Usually INTP or INFP, I tend to say INTP whenever I'm asked. Although someone did once tell me that I struck them as an INTJ.
However, the Myers-Briggs system is flawed. Any system trying to sort people into such restrictive categories, yet vague enough to apply to most, is bound to be. It's still somewhat entertaining to discuss though. Sometimes I take quizzes like these from the imagined perspective of my characters to see how they differ from me.
A few friends who took the same quiz got similar results. An INFP, ENFP, and a INTJ. I've noticed that my friend group in general has a lot more introverts than extroverts.
The trouble with defining our personalities in such a way is that it implies they are set in stone. Yet we are in a constant state of change. We view ourselves as our true selves, and any past development as moments which have lead up to our final/complete version. Yet we lack foresight. There is no absolute guaranteed method of predicting what we will be like in ten years. I'll most likely look back when I'm thirty on my twenty year old self and cringe. However, this rate of change does gradually slow down once you get to a certain age.
I suppose that's why personality is so difficult to define. Our experiences and predispositions can shape us in unexpected ways. As humans, we want labels and categories in order to make sense of the world. That's understandable. People differ from each other in fascinating ways, alongside sharing similarities. I guess the best we can do is gain an understanding of who we (and the people around us) are currently, but keep in mind that personalities can gradually shift and change like clay being moulded on a pottery wheel.
Anyway, I should stop procrastinating on my essay.
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Very true. It can appears like condensed one-dimensional generalities making it is easier to understand people. Although some are near perfect explanation. Too, the fact that people are constantly changing in life doesn't mean the classification will fit a year from now. Mine has changed over the years although I will always be an introvert. I used to know a guy from Puerto Rico that mentioned this about 20 years ago. He said that him and his wife were completely 2 different people from who they were when they got married.