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Do you have a 'running' personality?

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I_willGraduate
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Okay, there's almost certainly no such thing but I got you to look :-)

I freely admit to having two obsessions in life, one is running and the other is personality and psychology - neither of which I am trained in!

Is there a correlation between these two things I wonder to myself. Highly unlikely but what could be better than bringing two obsessions together?!

Either way, it may interest you, whether or not you choose to tell of your type below, but it would be interesting to see (if there is any correlation)....

(I'm INFP)

Info and long test;

humanmetrics.com/hr/you/per...

Short test;

25quiz.com

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misswobble profile image
misswobbleGraduate

I am INTP. I took the quiz but no idea what the result means

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I_willGraduate in reply to misswobble

Congratulations! The first link will have a grid of the 16 types and if you click on INTP it will tell you about your type. See if it sounds like you.

Interesting that we're both INxPs

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LauraeGraduate

I did this and the myers briggs type indicator years ago but can't remember my results . Re took the test and got ESFJ , so nearly the opposite of you .

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I_willGraduate in reply to Laurae

How interesting, thanks for posting :-)

Another ESFJ here (no surprise that an Aussie is an extrovert). I've done a few of these and always find them interesting... Bill Clinton is an ESFJ too.. as is Donald Duck... :)

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I_willGraduate in reply to

Thanks :-) So interesting! It's good to see who you are 'like' I think

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tanyag_163Graduate

I am INFP as well :-)

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I_willGraduate in reply to tanyag_163

Yay! *high five* that explains your alien picture! :-)

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tanyag_163Graduate in reply to I_will

It's Megamind :-) I have a lot of sympathy for the character - I totally relate to him. :-)

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BoPeep9009Graduate

ooooo i like this I_will ...... let me add my type for your research ..... ISTJ (34%) ... sounds a bit dull and starchy but then that could be true ... somebody's got to be boring hey!!! Thanks for posting :-)

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BoPeep9009Graduate in reply to BoPeep9009

Ooo oooo ooooo i take it back! Can i take it back? Please? I'm not boring at all!!! I just looked at the celebrities list - there are some seemingly smashing folk under my heading (from the ones i'd heard of) and ...... relax :-)

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I_willGraduate in reply to BoPeep9009

Thanks for joining in :-) glad you like it. No one is boring!!!

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paul2014Graduate

ISTJ (50%) It seemed to struggle with me. I took the short test, 25 questions, but at the end it said I was a tough one and asked a further 5 questions. Still couldn't decide so asked me a further 5 questions! Maybe I'm just too complicated :)

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I_willGraduate in reply to paul2014

Complicated is good :-) thanks for posting your result....how do I make a pie chart at the end?!?

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paul2014Graduate in reply to I_will

A pie chart? Not sure. Is it an option within the link you provided?

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I_willGraduate in reply to paul2014

No, was just thinking of showing a result of types here, but I'm only half serious as to get a real result we would need to know everyone and not just those who happened/were drawn to look at this post.

Phew! Bet you're sorry you asked!!

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paul2014Graduate in reply to I_will

Haha.

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mossy1Graduate

Hi. I just did this and am an ISFJ - quite near the mark but I am no Jennifer Aniston! Very interesting

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notbadGraduate in reply to mossy1

Hi mossy, I came out as ISFJ on both too, the shorter one rated me at 95%. Just read the description and ouch, too accurate!

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I_willGraduate in reply to notbad

Thanks for joining :-)

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mossy1Graduate in reply to notbad

Hi notbad. Just read your reply. Good to have company. I only did the short test before I had to go out. Will have to try the other one.

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ajwyldGraduate

Also INFP (though the FP and P come out as "slight" preferences). I've done various other MBTI over the years and this is how it usually comes out !

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I_willGraduate in reply to ajwyld

Hooray for the INFPs...not that I'm biased or anything!

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LettireeGraduate

I'm an ENFP...genuinely pleased to be the same personality type as The Little Mermaid!!...oh and lots of other real people of course!

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I_willGraduate in reply to Lettiree

Three cheers for the ENFPs!! And the Little Mermaid :-)

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PollypandaGraduate

I'm an INTJ. Pure analyst. Which may explain why I love my Garmin!

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I_willGraduate in reply to Pollypanda

Oh, I'm sure it does! Statistics

INFJ here.Wow ! Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King. Mother Theresa AND Geoffrey Chaucer !!!

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I_willGraduate in reply to

Oh, INFJs are interesting! :-)

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emkeenanGraduate in reply to

Same here henpen, very interesting!

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TurboTortoiseGraduate

Today I am teetering between ENTP (Jim Carrey!?! NOOOOOOO!!) and INTP (JRR Tolkein and Richard Dawkins!). It will probably be something entirely different tomorrow.

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I_willGraduate in reply to TurboTortoise

Brilliant! Perhaps you are right between being introverted and extroverted!

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AncientMumGraduate

INFJ -I took the long test cos the short one kept saying just 5 more questions. Just 5more questions.... Good to know I'm in the same illustrious company as Matin Luther King, Mother Theresa et al. :)

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I_willGraduate in reply to AncientMum

Ah, I get on with the INFJs I know irl very well :-)

AmberC profile image
AmberCGraduate

ISFJ: wow, having just read the description it is quite scarily an accurate description of my personality and behaviour......quite eerie!

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I_willGraduate in reply to AmberC

Oh, I like that! :D

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frannyfranGraduate

Hi,

Took the test, but no straight answer there .

Could have a split personality as I am INTP and INFP in nearly the same proportions.

Looked at the descriptions, and both have a fair amount of truth....

