Monday, December 11, 2006

Interesting: Winter Camping

http://www.clubtread.com/articledetail.asp?ID=49



sound fun, I wouldn't mind doing this once.

Myer-Brigs Test: INTP

Well, I'm still a INTP, good to know.

INTP - Physicists, chemists, biologists, photographers, strategic planners, mathematicians, university professors, computer programmers, computer animators, technical writers, engineers, lawyers, forensic researchers, writers, artists, psychologists, social scientists, systems analysts, researchers, surveyors. Highly analytical, they can discover connections between two seemingly unrelated things, and work best when allowed to use their imagination and critical thinking.

INTJ- 2.1% of the population. :)

  • Most important feature of an ideal job: creativity and originality.
  • In national sample, lowest in reporting stress associated with "School" and "Caring for aging parents."
  • In national sample, lowest in coping with stress by "Watching TV."
  • In national sample, ranked highest in saying "No" to belief in a higher spiritual power.
  • In national sample "Leisure Activities," overrepresented in "Taking classes, going to school," "Appreciating art," "Playing with computers or video games," and "Working out/exercising"; underrepresented in "Watching TV 3 or more hours per day."
  • Academic subjects preferred: science.
  • Highest GPA among college persisters.
  • 1 of 3 highest types in liking work environment characteristic "Variety of tasks" as well as highly favoring "Clear structure" and "Independence & achievement"; lowest of all types in liking work environments characterized by "Making the job as simple as possible."
  • In national sample, among types with highest income; dissatisfied with "Future work opportunities," "Promotions," and "Job security" in their jobs.
  • Highest rank on coping resources used was spiritual/philosophical - ranked 3rd out of the 16 types.
  • Among the 3 male types overrepresented among substance abusers.

It is in their abilities that Masterminds differ from the other Rationals, while in most of
their attitudes they are just like the others. However there is one attitude
that sets them apart from other Rationals: they tend to be much more
self-confident than the rest, having, for obscure reasons, developed a very
strong will. They are rather rare, comprising no more than, say, one percent of
the population. Being very judicious, decisions come naturally to them; indeed,
they can hardly rest until they have things settled, decided, and set. They are
the people who are able to formulate coherent and comprehensive contingency
plans, hence contingency organizers or "entailers."
Masterminds will adopt
ideas only if they are useful, which is to say if they work efficiently toward
accomplishing the Mastermind's well-defined goals. Natural leaders, Masterminds
are not at all eager to take command of projects or groups, preferring to stay
in the background until others demonstrate their inability to lead. Once in
charge, however, Masterminds are the supreme pragmatists, seeing reality as a
crucible for refining their strategies for goal-directed action. In a sense,
Masterminds approach reality as they would a giant chess board, always seeking
strategies that have a high payoff, and always devising contingency plans in
case of error or adversity. To the Mastermind, organizational structure and
operational procedures are never arbitrary, never set in concrete, but are quite
malleable and can be changed, improved, streamlined. In their drive for
efficient action, Masterminds are the most open-minded of all the types. No idea
is too far-fetched to be entertained-if it is useful. Masterminds are natural
brainstormers, always open to new concepts and, in fact, aggressively seeking
them. They are also alert to the consequences of applying new ideas or
positions. Theories which cannot be made to work are quickly discarded by the
Masterminds. On the other hand, Masterminds can be quite ruthless in
implementing effective ideas, seldom counting personal cost in terms of time and
energy.


My results:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/articles/mb/mbrespond.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTJ

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