A Unique Three Percent

I was inspired by Terry Storch to re-take the classic Myers-Briggs personality test. I’ve always been a big fan of psychology and classifying personalities so I’ve taken the test at least once every couple of years since junior high. It’s been cool to see my results shift over so slightly as I changed.

ENFP

• 22% - Extroverted


• 62% - iNtuitive


• 75% - Feeling


• 33% - Perceiving

ENFPs are both “idea"-people and “people"-people, who see everyone and everything as part of an often bizarre cosmic whole. They want to both help (at least, their own definition of “help") and be liked and admired by other people, on both an individual and a humanitarian level. They are interested in new ideas on principle, but ultimately discard most of them for one reason or another.

When I first took this test in Junior High I scored as an INFP. By the time I was about out of high school it was XNFP (the X means I scored exactly halfway between I and E). I’ve often told friends about how shy I used to be in high school compared to how I am now, and this test proves it! =)

Here’s some other info on ENFP that I found pretty accurate.

ENFPs have what some call a “silly switch.” They can be intellectual, serious, all business for a while, but whenever they get the chance, they flip that switch and become CAPTAIN WILDCHILD, the scourge of the swimming pool, ticklers par excellence. Sometimes they may even appear intoxicated when the “switch” is flipped. One study has shown that ENFPs are significantly overrepresented in psychodrama. Most have a natural propensity for role-playing and acting.

You can read more about the ENFP at Typelogic or Keirsey.

Take your own test… and let me know your results!

By the way, only 3% of the U.S. population is ENFP, hence the title.