Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Personality, as governed by prescribed exams

NO. 1 - Jung Test

According to Jung I am ENFJ or Extraverted (56) Intuituve (62) Feeling (12) Judging (44) meaning I am a:

moderately expressed extravert
distinctively expressed intuitive personality
slightly expressed feeling personality
moderately expressed judging personality

This test seemed to repeat itself, always asking if I am an introvert or an extravert, and rephrasing the question, "Do you do it by the book or do youe experiment?" Ah whatever, I answered honestly and it sort of got me pegged but honestly am I more feeling than 12%.

NO. 2 - Personality Lab

44 Extraversion
56 Agreeableness
61 Conscientiousness
55 Neuroticism
70 Openness to Experience

Hmmm... I guess. I would honestly give myself such a high score on openness to experience. But maybe I only say that because I have a mere 56% agreeableness, who knows?

NO. 3 - Planet Personality

Expressive - 4.5
Interpersonal - 4.4
Work - 1.6
Emotional - 4.4
Intellectual - 4.9

This may say something about me... and I think it speaks for itself.

NO. 4 - Planet Personality

Ambition - 3.6
Sociability - 3.8
Likeability - 4.4
Prudence - 3.4
Adjustment - 3.6
School Success - 4.4
Intellectance - 4.4

This test seemed nearly the same as the one before, so I don't know how they derived these other seven characteristics, but I suppose they aren't too far off.

NO. 5 - EQ

EQ = 54
Congratulations! You have very high emotional intelligence. This is good news! EQ counts for twice as much as IQ and technical skills combined in determining who will be a star performer. Your level of EQ likely has been and will be a driver of your high performance for years to come. Areas to work on: While you are doing well - don't forget to take time out of your busy day-to-day activities to stop and reflect on what brings you the greatest meaning in your life. If we fail to do this on a regular basis, we risk becoming tranquilized by the trivial. Sedated by the small details. Yes, deadlines need meeting and goals must be achieved. But if we are working toward goals that are not in alignment with our key values and greater purpose, we face becoming hostile and cynical - losing the reason we are doing 'all of this' in this first place! This translates into less joy and enthusiasm for our work - resulting in a diminished ability to be effective, at ease, and on purpose. As William James said: I have no doubt whatever that most people live, whether physically, intellectually, or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness... much like a man who, out of his whole body organism, should get into the habit of using and moving only his little finger... We all have reservoirs of life to draw upon, of which we do not dream.

Ha... that one seemed to jump to a lot of conclusions. You're right, I'm not sure about its validity. Not to mention I had no way to answer all those manger questions.

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