Teh Other side of [Jin]

January 28, 2012

You're personality type is Introversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judging (ISTJ)

took a Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment Exam and results was I'm an ISTJ person..

Summary
Serious, quiet, earn success by concentration and thoroughness. Practical, orderly, matter-of-fact, logical, realistic, and dependable. See to it that everything is well-organized. Take responsibility. Make up their own minds as to what should be accomplished and work toward it steadily, regardless of protests or distractions.

Detailed Result
ISTJs direct their energy towards the inner world of ideas and information. They try to clarify concepts and information, seeking to have as clear a knowledge as possible. They often place a lot of trust in experience, but also envisage future goals providing there is a clear pathway to that goal.

What makes an ISTJ tick?
The Dominant function is the perceptive one of Sensing. Characteristics associated with this function include:
looking at information in terms of facts and details

Focuses more on the here and now rather than possibilities for the future
Feels comfortable in areas of proven experience
Takes a realistic approach

The perceptive Sensing function is introverted. That is, Sensing is used primarily to govern the inner world of thoughts and emotions. The ISTJ will therefore:

Seek to develop a realistic understanding of the world as it is, in the light of what he/she observes
Be pragmatic in nature, constantly learning to adapt to the world as it is now
Observe in a subjective way, selecting and relating facts that others would not, and seeing those facts more in terms of impressions and significance than pure fact .

The Sensing function is primarily supported by extroverted Thinking judgment, That is, Thinking judgment is used primarily to manage the outer world of actions and spoken words. This will modify the way that the Sensing is directed, by:

focusing the (inner world) Sensing on impersonal facts and logical options
tending to spot flaws and injustices
making decisions on the basis of logical analysis that support the ISTJ's understanding of the world.

The classic temperament of an ISTJ is Epimethean, or Melancholic, for whom a basic driving force is duty, service and the need to belong.

Contributions to the team of an ISTJ
In a team environment, the ISTJ can contribute by:

working hard and efficiently to complete tasks by the deadlines set
sorting ideas and identifying those that are most practical
applying a common sense approach to problem solving
maintaining team focus on the objective
contributing practical organisational skills
applying procedures and methodologies
applying relevant and realistic logical arguments

The potential ways in which an ISTJ can irritate others include:

focusing too much on the current task at the expense of longer term or interpersonal issues
not articulating his/her understanding of the situation
not seeing the wood for the trees
being too serious
seeming to be inflexible
not encouraging others to experiment or innovate
not promoting his/her own ideas or achievements

Personal Growth
As with all types, the ISTJ can achieve personal growth by developing all functions that are not fully developed, through actions such as:

articulating more of the ISTJ's own views
developing a long term vision, that avoids focusing on details
developing a greater understanding of how people feel
changing things on an experimental basis to see if they can be improved
learning to promote the ISTJ's ideas and achievements to others, recognising that others may well find them valuable
making decisions on the basis of how others will feel, rather than objective considerations

Recognising Stress
As stress increases, 'learned behaviour' tends to give way to the natural style, so the ISTJ will behave more according to type when under greater stress. For example, in a crisis, the ISTJ might:

find a place of solitude in which to think and work
use tried and trusted means of solving problems
direct or criticise others' efforts
use pragmatic solutions at the expense of the long term

ISTJ Careers
The jobs/occupations that have a closer fit to those with ISTJ preferences:
Doctor/health care, Librarian, Entrepreneur/self-employed, Forces, Administrator

January 27, 2012

Unbearable kind of [Pain]

"Emotional pain. You can't see it, like you can see a broken bone, a pale face, an open wound. It's in your head, easy to hide because no one else can see it unless you allow them to see it. It's physical internally, a sick stomach, a tightness in the chest, exhaustion. It can be crippling, an inability to move. You can protect yourself from it with defenses invisible to the eye. It can hit you like a disease, cover you like a shadow, embrace you like a demon.

None of us are immune to it, none of us strangers to it. Some of us break from it, some of us are stronger for it. All of us do everything we can to protect ourselves from it. It has a way of making us feel alone, because even though we know we are not the only ones to face adversity, we are a world unto ourselves and no one else sees the world quite the way we do.

Shutting down to protect yourself may protect your heart, but what is life if you have no one to share it with? The moments I remember most are the moments I spent with others. Opening up your heart leaves you vulnerable to pain. If you never open your heart though, you'll never find joy either.

You never really can fix a heart, once they're broken they're never the same. The jagged edges can scrape your insides raw. It's kind of like my favorite old book though, or my worn, ripped up jeans - just because they're used doesn't mean they're not good anymore."
-Will you Dance with Me?, Life Unexpected

January 22, 2012