Here is a wheeze. Type a blog url into this webpage and it will attempt to analyse the style of the writing in terms of the Myers-Briggs typology.
It gets me bang on. Although I used to identify as an introvert in the first half of life, I think that those days are long gone. The typelizer has me as an ENFP, which it characterises as:
The curious and insightful type. They are especially attuned to possibilities that involves peoples potential. They usually have a lot of relations and are very perceptive and often unconventional.
They enjoy working together with people and to make use of their enthusiasm. Lonely work and environments with many distractions make them scattered and often gloomy feeling overwhelmed withdraw further.
It analyzes Bishop David as an ISTP. (“The independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment are masters of responding to challenges that arise spontaneously. They generally prefer to think things out for themselves and often avoid inter-personal conflicts…”)
It has Ruth as an ESFP – “The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells…”
More on the Myers-Briggs system on wikipedia.
It’s worth trying different archive pages, as some of the pages on mine come out ISTP and others ESFP.
The machine thinks I’m an INTP:’ Since they are not very good at seeing and understanding the needs of other people, they might come across as arrogant, impatient and insensitive to people that need some time to understand what they are talking about.
Come on, all you real friends out there, give the machine the lie, and tell it I’m really bubbly, outgoing, sensitive, gentle and caring.
No??…
Oh, all right then.
I come out as an ISTP – Mechanic! Independent minded, likes to work things out (or won’t be told!). And my former type is ISTJ.
Ruth’s preferences sound a bit like an Ottoman seraglio! 🙂
ESFP – in fact I’m an INFP – but of course the blog engages the outgoing bits of me. I’m a cusp F?T so that is not far out, and it got the P right.