Top Ten Myths About Introverts[views:17769][posts:125]__________________________________ [Jun 16,2011 4:19pm - posbleak ""] INTJs are one of the rarest of the sixteen personality types, and account for about 1–4% of the population. Well, we can't all be special snowflakes. |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 16,2011 4:32pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] posbleak said:INTJs are one of the rarest of the sixteen personality types, and account for about 1–4% of the population. Well, we can't all be special snowflakes. Hey, somebody's gotta take out the trash. :D |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 16,2011 4:33pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] (And watch Dancing With The Stars.) |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 16,2011 4:34pm - Sacreligion ""] ITT: AOL E-mails circa 1998. |
| _________________________________ [Jun 16,2011 5:32pm - sxealex ""] i was ISTP i think |
| _________________________________ [Jun 16,2011 5:33pm - sxealex ""] errr am |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 16,2011 6:28pm - mikefrommaine ""] nailed it. |
| _____________________________ [Jun 16,2011 6:53pm - pam ""] I've never done this before, I got this: Your Type is ENFP Extraverted Intuitive Feeling Perceiving Strength of the preferences % 11 50 38 44 I'm way too mouthy to be an introvert. But I enjoy both solo time and social time pretty equally. |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 16,2011 8:30pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] ITT: [img] vs. [img] |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 16,2011 9:16pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] If the INTP has not developed their Sensing side sufficiently, they may become unaware of their environment, and exhibit weakness in performing maintenance-type tasks, such as bill-paying and dressing appropriately. XD |
| ______________________________ [Jun 16,2011 9:42pm - Lamp ""] I used to be more extroverted too (though not enough to be that type of person by label), but years of crushingly disappointing interactions with most of the people I know in my daily life ruined that real quick. I guess it's just a fancy way of saying "I'm a huge pussy". Shit happens. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 19,2011 6:28am - frankovehll ""] frankovhell said:INTJ here. I've taken that test a few times in my life. Once for work and a few times on my own at home. I either get INTP or INTJ every time. If i'm drunk i'm totally extroverted though completely different all together. Woah im dumb, i realized I meant ISTP not intj. Yeah istp pretty much describes me to a T actually. I live in the moment. I'm a mechanic of sorts, I am atheletic. I have a lot of "risky" hobbies. [img] |
| __________________________________________ [Jun 19,2011 11:36am - ValkyrieScreams ""] xmikex said:A typical situation... a group of people that I vaguely know but know each other get together and start talking. This is typical of meeting new co-workers, meeting a girlfriend's friends, and meeting other people's friends in general. The topics are strictly: people I've never met before, events I wasn't there to see, places I've never been, and inside jokes I would never get. I have no idea where I'm supposed to jump in, and nobody seems to give a shit that I'm there. So I go into my brain... Bam. Anti-social introvert label. What was I supposed to say? When was I supposed to say it? What if your stories aren't that interesting that I want to gab about them? The logical me knows that the sociable thing to do is to ask questions. But honestly, I've found that most people are content to close dissonant presences out of their conversation as long as it keeps them in the center of attention. Spot on. The list of myths was pretty accurate as well. Oh, and according to the test I'm an INTP Takes me a while to warm up to most people. In most cases, I've met someone a few times before I really have much of anything to say. On top of that, I tend to daydream. Often. If other people are caught up in a conversation as described above, odds are, I'm drifting off into thought about something else... not on purpose. My attention span to the external has grown increasingly shorter over the years. I think this is why I prefer writing and internet communication to talking on the phone. I know the weight words can carry and I don't like to throw them around lightly. I try to choose them carefully lest they be twisted to mean something I didn't. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 19,2011 12:26pm - arilliusbm ""] Just took the test, I am an INTP. I used to be shy as a kid... real shy. I had friends and all, but would always prefer to be by myself or with my dog. I was always outside exploring stuff, and would rather do that than hang out with people. Also, video games and books. As I aged, I began to open up more to people, and it came to the point where I was somewhat popular at school because I was good at baseball and tall. Sounds stupid, but I guess that stuff matters when you're 12. As I switched schools and went to a different highschool than all of my friends, the process reset itself and I was shy again. Not once did I like people, and have always considered myself an individual who'd rather spend time by myself or like-minded people. I guess I was attracted to metal at a young age because I hated people, was always pondering about life, space, aliens, fantasy, etc. My mind has been my best friend for years, and I've always found comfort in thought. Within the past couple of years, though, I'm not as introverted as I used to be and talk to more people, although I do enjoy being by myself from time to time. I've always had a distaste for most social situations and people, and society as a whole. But alas, we don't live forever (on this plane of existence and in this body, at least), so I don't care anymore. I know who I am and if someone doesn't like it, who cares. Exploring the depths of my mind and philosophizing within > most social interactions and parties. Cool story bro. |
| _________________________________ [Jun 19,2011 12:47pm - thesac ""] bennyhillifier |
| ______________________________ [Jun 19,2011 1:54pm - Lamp ""] arilliusbm said:Exploring the depths of my mind and philosophizing within > most social interactions and parties. I refuse to interact with any human being who doesn't agree with this statement 100%. At least not in my spare time anyway. |
