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jacks435 · Kenneth Cole

are you an extrovert or an introvert?

Kelly · Hermes

where is the test you took? I'm interested....

I've been an extrovert most of my life...like, if I just had a couple hours on my hands with nothing pressing to do and no one to hang out with, I would go bonkers and just go shopping to be around people, but lately I'm becoming more and more introverted. I share less personal things with others, I talk less, and I hang out by myself a *whole lot* more. I probably only go out a couple times a week. Usually I spend my nights alone in my apartment and am fine with it, whereas before I'd go nutty.

Kitty · Hermes

introvert...I like being around people, but it eventually ends up draining me instead of giving me more energy.

needsfashionadvice · Kate Spade

Kitty wrote:

introvert...I like being around people, but it eventually ends up draining me instead of giving me more energy.

I'm the same way, I like to be around people sometimes but most of the time I'd rather be at home with DH. I don't really make friends because I know I'll just end up avoiding phone calls and not being a very good friend. I like to be around family though, I have 3 sisters and they're pretty much my best friends. It never feels like an effort to call them or make plans with them...I wish I could feel like that with non-family.

Sevilla · BCBG

I'd say I'm a social introvert too. I do love to go out with friends , but most of the time new people end up boring me or exhausting me rather than giving me energy, like Kitty said.

-- Edited by Sevilla at 20:23, 2007-03-15

clothes_horse · Dooney & Bourke

introvert. i'm not chatty unless i know you. most people assume i'm stuck up, but i was really shy as a kid, now i'm just quiet. i hate meeting new people and trying to make small talk. i'd rather hang with my family or my (few) close friends.

jacks435 · Kenneth Cole

ttara, here's the test I took:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

FashionPrincess · Hermes

I took the test and here's what I got:
very expressed extravert

Lilykind · Hermes

The test says I'm a slightly expressed introvert. I would call myself a social introvert.

kenzie · Chanel

I got 100% extrovert- very expressed extrovert. But I think I already knew that. And for the record, I'm an ENFJ with the second highest percentage feeling, then slightly lower intuitive and a very small percentage judging.

lynnie · Chanel

i'm definitely an introvert. but that doesn't mean i don't love being social and meeting new people. but i have "moods" where i just can't do it.

dangergirl · Kate Spade

i'm a "moderately expressed introvert", which i expected. i'm quite shy and it takes a while for me to become comfortable with people. i don't necessarily want to be alone, but i prefer being with a small group of friends rather than in a big group of people

-- Edited by dangergirl at 11:46, 2007-03-18

squishy · Coach

moderate introvert.. INFJ to be specific. i'm social, but private (if that makes any sense). and i definitely enjoy time alone.

travelgirl · Kate Spade

No big surprises for me-I thought I was an extravert and I guess I am. According to the test I'm:

very expressed extravert
slightly expressed intuitive personality
distinctively expressed feeling personality
slightly expressed judging personality

atlgirl · Gucci

ISFJ. Which is fascinating to me. I've taken the Myers-Briggs before (and subsequent tests based on it, like this one) and had always, always come back INFP. But I've been working for a long time to change parts of myself, and when I've taken the test in the last few years, I've come back INFJ. And now ISFJ.

I realize these things aren't 100% accurate, but I am encouraged to think that the things I've been working on are changing. I will never be an extrovert though. While I enjoy going out and being social, I need a *lot* of alone- or downtime. Working from home is great for me because I don't have to interact with an office social structure. But usually by the time DH (who is an extrovert) comes home, I'm ready for interaction, when he thrives on.

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

This is an oldie!

But I remember when this thread was active.

I have been thinking about my personality type a lot because of various, major transitions going on in my life in the past year.

I'm INFP - - quite strongly so. MBTI is so interesting. Working as a "career counselor" (I added quotes because I feel more like a career technician), I use personality type every single day.

There is also MBTI Step II which digs into the details of the 8 preferences - - so it can get really detailed.

https://www.cpp.com/en/mbtiproducts.aspx?pc=49

Sample report:

https://www.cpp.com/pdfs/smp267147.pdf

I like to learn about the culture-connection with the 16 types. They have done research that shows the prevailing, generalized, valued type in many countries. For example, USA is very ESTJ, and England is more ISTJ. I think I probably ought to move to Denmark or something...

:)

-- Edited by pollyjean23 on Thursday 23rd of September 2010 08:40:55 AM

kenzie · Chanel

I took the test again and it came out ENFP this time (instead of ENFJ). Actually, every other time I've taken the test, I get ENFP as the result. I must have had an off day when I took this three years ago.

You are:

* very expressed extravert (100%)
* moderately expressed intuitive personality (50%)
* distinctively expressed feeling personality (75%)
* moderately expressed perceiving personality (56%)

pollyjean, I've also done a lot of analyzing of my personality type, too, due to life changes and career moves and such. I've always thought those things were total crap, but really they have some serious validity.

Last year, I took the Enneagram 9 Types test and ended up being a 7 with an 8 wing (which closely aligns with ENFP). By further examining my personality type against SO's (he's a 9 with an 8 wing), we could figure out what makes us work well together and what problems we might have, and also how to deal with them. It also helped me understand why I am the way I am (an idea person who has issues concentrating on just one thing at a time- kind of like a bouncy ball), and it's help me develop methods of dealing with those weaknesses.

Here's the Enneagram test if you're interested:
http://www.9types.com/rheti/index.php

-- Edited by kenzie on Thursday 23rd of September 2010 07:43:35 AM

TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

I may be a lil' bit of both, but probably more extravert! LOL

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

ENFJ, I always get this.

moderately expressed extrovert. I think I have a good balance. I am not afraid to speak in crowds or be at parties but I do enjoy solitude.

Boots · Gucci

Your Type is
INFJ
Introverted Intuitive Feeling Judging
Strength of the preferences %
56 75 25 56

The description is scarily me (right down to being a writer.) Plus it says that I could be intuitive enough to be psychic, so that's cool. wink