We’ve all taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality profiling test. (If you haven’t, check it out here or take a Free Personality Test here: 16 Personalities): The letters stand for:

The first letter is “I” or “E”: “Introversion” or “Extraversion”.
The second letter “S” or “N”: “Sensing” or “Intuition”.
The third letter “T” or “F”: “Thinking” or “Feeling”.
The fourth letter “J” or “P”: “Judging or “Perceiving”.

MBTI has nailed my personality profile and does so again below in how I react in stressful situations:

INFP: diligently ignores problem until it’s too big to manage
ESTJ: ‘exactly as i say, or else’
ISFP: lists and lists and lists and lists…
ESFJ: vocalizes everything they’re doing
ISFJ: ♫ move b*tch, get out the way ♫
ENTP: too interested by the options to do anything
ISTJ: cool headed, but harsh like ice
ENFP: heart rate over 9000
INTP: never does anything despite completely understanding the problem
ENTJ: step aside or get crushed underfoot
ISTP: nothing like a full-blown crisis to get back into the zone
ENFJ: assumes responsibility and approaches with logic
INFJ: adrenaline rush or complete paralysis
ESTP: acts first, figures out later
INTJ: devises a universal system to resolve the problem for all time
ESFP: needs space to figure things out

Source: Sixteentypes. Image – Meyersbriggs.org

Take the test. How do you measure up?

October 8, 2014October 7, 2014 ~ Live & Learn ~ 23 Comments

91 total points. (If you are higher than 45, you are a Maximizer.)

“Most people fall somewhere in the middle.”

“Maximizers” like to take their time and weigh a wide range of options—sometimes every possible one—before choosing. “Satisficers” would rather be fast than thorough; they prefer to quickly choose the option that fills the minimum criteria (the word “satisfice” blends “satisfy” and “suffice”).

“Maximizers are people who want the very best. Satisficers are people who want good enough,”

“Maximizers landed better jobs. Their starting salaries were, on average, 20% higher than those of the satisficers, but they felt worse about their jobs.”

“Satisficers also have high standards, but they are happier than maximizers, he says. Maximizers tend to be more depressed and to report a lower satisfaction with life”

My Score: 60. (Oh Boy)

Read full article in wsj.com: How You Make Decisions Says a Lot About How Happy You Are

Crave Ice cream? Like no other man. Addicted? Not!

September 24, 2012September 25, 2012 ~ Live & Learn ~ 30 Comments

Join me in taking the NY Times Magazine Quiz: Are You Addicted to Food?

Part A: Answer 0 for never; 1 for once a month; 2 for two to four times a month; 3 for two to three times a week; and 4 for more than 4 times a week.

I find myself consuming certain foods even though I am no longer hungry. (DK Score: 4. Actually 4×4=16, if we are asked to uphold a Monk-level integrity standard here. I could eat ice cream 3 meals a day.)
I feel sluggish or fatigued from overeating. (DK Score: 2. Shocking actually. I think I have built up a gorging stamina.)
I have had physical withdrawal symptoms like agitation and anxiety when I cut down on certain foods (not including caffeinated drinks). (DK Score: Hmmmm. What if your normal condition is being agitated and anxious? Let’s split the baby here and give me a 2.)
My behavior with respect to food and eating causes me significant distress. (DK Score: 1. I’m should get “negative” points here. Eating actually brings me incredible joy and peace. That is, until my pants begin to snug up. Then we’re talking sirens.)

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The “Boredom” Test…

June 19, 2012June 19, 2012 ~ Live & Learn ~ 19 Comments

Brainpickings.com shared a post on the Anatomy of Boredom. I’m drawn to personality self-tests like a moth to flame. This test boosted the ole’ psyche this morning: My Score – 79. (Naturally that led me to think that there is something wrong with me if I’m such an outlier with my great score.) Check out the entire post to find what researchers say a high or medium boredom score means for you.

The statements to follow can be answered using a 7-point scale — from ’1′ (highly disagree), to ’4′ (neutral), to ’7′ (highly agree).

It is easy for me to concentrate on my activities.

Frequently when I am working I find myself worrying about other things.

Time always seems to be passing slowly.

I often find myself at “loose ends”, not knowing what to do.

I am often trapped in situations where I have to do meaningless things.

Having to look at someone’s home movies or travel slides bores me tremendously.

I have projects in mind all the time, things to do.

I find it easy to entertain myself.

Many things I have to do are repetitive and monotonous.

It takes more stimulation to get me going than most people.

I get a kick out of most things I do.

I am seldom excited about my work.

In any situation I can usually find something to do or see to keep me interested.

Much of the time I just sit around doing nothing.

I am good at waiting patiently.

I often find myself with nothing to do, time on my hands.

In situations where I have to wait, such as in line, I get very restless.

I often wake up with a new idea.

It would be very hard for me to find a job that is exciting enough.

I would like more challenging things to do in life.

I feel that I am working below my abilities most of the time.

Many people would say that I am a creative or imaginative person.

I have so many interests, I don’t have time to do everything.

Among my friends, I am the one who keeps doing something the longest.

Unless I am doing something exciting, even dangerous, I feel half-dead and dull.

It takes a lot of change and variety to keep me really happy.

It seems that the same things are on television or the movies all the time; it’s getting old.

When I was young, I was often in monotonous and tiresome situations.

To find out your own proneness to boredom, add up the total of the scores you gave each question and see results below: