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Fun with personalities
Aug. 7th, 2008 09:20 amThis is my last day of internet for four days. I think I may have over-compensated...
This post started as an SGA one, but I couldn't resist adding Torchwood as well. I will reply to all comments, but as my internet access is going to be limited after today, there may be a slight delay.
As regular readers of this journal will know, I have a long-standing fascination with personality typing, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicators (MBTI) in particular. Since I went on a MBTI course last Saturday, it's fresh in my mind, and I've been trying to 'type' some of my favourite characters.
Before I launch into this, a few caveats*:
1. I am well aware that these are fictional characters, constructed and written by other people. Oddly, this probably makes them more consistent than real people, who are nothing if not unpredictable. I'm just having fun here, not trying to say anything deep and meaningful. I try to keep my journal a drama-free zone, and would like to continue that way...
2. The MBTI is about preferences and tendencies, not definitions. The type of personality you have indicates how you will typically respond to a situation. It isn't exhaustive nor is it always going to be true of you. For example, I'm a pretty strong "thinking" type, which means my strength is analysis and logic rather than people-skills. But when talking to friends, I'm much more likely to use my "feeling" preference, being sympathetic and empathetic, rather than cold and rational. Which leads me to:
3. Everyone has all of these preferences. It's just like left and right-handedness. I'm right-handed, but if I'm holding an umbrella and a cup of coffee in my right hand (like I was this morning), I'm going to use my left to fish in my bag for my bus fare. I have both, it's just that I use them differently, for different things, and prefer mostly to use my right hand for most tasks. There is no value attached to any preference - they just...are.
Right. Hopefully I've covered my back enough that no one's going to pop up and yell at me.
*This was supposed to be a fun little thing, but it somehow morphed into a 2000 word essay. Could someone explain that one to me, please?
( What type of people are the SGA characters? )
( And while I'm here, a quick look at Torchwood )
That's not bad, actually. What do you think? Any you strongly disagree with? Have I finally lost it?
Oh, and just in case you were wondering, I'm ENTP, which means I'm the 'instant expert' type - when I find something I'm interested in, I'm prone to extreme bouts of enthusiasm, over-researching, Tiggerishness, and the overwhelming desire to share my interest with as many people as possible. That is, until I get bored and wander off to learn something new.
Ooh, look, a website all about butterflies...
This post started as an SGA one, but I couldn't resist adding Torchwood as well. I will reply to all comments, but as my internet access is going to be limited after today, there may be a slight delay.
As regular readers of this journal will know, I have a long-standing fascination with personality typing, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicators (MBTI) in particular. Since I went on a MBTI course last Saturday, it's fresh in my mind, and I've been trying to 'type' some of my favourite characters.
Before I launch into this, a few caveats*:
1. I am well aware that these are fictional characters, constructed and written by other people. Oddly, this probably makes them more consistent than real people, who are nothing if not unpredictable. I'm just having fun here, not trying to say anything deep and meaningful. I try to keep my journal a drama-free zone, and would like to continue that way...
2. The MBTI is about preferences and tendencies, not definitions. The type of personality you have indicates how you will typically respond to a situation. It isn't exhaustive nor is it always going to be true of you. For example, I'm a pretty strong "thinking" type, which means my strength is analysis and logic rather than people-skills. But when talking to friends, I'm much more likely to use my "feeling" preference, being sympathetic and empathetic, rather than cold and rational. Which leads me to:
3. Everyone has all of these preferences. It's just like left and right-handedness. I'm right-handed, but if I'm holding an umbrella and a cup of coffee in my right hand (like I was this morning), I'm going to use my left to fish in my bag for my bus fare. I have both, it's just that I use them differently, for different things, and prefer mostly to use my right hand for most tasks. There is no value attached to any preference - they just...are.
Right. Hopefully I've covered my back enough that no one's going to pop up and yell at me.
*This was supposed to be a fun little thing, but it somehow morphed into a 2000 word essay. Could someone explain that one to me, please?
( What type of people are the SGA characters? )
( And while I'm here, a quick look at Torchwood )
That's not bad, actually. What do you think? Any you strongly disagree with? Have I finally lost it?
Oh, and just in case you were wondering, I'm ENTP, which means I'm the 'instant expert' type - when I find something I'm interested in, I'm prone to extreme bouts of enthusiasm, over-researching, Tiggerishness, and the overwhelming desire to share my interest with as many people as possible. That is, until I get bored and wander off to learn something new.
Ooh, look, a website all about butterflies...
