So, I'm pretty big on personality theory. It's one of several things that still makes a lot of sense to me ever since I took the required, and very cerebral and fascinating, Introduction to Psychology course during my time spent in college.
Although we only received a short lesson - as part of our section on Karl Jung - the ideas on personality theory stuck around, like glue, to the neural pathways of my brain. I discovered after taking a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment[1] (hereafter MBTI) that I scored as INTJ. After learning what those four letters meant (Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging), and reading a description of that personality type, I discovered that there's a clear and concise logic to how I think and perceive the world. In a way I became a sort of convert to studying personality theory in my spare time - enough that I've been able to get scary close to figuring out someone's personality.
So, what does this have to do with my life?
Everything!
Run a Google search for "INTJ personality"[2] and you'll find a plethora of search results and information to look at. As an INTJ I tend to be enthusiastic about a massive amount of information, because that is what I need for decision making and to make sense of what is going on. Don't worry if you're not big on a lot of information to sift through though. However, I would definitely ask that for the sake of INTJs all over the world (estimated ~2.5%) to read up on what makes us tick (and why do we always seem have a death stare going on?).
[1] The MBTI assessment I took three times per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) over a period of four weeks and scored INTJ. I only had to take it once for class, the rest of the attempts were entirely of my own initiative (I just had to eliminate any subjective bias).
[2] Went ahead and did the search for you so all you have to do is click on the link to the search results. You're welcome!
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