General

ENTJs, much like their Diplomat (NF) counterpart ENFJs, are natural-born leaders. ENTJs and ENFJs share the gifts of charisma and confidence, and project authority in a way that draws crowds together behind a common goal. But unlike their Feeling (F) counterparts, ENTJs are characterized by an often ruthless level of rationality, using their drive, determination and sharp mind to achieve whatever end they've set for themselves. Perhaps it is best that they make up only three percent of the population, lest they overwhelm the more timid and sensitive personality types that make up much of the rest of the world, but we have ENTJs to thank for many of the businesses and institutions we take for granted every day.

If there's anything ENTJs love, it's a good challenge, big or small, and they firmly believe that given enough time and resources, they can achieve any goal. This quality makes ENTJs brilliant entrepreneurs, and their ability to think strategically and hold a long-term focus while executing each step of their plans with determination and precision makes ENTJ personalities powerful business leaders. This determination is often a self-fulfilling prophecy, as they push their goals through with sheer willpower where others might give up and move on, and their Extroverted (E) nature means they are likely to push everyone else right along with them, achieving spectacular results in the process.

At the negotiating table, be it in a corporate environment or buying a car, ENTJs are dominant, relentless, and unforgiving. This isn't because they are coldhearted or vicious per se - it's more that ENTJs genuinely enjoy the challenge, the battle of wits, the repartee that comes from this environment, and if the other side can't keep up, that's no reason for ENTJs to fold on their own core tenet of ultimate victory. The underlying thought running through the ENTJ mind might be something like "I don't care if you call me an insensitive b***d, as long as I remain an efficient b***d".

If there's anyone ENTJs respect, it's someone who is able to stand up to them intellectually, who is able to act with a precision and quality equal to their own. ENTJs have a particular skill in recognizing the talent of others, and this helps in both their team-building efforts, since no one, no matter how brilliant, can do everything alone, and to keep ENTJs from displaying too much arrogance and condescension. However, they also have a particular skill in calling out other's failures with a chilling degree of insensitivity, and this is where ENTJs really start to run into trouble.

Emotional expression isn't the strong suit of any Analyst (NT) type, but because of their Extroverted (E) nature, ENTJs' distance from their emotions is especially public, and felt directly by a much broader swath of people. Especially in a professional environment, ENTJs will simply crush the sensitivities of those they view as inefficient, incompetent or lazy. To ENTJs, emotional displays are displays of weakness, and it's easy to make enemies with this approach - ENTJs will do well to remember that they absolutely depend on having a functioning team, not just to achieve their goals, but for their validation and feedback as well, something ENTJs are, curiously, sensitive to.

ENTJs are true powerhouses, and they cultivate an image of being larger than life - and often enough, they are. They need to remember though, that their stature comes not just from their own actions, but from the actions of the team that props them up, and that it's important to recognize the contributions, talents and needs, especially from an emotional perspective, of their support network. Even if they have to adopt a "fake it 'til you make it" mentality, if ENTJs are able to combine an emotionally healthy focus alongside their many strengths, they will be rewarded with deep, satisfying relationships and all the challenging victories they can handle.

Famous ENTJs:

Steve Jobs Franklin D. Roosevelt Richard M. Nixon Harrison Ford Steve Martin Whoopi Goldberg Margaret Thatcher Al Gore Jim Carrey

Hm.

Huh. Every time I take the personality test it's always INFP.

im a healer which is infp.

i worry too much probs.

INTP,Turbulent,Analyst

INFP, turbulent, diplomat.

intp, turbulent, analyst. ;o

i intp, IT ALSO CHANGE FOR ME OFTEN :S

intp
turbulent
analyst

ENFJ

It does change for me occasionally, but only because I'm close to balanced for some things. I've gotten other results from different tests, but my first and most common result was ENFJ, so that's why I say is my personality. The description is also pretty spot on.
I think it works better for people who are not fluid on their answers. For many of my answers I picked one, but I also felt like I could've said something else. My brother took the test as well and he had no doubts on his answers. His personality description is 100% accurate.

I think it's really interesting that the entire population can be fitted into 1 of 16 personalities. Really shows that we're all just human

Still INTP. lol

@LowWillpower: lol so what's the point if everybody is "in between". Whatever.
L>ACTUALLY ACCURATE PERSONALITY TEST

You guys could try this site http://www.learnmyself.com/ too. The personality test seemed very accurate for myself, and I scored an IQ of 142.

INFJ and turbulent.

[quote=fradddd]The thing about these things is I always get so close to the middle. out of those 5 pairs of traits, 3 only had 3-5% in one direction. So that's just the impact of how I'm feeling right now, how quickly I chose to think about the questions, etc. There is room for a difference there, so I'm balanced in three-fifths of these traits. I'm always quite balanced so I guess that means I can change more and my traits are based on the situation. I have 38% Thinking and 42% Assertive. But I never feel assertive, especially in the way Plankton describes it.

