well, I've done a number of test, both under trained supervision and ones like this (and yes, I do discount a lot of the online stuff)
I've also worked with a therapist for years to get to really understand me..... I'm pretty sure I'm not mis-stating who I am :) --- "Boivin, Patrice J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Beware of self-reports! > > They are notoriously innacurate. > > e.g. ask people what they will be doing in the next three years, they > are > almost always wrong. > > Ask them what they are like, ask them their traits, and often they > are > wrong. Wishful thinking kicks in, perhaps. Also when people think > something is a big concern, often it is because they focus on that > particular trait - most people probably don't pay attention to it as > much. > E.g. my mother-in-law keeps saying she can't do anything right, that > it > takes her longer than everyone else to get things done properly... > turns out > she is a perfectionist! > > Same thing with the enneagram, people's self-image tends to discard > chief > feature, they think their personality revolves around something else. > > : ) > > anyway, back to DBA work. > > Regards, > Patrice Boivin > Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 12:29 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re: Myers-Briggs > > Here is the online test, very interesting. I am INTJ > as well. > > http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm > > > Jack > > > That's very funny. INFP DBA... Wow! You do what > > you want with verve and to > > Hell the consequences whenever you blow up. > > Being a P, you are pragmatic > > about your outbursts... ? > > > > I am an INTJ most of the time. > > > > I - I am stubborn > > N - I follow my own inner sense of direction > > T - I mull things over before I act > > J - I have an opinion about everything. > > > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 5:49 PM > > To: Multiple recipientsBoth my parents are > > psychologists, go figure. > > > > Regards, > > Patrice Boivin > > Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) > > > > Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. > > des syst�mes > > Technology Services | Services > > technologiques > > Informatics Branch | Direction de > > l'informatique > > Maritimes Region, DFO | R�gion des > > Maritimes, MPO > > > > of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: RE: Rant-Rant > > > > FYI: SJs make up about 40% of the population > > (app. 10% for each > > sub-division). > > > > Jay Miller > > infp (yeah, I know, what's an infp doing in a > > technical job... :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 1:23 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > That is why I use the > > machinist analogy: somebody who is satisfied > > with a career spending 25 > > years doing essentially the same thing. If you > > are into Myers-Briggs type > > indicator, I think the personality dimension is > > SJ and roughly 25% of the > > population fits this profile. > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > > http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Miller, Jay > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 > > FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > > access / Mailing Lists > > > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be > > removed from). 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