| ______________________________ [Jun 19,2011 2:03pm - Lamp ""] ValkyrieScreams said:I think this is why I prefer writing and internet communication to talking on the phone. I know the weight words can carry and I don't like to throw them around lightly. I try to choose them carefully lest they be twisted to mean something I didn't. While I can see the argument in favor of this, I disagree. Communicating through the Internet just seems so cold and lifeless to me... I prefer real life interaction, and I prefer meeting new people in person rather than meeting them on the Internet. When you meet new people on the Internet and then meet them in person, you always have pre-conceived notions about them, while it just seems a lot easier to be cool to a person you are just meeting face to face. The interaction itself also seems a lot more meaningful rather than just words. |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 19,2011 2:26pm - arilliusbm ""] I don't really enjoy talking on the phone that much; I'd rather talk IRL or online. Talking on the phone is tedious and time consuming. Online on the otherhand, is great unless statements are misconstrued due to sarcasm or other figures of speech that are hard to vision in online conversations. I love meeting rttp people at shows and when they ask who I am on the board, it's always the strange look and then the "Oh. Really?" Only preconceived notions based off of frivolous and nonsensical threads and statements made on this site is real. |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 19,2011 2:43pm - Valkyriescreams ""] Lamp said: ValkyrieScreams said:I think this is why I prefer writing and internet communication to talking on the phone. I know the weight words can carry and I don't like to throw them around lightly. I try to choose them carefully lest they be twisted to mean something I didn't. While I can see the argument in favor of this, I disagree. Communicating through the Internet just seems so cold and lifeless to me... I prefer real life interaction, and I prefer meeting new people in person rather than meeting them on the Internet. When you meet new people on the Internet and then meet them in person, you always have pre-conceived notions about them, while it just seems a lot easier to be cool to a person you are just meeting face to face. The interaction itself also seems a lot more meaningful rather than just words. It is completely ironic that of all I said, you chose to quote and disagree with this one specific statement. It is ironic because in a way, you did exactly what I said I aimed to avoid through careful choice in words, proving the futility of my effort. I never said, nor implied that meeting people online was preferable to real life (face to face) interaction- I said I prefer it to the phone. Other than that, I actually agree fully with your statement. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 19,2011 3:03pm - frankovhell ""] I LOATHE phone conversations.. |
| _____________________________ [Jun 19,2011 4:28pm - pam ""] There are a LOT of unpleasant things I would prefer to do over talking on the phone. |
| _____________________________ [Jun 19,2011 4:30pm - pam ""] Lamp said: While I can see the argument in favor of this, I disagree. Communicating through the Internet just seems so cold and lifeless to me... I prefer real life interaction, and I prefer meeting new people in person rather than meeting them on the Internet. When you meet new people on the Internet and then meet them in person, you always have pre-conceived notions about them, while it just seems a lot easier to be cool to a person you are just meeting face to face. The interaction itself also seems a lot more meaningful rather than just words. Says the guy who won't say hello to me at shows but will on the internet! (I agree, but needed to be a jerk realquicklike) |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 19,2011 4:36pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Pam scored a CUNT on Meyers-Briggs. :D |
| _____________________________ [Jun 19,2011 5:09pm - pam ""] The world needs more smarmy cunts. I am happy to do my part. |
| ______________________________ [Jun 19,2011 5:11pm - Lamp ""] pam said: Lamp said: While I can see the argument in favor of this, I disagree. Communicating through the Internet just seems so cold and lifeless to me... I prefer real life interaction, and I prefer meeting new people in person rather than meeting them on the Internet. When you meet new people on the Internet and then meet them in person, you always have pre-conceived notions about them, while it just seems a lot easier to be cool to a person you are just meeting face to face. The interaction itself also seems a lot more meaningful rather than just words. Says the guy who won't say hello to me at shows but will on the internet! (I agree, but needed to be a jerk realquicklike) d'oh |
| ______________________________ [Jun 19,2011 5:13pm - Lamp ""] Valkyriescreams said: Lamp said: ValkyrieScreams said:I think this is why I prefer writing and internet communication to talking on the phone. I know the weight words can carry and I don't like to throw them around lightly. I try to choose them carefully lest they be twisted to mean something I didn't. While I can see the argument in favor of this, I disagree. Communicating through the Internet just seems so cold and lifeless to me... I prefer real life interaction, and I prefer meeting new people in person rather than meeting them on the Internet. When you meet new people on the Internet and then meet them in person, you always have pre-conceived notions about them, while it just seems a lot easier to be cool to a person you are just meeting face to face. The interaction itself also seems a lot more meaningful rather than just words. It is completely ironic that of all I said, you chose to quote and disagree with this one specific statement. It is ironic because in a way, you did exactly what I said I aimed to avoid through careful choice in words, proving the futility of my effort. I never said, nor implied that meeting people online was preferable to real life (face to face) interaction- I said I prefer it to the phone. Other than that, I actually agree fully with your statement. My lack of reading comprehension means absolutely nothing in person. Yet another reason to prefer that method of communication! |