It says my personality, ENTJ, is a natural born leader. I have gotten that results before, but either all these quizzes are inaccurate, or I haven't had a good enough chance to put being a leader into practice. I guess I am ENTJ in the way I think, but not really socially. Also, most of the weaknesses listed (stubborn, arrogant, poor handling of emotions, impatient, intolerant) are the exact opposite of me.

Looking at this more, this personality quiz sucked and is inaccurate as duck.[/quote]
It's pretty much only a test for fun at this point. There isn't really much good theoretical background for any of the classifications. I tried to link earlier to where wikipedia starts tearing it up.

The distribution of results follows a normal distribution at the middle point for each category. If this test had a good way of classifying people, you would expect a distribution of two peaks somewhere away from the middle. Instead, most people score somewhere near the middle for most categories, so any result is either subject to change or just subject to heavy inaccuracy just due to the fact you might be very close to the exact opposite trait, and that doesn't show up in the result.

The thing about these things is I always get so close to the middle. out of those 5 pairs of traits, 3 only had 3-5% in one direction. So that's just the impact of how I'm feeling right now, how quickly I chose to think about the questions, etc. There is room for a difference there, so I'm balanced in three-fifths of these traits. I'm always quite balanced so I guess that means I can change more and my traits are based on the situation. I have 38% Thinking and 42% Assertive. But I never feel assertive, especially in the way Plankton describes it.

It says my personality, ENTJ, is a natural born leader. I have gotten that results before, but either all these quizzes are inaccurate, or I haven't had a good enough chance to put being a leader into practice. I guess I am ENTJ in the way I think, but not really socially. Also, most of the weaknesses listed (stubborn, arrogant, poor handling of emotions, impatient, intolerant) are the exact opposite of me.

Looking at this more, this personality quiz sucked and is inaccurate as duck.

im still an ENTJ.

PERSONALITY: INFP
VARIANT: TURBULENT
ROLE: DIPLOMAT
You are one of the Diplomats - an empathic and idealistic individual who enjoys exploring interesting ideas and prizes morality. You are known for your poetic nature, intuitive skills and pure, childlike enthusiasm. Above you will find a brief overview of your personality traits - proceed to the type overview to learn much more about your personality type. Prepare to be impressed.

PERSONALITY: INTJ
VARIANT: TURBULENT
ROLE: ANALYST

This test is quite interesting imo. Almost everything seems spot-on to who I am in real life o.o

PERSONALITY: ISTP
VARIANT: ASSERTIVE
ROLE: EXPLORER

I don't remember if I did this before, though.

The INTP personality type is fairly rare, making up only three percent of the population, which is definitely a good thing for them, as there's nothing they'd be more unhappy about than being "common". INTPs pride themselves on their inventiveness and creativity, their unique perspective and vigorous intellect. Usually known as the philosopher, the architect, or the dreamy professor, INTPs have been responsible for many scientific discoveries throughout history.

INTPs are known for their brilliant theories and unrelenting logic - in fact, they are considered the most logically precise of all the personality types. They love patterns, and spotting discrepancies between statements could almost be described as a hobby, making it a bad idea to lie to an INTP. Ironically, owing to their Prospecting (P) trait, INTPs' word should be taken with a grain of salt - it's not that they are dishonest, but INTPs tend to share thoughts that are not fully developed, using others as a sounding board for ideas and theories in a debate against themselves rather than as actual conversation partners.

This may make them appear unreliable, but in reality no one is more enthusiastic and capable of spotting a problem, drilling through the endless factors and details that encompass the issue and developing a unique and viable solution than INTPs - just don't expect punctual progress reports. People who share the INTP personality type aren't interested in practical, day-to-day activities and maintenance, but when they find an environment where their creative genius and potential can be expressed, there is no limit to the time and energy INTPs will expend in developing an insightful and unbiased solution.

They may appear to drift about in an unending daydream, but INTPs' thought process is unceasing, and their minds buzz with ideas from the moment they wake up. This constant thinking can have the effect of making them look pensive and detached, as they are often conducting full-fledged debates in their own heads, but really INTPs are quite relaxed and friendly when they are with people they know, or who share their interests. However, this can be replaced by overwhelming shyness when INTPs are among unfamiliar faces, and friendly banter can quickly become combative if they believe their logical conclusions or theories are being criticized.

When INTPs are particularly excited, the conversation can border on incoherence as they try to explain the daisy-chain of logical conclusions that led to the formation of their latest idea. Oftentimes, INTPs will opt to simply move on from a topic before it's ever understood what they were trying to say, rather than try to lay things out in plain terms.

The reverse can also be true when people explain their thought processes to INTPs in terms of subjectivity and feeling. Imagine an immensely complicated clockwork, taking in every fact and idea possible, processing them with a heavy dose of creative reasoning and returning the most logically sound results available - this is how the INTP mind works, and this type has little tolerance for an emotional monkey-wrench jamming their machines.

