Category: not a typing post

Just thought I’d share this since I’ve noticed so many IN types have a hard time pinning down their type. I just found out I’m an INTJ, not an INFP. If you’re thinking ‘How is it even possible to confuse the two?’; it’s because I was convinced I used Ne. Having read more into, I realize it was actually the INTJ ability to objectively weigh seemingly contradictory ideas (I’m not sure which function, in which position that is). Honestly half the battle is trying to put the functions into context.

Sure yes, taking the test requires that you be honest, self-aware, and enjoying a lifestyle that fits more or less comfortably within the bounds of the type that you haven’t yet discovered.

Typing yourself from theory requires that you be honest, self-aware, and good at contextualizing theory.

Either way it’s a tall order.

Hi. I’m not saying this tumblr is wrong, but….I’m very confused by your typing. I’ve seen typing here for celebrities that I have seen no where else. For example you typed Paul McCartney, Kate Blanchet, Tilda Swinton all as ENTPs. What? How did you come up with that conclusion? These three are standard ISFP and INFJs (respectively) examples on other sites. Why are these so different? Just curious-not hating. I’m just scratching my head ?

http://mbti-sorted.tumblr.com/tagged/typing-process

That’s most of the relevant posts on my process – if you get bored, the “not a typing post” tag might have more.

Basically, I am typing by comparing behaviour.  They are typing by…. other means.  Sorry to be shady about that, but I’m not sure it’s been clarified how the standard lists were created.  I am assuming some functions-typing, since I highly doubt the MBTI test was administered to all the celebrities, particularly the long-departed ones.

What are your thoughts on INFP’s wanting to create harmony? The idea that they’ll compromise what they want/need in order to keep other people/the group happy. Do you think this is true or just poorly explained? I identify as infp, but I’m not 100% sure and this does not relate to me at all. It seems incompatible with Fi and introversion in general to be so wrapped up in the group and other people’s happiness at the expense of your own.

If by harmony you mean a balance between emotional stability and emotional chaos (with thresholds for either extreme specific to each INFP) then sure.  I can only speak for myself, but being in a room full of people being exceptionally gracious can be as panic-inducing as a room full of people arguing.  A group of people not acting on desires makes me itchy for something to happen, while a group of people all trying to outdo each other turns me to stone.  I think I’m more of a counter-weight or an emotional devil’s advocate than someone trying to push everything in one direction.

As far as compromising my wants and needs for others…

Generally speaking, my wants and needs are few, and the things I’m willing to concede to others aren’t… things I care about much?  And if it’s clear that the other person or people care more about these things, then I really don’t mind not having my way, beyond maybe an initial disappointment.  Usually I’m also curious just to see where they’ll take it.

The problem is when conceding becomes a pattern that is never reciprocated.  If I start to feel taken advantage of, or steamrolled, or ignored, then suddenly everything I’ve given up is a point of contention.  Before having the moment of realization: I’m not appreciated, I don’t tend to feel like I’m compromising myself at all.

Could it be possible that your MBTI typing looks right because you go off how people look?

I’m going to break down “how people look,” because I think that depending on what you mean by that, my answer is very different.

1. Genetics.  I think being immediate family is actually a good indicator that you are not the same MBTI type.  Every person on this site is in a different type tag from their parents, children and siblings, including all the twins.  I’d be interested to know the MBTIs of twins raised apart, or the MBTIs of families of 16+ people, but generally speaking, familial resemblance does not equal an MBTI match.

2. Clothing/hair/makeup.  While reflective of culture, etc., your personal style is in part due to the choices you make.  That two people of the same MBTI type might have similar ideas and priorities regarding their appearance is not an unreasonable assumption.

3. Muscle tension.  I do think that the way you move and hold your body is indicative of type.  This is always easier to tell when you can see a person actually moving, instead of frozen pictures of people smiling, although that can be useful as well.

So yes, I think appearance is useful for typing, and I often check people out because they look like other people I’ve typed in a picture.  I also often post pictures (when available) that look like other pictures I’ve already posted as a reminder of why I thought a person belonged in the tag.  It can be nice to find similar pictures of people in the same type since the photographers are clearly thinking about them the same way as well.  If someone doesn’t look right in the tag, I usually end up feeling uncomfortable when I scroll past them in the tag until I recheck them.

The thing I don’t do is type only by appearance, mostly because I’ve tried it and it didn’t work.

So I guess to answer your question: no, or not entirely, but I’m pleased that you think so.