend on whether I think that the insult/accusation deserves a reply , independent of my relationship with those who defended me  You know, it's funny,...|||Gandalf of course! Huge LOTR fan here btw|||Yes. I do not often fight using all my energies, I more often avoid the person, use my own death stare, turn ice cold and/or sarcastic or use some other indirect method.  In essence, I normally...|||Google searches (I go by themes - I normally spend days to weeks researching mostly on a specific topic, then move to something else), cinema (all genres except horror), reading (everything except...|||I hardly ever get bored if I am on my own, and free to chose what to do.  But I detest being in boring situations, be it studying something boring (essentially, anything which involves no real...|||Same with me.   The main problem I have had to face was when at work, due to uncontrollable external factors, I was forced to perform below my own break even point (note: my own - my output...|||I'm not a male but if I may ...  I totally agree with what Grey said. I used to be SO serious and mature when I was a child, and a fairly serious teenager, too, when my favourite activity was to...|||I do, too  When I was a child I used to play with the light filtering through the blinds and try and create as many patterns as possible. It took me years to find out that other people didn't do...|||Thanks for your post, too, More Tea. Now I see where you're coming from. Take care|||More Tea.  How difficult to summarise one's life in ten lines, eh? Can you really believe that one, anyone, could write about personality, tastes, or something as deep as a life-changing decision...|||Besides management and recruitment (on which I won't comment) I am of the view that MBTI could be useful in improving team work and reducing conflicts in the workplace, since it alerts to different...|||Thank you all for the warm welcome :happy:  ...and, Azrael: it's Italian|||I'm no exception - I wear black, or dark clothes, most of the the time, as practical and comfortable as possible. I want shoes I can walk confortably in, and clothes which I can forget about when I'm...|||I guess I'm ok as a driver but I don't particularly enjoy it. It's boring having to concentrate on the traffic. I much prefer using public transport so that I can think, look around, read or sleep.|||No, I don't believe that life has a meaning. In the big scheme of things our existence is an accident and will leave no trace.  But I believe that we can chose to give a meaning to our own life, as...|||I agree entirely.   My fundamental values and beliefs haven't changed much over time. Except that I defined myself an atheist until the age of 16 then I turned agnostic and I have been ever since....'