http://www.news-press.com/article/20081125/NEWS0104/811250380/1075

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“The independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment are masters of responding to challenges that arise spontaneously. They generally prefer to think things out for themselves and often avoid inter-personal conflicts.

They enjoy working together with other independent and highly skilled people and often like seek fun and action both in their work and personal life. They enjoy adventure and risk such as in driving race cars or working as policemen and firefighters.”

The responsible and hardworking type. They are especially attuned to the details of life and are careful about getting the facts right. Conservative by nature they are often reluctant to take any risks whatsoever.

The Duty Fulfillers are happy to be let alone and to be able to work int heir own pace. They know what they have to do and how to do it.

Paragraph one is fairly accurate, except in the last clause about risk-taking. I’d dispute that to some great degree,

As for paragraph two, they hit it pretty accurately too. Find me a traveling soloist who doesn’t mind being alone, cause I have yet to meet one. LOL I was away from home for 271 days last year, so you do tend to need to be happy in your own company. You’re more often than not on the outside looking in on the lives of those around you.

Maybe their read on my blog was more accurate than some of the others here. Obviously I can’t know that. But still, I’m glad I didn’t have to pay for the thing!

You may be on to something.

In my case, it may be because I occasionally blog about unrelated topics that this site believes I’m the sort that starts projects, but never finishes them. Also, there’s a couple of guys other than me who sometimes post to my blog, which might explain the schizo perception.

I also got pegged as INTP.

I also got pegged as ESTP.

I also got pegged as ISTJ.

I also get pegged as ESTP.

I also get pegged as ISTJ.

Not very confidence-building, is it?

Or maybe there’s a third way: blogging brings out the extroverted side of some of us introverts.

My two personal blogs were judged ESFP–the performers. “The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead - they are always in risk of exhausting themselves.” Oh yeah. Blogging must have uncovered my hidden, flamboyant side. (See my comments on introversion, above). I do like soft fabrics (I make quilts and I knit a lot) and sweet smells, but that is about all that’s right in that. (As I noted above, once on Myers-Briggs I came up Sensing (S) and once Intuitive (N) in this spot. A split personality, sort of.)

The second paragraph, “They enjoy work that makes them able to help other people in a concrete and visible way. They tend to avoid conflicts and rarely initiate confrontation - qualities that can make it hard for them in management positions.” is spot on and agrees with my M-B score.

Then, I put in the blog I write for my local church. Suddenly I have gone from passively avoiding conflicts and decisions to being a compulsive, can’t-sit-still doer. I am now an ETSP: “The active and play-ful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities.

The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full attention and focus. They might be very impulsive and more keen on starting something new than following it through. They might have a problem with sitting still or remaining inactive for any period of time. “Like David Bruce Murray, who also got this designation, I think it’s almost the opposite of ME. The P (for perceptive, not judging) is the only part of the scale that’s right.

Thanks, Avery, for an interesting diversion into the field of what I have often heard you call psychobabble. I still think Myers-Briggs is a useful tool but I think Typealizer can use some refinement. Either that, or the persona you see on my blog is Not The Real Me (shocking news today.)

And about half the things it said about my blog are right.

So do the math.

Doug, you didn’t weigh in on your thoughts of your results. Others have commented on what the thing got right and/or wrong. What say ye?

I personally think Doug would like the findings, as they are full of mumbo-jumbo nobody wants to take time to analys, so we don’t really know whether we totally agree or not.

I think I ran a 13 second quarter mile, but I can’t remember exactly. I know I won.