Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: my results


I did Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test. Moreover we spend one day analysing the results and personal characteristics with teachers from the LSE and London Business School.
In the past I was really sceptical towards all these tests. I though they were just some astrology you read in tabloid. What a surprise was it when I did MBTI test during the CEMS assessment process. Results were incredibely exact. Even though you are answering questions like "Do you like looking at fire" or "Do you like men with beard?".
So this time I was not suprised by the results as such but what I enjoyed more is the thourogh analysis of the results.


So my type is INTJ (Introversion, iNtuition, Thinking, Judging)

The words are not so much important, they just represent the characteristic but are not self-explanatory and for example E does not mean fully extrovert person. It just speaks about the prevailing characteristic. (my I is 5% only. That means that I am only 5% from being the same E and I) and so on.
Here is the characteristics of INTJ:

INTJs apply (often ruthlessly) the criterion "Does it work?" to everything
from their own research efforts to the prevailing social norms. This in turn
produces an unusual independence of mind, freeing the INTJ from the constraints
of authority, convention, or sentiment for its own sake... INTJs are known as
the "Systems Builders" of the types, perhaps in part because they possess the
unusual trait combination of imagination and reliability. Whatever system an
INTJ happens to be working on is for them the equivalent of a moral cause to an
INFJ; both perfectionism and disregard for authority may come into play...
Personal relationships, particularly romantic ones, can be the INTJ's Achilles
heel... This happens in part because many INTJs do not readily grasp the social
rituals... Perhaps the most fundamental problem, however, is that INTJs really
want people to make sense.

and another one:

INTJs are strong individualists who seek new angles or novel ways of looking at things. They enjoy coming to new understandings. They tend to be insightful and mentally quick; however, this mental quickness may not always be outwardly apparent to others since they keep a great deal to themselves. They are very determined people who trust their vision of the possibilities, regardless of what others think. They may even be considered the most independent of all of the sixteen personality types. INTJs are at their best in quietly and firmly developing their ideas, theories, and principles.



Anybody disagree?
Interestingly I have a similar result as famous economist Gregory Mankiw.

Moreover I shoul probably start playing war games
Some more links:
http://web.forret.com/tools/mbti.asp?type=INTP&lang=EN

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