Further, with Thinking (T) as one of their governing traits, INTPs are unlikely to understand emotional complaints at all, and their friends won't find a bedrock of emotional support in them. INTPs would much rather make a series of logical suggestions for how to resolve the underlying issue, a perspective that is not always welcomed by their Feeling (F) companions. This will likely extend to most social conventions and goals as well, like planning dinners and getting married, as INTPs are far more concerned with originality and efficient results.

The one thing that really holds INTPs back their restless and pervasive fear of failure. INTPs are so prone to reassessing their own thoughts and theories, worrying that they've missed some critical piece of the puzzle, that they can stagnate, lost in an intangible world where their thoughts are never truly applied. Overcoming this self-doubt stands as the greatest challenge INTPs are likely to face, but the intellectual gifts - big and small - bestowed on the world when they do makes it worth the fight.

[quote=Johnnie]you should not put any weight on such a ludicrous test which has no scientific backing. the results are all so vaguely worded that they can fit anyone. also the results change depending on your mood. sadly many employers still use this stupid test, because they don't really know anything.

basically you could just do the same but with less time by reading your horoscope[/quote]

For anyone who may be interested, [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2HoscBLIw]this video holds relevance to the above-quoted post.[/url] An interesting experiment.

as @tifa describes, it's a fun little thing to do, but it certainly should be taken with a grain of salt ^^;

also, INFP

ERSONALITY: INFP
VARIANT: TURBULENT
ROLE: DIPLOMAT
You are one of the Diplomats - an empathic and idealistic individual who enjoys exploring interesting ideas and prizes morality. You are known for your poetic nature, intuitive skills and pure, childlike enthusiasm. Above you will find a brief overview of your personality traits - proceed to the type overview to learn much more about your personality type. Prepare to be impressed.

ENTJ like always :^)

68% Introverted
28% Inuitive
23% Thinking
26% Prospecting
28% Turbulent
Personality: INTP
Variant: Turbulent
Role: Analyst

The MODs should look into making an official thread about this seeing how someone posts a thread like this every month

[quote=LoveOutLoud]right. i can't tell if you're trolling or not. if you bothered to do more research on a subject before judging it, you would know better. in my earlier comment [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator]there's proof[/url] that this does in fact have "scientific backing" so i don't know what you're getting at. even a quick google search could easily prove your statement otherwise...[/quote]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator#Criticism]*drops mic*[/url]?

ISFJ
Variant: turbulent
I'm not crazy....I'm just a little unwell...i know right now you can't tell...but stay awhile and maybe then you'll see...a different side of me.
[url=http://www.16personalities.com/isfj-personality]http://www.16personalities.com/isfj-personality[/url]

Mine always changes once in a while from INTP, INTJ, and INFP.

Edit: Just got INTP with this test.

[quote=Johnnie]you should not put any weight on such a ludicrous test which has no scientific backing. the results are all so vaguely worded that they can fit anyone. also the results change depending on your mood. sadly many employers still use this stupid test, because they don't really know anything.

basically you could just do the same but with less time by reading your horoscope[/quote]

right. i can't tell if you're trolling or not. if you bothered to do more research on a subject before judging it, you would know better. in my earlier comment [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator]there's proof[/url] that this does in fact have "scientific backing" so i don't know what you're getting at. even a quick google search could easily prove your statement otherwise...

[quote=Johnnie]you should not put any weight on such a ludicrous test which has no scientific backing. the results are all so vaguely worded that they can fit anyone. also the results change depending on your mood. sadly many employers still use this stupid test, because they don't really know anything.

basically you could just do the same but with less time by reading your horoscope[/quote]
Anyone who puts weight into tests based on opinionated questions they answer is pretty silly.

you should not put any weight on such a ludicrous test which has no scientific backing. the results are all so vaguely worded that they can fit anyone. also the results change depending on your mood. sadly many employers still use this stupid test, because they don't really know anything.

basically you could just do the same but with less time by reading your horoscope

Same as Jwoy, but assertive instead of turbulent.

I got INTP this time. Last time I got INTJ. It changes for me often.

Personality - ESTJ, Variant - Assertive, Role - Sentinel
I skimmed through some of the overview and it feels pretty accurate, I guess

[quote=Arthenon]Some enfp diplomat thing.

I never understood these tests anyway, they just give you a label and some buttkissing as a cookie for finishing them. People are who they are some label, especially a super obscure one, doesn't really mean much[/quote]

you'd be surprised, actually. read your description: http://www.16personalities.com/enfp-personality

and i wouldn't say it's a solid "label", it's merely just a grouping of different behaviour types for the 16 different kinds of people. it's also not one of those totally random internet quizzes, it's actually been researched and refined since [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator]1921,[/url] so it's more official than you're making it out to be.