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I_willGraduate in reply to frannyfran

I would rely on what sounds most like you. I'm INFP and I'm definitely confused most of the time!

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frannyfranGraduate in reply to I_will

then I guess it will have to be INTP.

I_will profile image
I_willGraduate in reply to frannyfran

Great! It's a very interesting subject

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frannyfranGraduate

Did not realise the 2 test were different, so have now taken the long test and this time I came out as ISTP! But the description does not match much.

Pity there is not a confused type as surely this would describe me !

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LightDarkGraduate

Also ISTJ apparently ... I don't really know anything about any of the celebs except George W Bush which I'm not that impressed by - and i really couldnt call myself a planner! I wish!

What's your type Iwill?

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I_willGraduate in reply to LightDark

I'm INFP! Maybe repeating the test several times will give you interesting results...(but perhaps only if you are obsessed!!)

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the_tea_fairyGraduate

INFP as well.

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I_willGraduate in reply to the_tea_fairy

Hooray!! Three cheers for us. Actually as a type we're likely to be drawn to personality stuff :-)

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RealfoodieclubGraduate

I got a mixed bunch of results. Does that mean I'm a bit mixed up. Hehe.

The results show how likely you are - according to my math - to be each type.

The way to know for sure is to read about each type and see which description fits you best.

109.157.143.252: Test complete! (restart)

26% INFJ

16% ENFJ

10% ENTJ

9% ENTP

9% ISFJ

If you know your type, you can help (improve) 25quiz:

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I_willGraduate in reply to Realfoodieclub

I would say the top one is your result. I have repeated both tests several times and the top result in the 25quiz was certainly the most accurate for me

Thanks for posting your results :-)

Lovefood1984 profile image
Lovefood1984Graduate

That's interesting, when I did this 7 years ago I was an ESTJ and now in both quizzes I'm a ISFJ hmmmm....... :)

I_will profile image
I_willGraduate in reply to Lovefood1984

How strange, perhaps your E/I and F/T are both fairly well balanced or your first result years ago was somehow erroneous. Did you read the descriptions? Perhaps one will fit you better.

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Lovefood1984Graduate in reply to I_will

I'd say my new one is a better fit than my old one, I guess my E to I is easier explained, although I've never liked crowds etc I can socialise and did more of that when I was younger and before I had a fiancée, although I've always preferred to be at home with a book than out partying most of the time :) as for the T to F I have no idea maybe I'm close on these being a research scientist (thinking) but I'm very attuned to emotions (feeling side?) I don't think I'm an extreme one though as extremes apparently can struggle with the give and take relationship and suffer from psychosomatic illnesses (I rarely get ill much to my advantage!)

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I_willGraduate in reply to Lovefood1984

Interesting, although F types can still make proficient scientists. Your S would make you very grounded in reality which I would imagine is important in research science.

Sounds like a very interesting line of work :-)

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Miles_YonderGraduate

ENFP. I love the question about entering a room and sitting either at the sides or in the middle. In a cinema I always sit right to the side; no finer place in my view. Tell most people that though and they think you're an oddity. :-/

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I_willGraduate in reply to Miles_Yonder

ENFPs are a delightful oddity! :-)

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Miles_YonderGraduate in reply to I_will

"Delightful oddity" .... I want that on a name badge! :-D

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I_willGraduate in reply to Miles_Yonder

You could go to one of those T shirt shops and get one printed and get your photo put underneath just so it was clear :-) On the back..an anagram of Fuddle Dig Holy Tit!!

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Bluesman

INTJ, and the observations in the description fit me perfectly. Wife's a bit worried that it means I have the same personality type as Hannibel Lecter!

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I_willGraduate in reply to Bluesman

Nice Chianti? Phut phut phut

Rignold profile image
Rignold

INTP - me and Hayo Miyazaki, JD Salinger and JRR Tolkien apparently.

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I_willGraduate in reply to Rignold

INTPs are fascinating!

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FlyingScotGraduate

INFJ- and as some other of the same ilk have commented - astonishingly accurate!

To link this to running, I find the 'vacancy' of running very helpful in processing the frustrations of the day - but also an excellent support of visualising solutions, such that when I get back and get stuck in to whatever it is that needs doing, it is very straight forward. I don't think think this is about physical energy, though it helps, but I do think it is about crystallising so that quicker, clearer completion follows. As a teacher, this is a great help and I just wish I had found running sooner!! Fitness and health which were the prime motivators for getting running are now secondary to the head sorting facility it offers!

I doubt this is about personality type, and more a commonality of running?????

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I_willGraduate in reply to FlyingScot

Well, possibly but N types tend to think abstractly and S types more concretely so what you saying does make sense in regard to your personality.

Statistically there are many more S types than N types so it's interesting that so many Ns have revealed themselves here, but it also makes sense because the topic of my post, 'personalities' is an abstract subject.

That's not to say S types don't think abstractly, more they think concretely most of the time.

I could waffle on all day about it.....!!

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BeadsGraduate

I'm all over the place.....

22% INTJ

20% ISTJ

15% INTP

12% INFP

10% ENTJ

....after 40 odd questions on the 25 question test!

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I_willGraduate in reply to Beads

You were clearly hard to peg!

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Tattoojunkie30Graduate

Im enfj!

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I_willGraduate in reply to Tattoojunkie30

Interesting ... I'm not aware of having ever met a person of your type

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Tattoojunkie30Graduate in reply to I_will

Well hello and I'm glad to be the first!

For many years my husband has called me wierd....it's one of the reasons he loves me lol xxxx

So what does it mean unfortunately I didn't get time to read the results as we were leaving.

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