The Most Accurate Personality Test Ever

Whoa, something totally different this Friday! I saw this prompt over on Jenni's blog (as part of Blogtember) and thought it sounded amazing. It's supposed to be Monday's post, but I'm doing it a day early because Monday is our chili party, and it would be blasphemy to delay chili.

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Have you ever taken a personality test? I've done quite a few in my life, some at work and some on the internet, and I think they're fascinating. I even dig those little quizzes on HGTV about your design style. Maybe I just like psychoanalyzing myself. Either way, when Jenni linked to this personality test and asked everyone to write about their results, I was all over it. If you've taken the Myers-Briggs test, this one is similar. Maybe it IS the same? I can't remember.

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Anyway, I'm INFJ: Introverted Intuitive Feeling Judging.

I know those just sound like random words, but trust me, this thing was freaky accurate. There are some explanations of the results if you click through "self-awareness and personal growth" at the bottom, so I'll copy and paste some of them here and then give you the lowdown.

"INFJs are deeply concerned about their relations with individuals as well as the state of humanity at large."

True and true. If somebody is cranky I tend to assume they're mad at me until I hear otherwise. Which is ridiculous. And don't get me started on how many petitions I sign or documentaries I watch. It's a lot.

"Strongly humanitarian in outlook, INFJs tend to be idealists, and because of their preference for closure and completion, they are generally 'doers' as well as dreamers. This rare combination of vision and practicality often results in INFJs taking on a disproportionate amount of responsibility."

Hello, I'm Paige and I do 900 things at once.

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"They are sometimes mistaken for extroverts because they appear so outgoing and are so genuinely interested in people -- a product of the Feeling function they most readily show to the world. On the contrary, INFJs are true introverts, who can only be emotionally intimate and fulfilled with a chosen few from among their long-term friends, family, or obvious 'soul mates.'"

On. The. Money. Nobody ever believes that I'm an introvert. I will admit that I have some weirdly extroverted qualities, like not being afraid of public speaking and having a loud voice, but dude. Meeting new people is so awkward. And exhausting. Being around too many folks in general, even if I know them, can wear me out. I've always needed time to myself to regroup, and it wasn't until a few years ago when I took the Myers-Briggs that I realized why.

I am the unexpected introvert. I like people in general, but I'm picky about making true friends. I'm not shy, but I prefer to spend a lot of time alone. I will totally go with you to that party and whoop it up, but don't make me stay for seven hours.

This is why I love working from home so much and why I was never that happy at other jobs. I'm in my element when I'm by myself.

Are you going to take the test? I hope you do, and I hope you write about the results because now I'm REALLY curious to know what all of you get. Even if you don't plan to dedicate a whole post to it, feel free to drop a note in the comments with your category. (Hubsey took it, too, and is ENTJ. That E is for extrovert!)