Thursday, November 20, 2008

Me: NOT a thinker

Who doesn't love a good self-assessment? I tried the Typealyzer today--it will analyze your blog and tell you what type it is. I think it's some kind of Myers-Briggs thing.

My results:

The analysis indicates that the author of http://whoppingcornbread.blogspot.com is of the type:

ESFP - The Performers

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. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead - they are always in risk of exhausting themselves.

The enjoy work that makes them able to help other people in a concrete and visible way. They tend to avoid conflicts and rarely initiate confrontation - qualities that can make it hard for them in management positions.

And here, the parts of my brain that I use while writing:

That little sliver of logic and mathematics? Jeff is probably laughing all the way his meat pizza lunch lair with that one. The big chunk of order/habit/detail? It's probably lit up because I have to overuse that very, VERY small piece of my brain to prepare the house for my mother-in-law's visit. I can assure you it does not come easily.

And it appears I'm a Feeler, not a Thinker. I had thought I liked to dabble in Thinking, but how would I know? I probably just FELT like I wanted to dabble in Thinking but actually some rhythm would be enough.

See? It's no wonder I have angst. I blame my type. And I better go rest so I don't EXHAUST MYSELF.

Not bad, eh? You?

15 comments:

GroundedGirl said...

www.lightnosugar.blogspot.com is the EXACT SAME TYPE! OMG! Only my mind map looks different, more trapezoidal. I cant' figure out how to clip and integrate the picture into this comment, but trust.

smalltownme said...

ESFJ also. Is it just because we HAVE blogs?

Misty said...

i loved this... this was so fun! I wasn't far off from you! just a little. I'm posting my results next week!

Madge said...

i think it is a trick. or there is a reason we all like each other -- i got the same thing. i'm so exhausted!

The Ubran Poetess said...

Mine too! ESFP - performer.

shrink on the couch said...

Big wedge of feelings here, too .. not a thinker.

carrie said...

Supposedly, I'm in with the "artists," hmmmm...

Anonymous said...

I'm tired just thinking about doing that typealizer - could that REALLY be what it is called.

Angie said...

You lost me as soon as I saw the chart of the brain.....way over my head:)

Kristen M. said...

Well, I'm the opposite of everyone in happy, feely blog land. My map is an almost perfect triangle between the thinking and sensing lines. Feelings? Blech. Those are apparently for idealists. I'm practical.

ISTP - The Mechanics

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.

Nowheymama said...

Ooh--must try this!

Anne-Marie said...

I get the exact same result with my blog (not that I'm very active on it these days): not only am I the same "type", but my mind map is EXACTLY the same as yours!
No wonder we get along... ;) (and no wonder we need coffee to keep exhaustion at bay)

RachelD said...

Yep. Mine, too, word for word.

Though I'm too new at it to claim exhaustion. I just began on Nov. 12, but I'm trying to get in the 30 in 30.

http://lawntea.blogspot.com/

JCK said...

I loved taking the Myers-Briggs test many years ago. I'll have to check this out.

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

Mine was almost exactly the same as yours. To this I have to say, ??. Doesn't plan ahead, avoids conflict. They really don't know me well at all.