[Project 2501]

Idealist.

Idealists, as a temperament, are passionately concerned with personal growth and development. Idealists strive to discover who they are and how they can become their best possible self -- always this quest for self-knowledge and self-improvement drives their imagination. And they want to help others make the journey. Idealists are naturally drawn to working with people, and whether in education or counseling, in social services or personnel work, in journalism or the ministry, they are gifted at helping others find their way in life, often inspiring them to grow as individuals and to fulfill their potentials.

Edit: Maybe I should run through that one more time haha

This post has been edited by Project 2501: 19 March 2009 - 08:57 PM

[AdamSpeight2008]

Here is one with 16 types: Personality and individuality

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Summary of Strategists

* Quiet, easy-going and intellectually curious
* Use logical, objective thinking to find original solutions to problems
* Think of themselves as bright, logical and individualistic
* May be impractical, forgetting practical issues, such as paying bills or doing the shopping

[NeoTifa]

<3

Summary of Realists

* Loyal and steady workers who meet deadlines
* Believe in established rules and respect facts
* Think of themselves as mature, stable and conscientious
* May appear too logical or tough-minded and forget their impact on other people

[Choscura]

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Your Keirsey Temperament Sorter Results indicates that your personality type is that of the Rational

Rationals are the problem solving temperament, particularly if the problem has to do with the many complex systems that make up the world around us. Rationals might tackle problems in organic systems such as plants and animals, or in mechanical systems such as railroads and computers, or in social systems such as families and companies and governments. But whatever systems fire their curiosity, Rationals will analyze them to understand how they work, so they can figure out how to make them work better.

In working with problems, Rationals try to find solutions that have application in the real world, but they are even more interested in the abstract concepts involved, the fundamental principles or natural laws that underlie the particular case. And they are completely pragmatic about their ways and means of achieving their ends. Rationals don't care about being politically correct. They are interested in the most efficient solutions possible, and will listen to anyone who has something useful to teach them, while disregarding any authority or customary procedure that wastes time and resources.

Rationals have an insatiable hunger to accomplish their goals and will work tirelessly on any project they have set their mind to. They are rigorously logical and fiercely independent in their thinking -- are indeed skeptical of all ideas, even their own -- and they believe they can overcome any obstacle with their will power. Often they are seen as cold and distant, but this is really the absorbed concentration they give to whatever problem they're working on. Whether designing a skyscraper or an experiment, developing a theory or a prototype technology, building an aircraft, a corporation, or a strategic alliance, Rationals value intelligence, in themselves and others, and they pride themselves on the ingenuity they bring to their problem solving.

Rationals are very scarce, comprising as little as 7 to 10 percent of the population. But because of their drive to unlock the secrets of nature, and to develop new technologies, they have done much to shape our world.

Rationals at Work
As a Rational, you seek to acquire and apply expertise. You thrive in an autonomous and intellectually stimulating workplace, working alongside other competent people, pursuing knowledge or creating systems. Your core need to follow the driving force of your own intelligence leads to particular career challenges. For example, recognition of your expertise may lead to your being put "in charge" of other people, as a manager, when you might prefer to remain immersed in projects of your own.

Curious and imaginative, you are happy when you have the opportunity to explore the universe of ideas. You do not usually seek leadership positions and prefer independent work to teamwork. In your ideal job, your superiors create a structure, provide you with resources, set some general expectations, and let you loose. Inasmuch as you are not particularly goal oriented, your ideal job situation provides you a sort of private enclave where you can work autonomously. Like other "creatives" (scientists, computer engineers and even writers and designers), you work best when you can deliver your work products--rather than yourself or your process--to others.

hooray, I'm not a cow!

This post has been edited by Choscura: 20 March 2009 - 04:10 AM

[BenignDesign]

I'm a rational. See the spew of content above.

[OliveOyl3471]

Project 2501, on 19 Mar, 2009 - 10:56 PM, said:

Idealist.

Idealists, as a temperament, are passionately concerned with personal growth and development. Idealists strive to discover who they are and how they can become their best possible self -- always this quest for self-knowledge and self-improvement drives their imagination. And they want to help others make the journey. Idealists are naturally drawn to working with people, and whether in education or counseling, in social services or personnel work, in journalism or the ministry, they are gifted at helping others find their way in life, often inspiring them to grow as individuals and to fulfill their potentials.

Didn't take the test. No need to. This one's me. Except for the part about naturally drawn to working with people...
Change that word to machines and you've got it.


Plus this:

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Summary of Strategists

* Quiet, easy-going and intellectually curious
* Use logical, objective thinking to find original solutions to problems
* Think of themselves as bright, logical and individualistic
* May be impractical, forgetting practical issues, such as paying bills or doing the shopping

[xerxes333]

Guardian

This post has been edited by xerxes333: 20 March 2009 - 09:40 AM

[brds]

Rational, on the first.

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Summary of Resolvers

* Good at getting to the heart of a problem and quickly finding a solution
* Make rational decisions using the facts available
* Think of themselves as understanding, stable and easy-going
* May focus on short-term results and lose sight of the big picture

From the second.

[WolfCoder]

NeoTifa, on 19 Mar, 2009 - 06:35 PM, said:

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Guardians can have a lot of fun with their friends, but they are quite serious about their duties and responsibilities. Guardians take pride in being dependable and trustworthy; if there's a job to be done, they can be counted on to put their shoulder to the wheel. Guardians also believe in law and order, and sometimes worry that respect for authority, even a fundamental sense of right and wrong, is being lost...

Not a very accurate test, which isn't surprising.

[MrWobbles]

They would need more than 4 categories to be entirely accurate, It says I am an Idealist, and parts of the description match me well, however I'm not a very sociable person, so that kind of kills that - but I have read the others and I know that I am not close to any of those either.

Anytime a test tries to group people into categories they have to make generalizations, which means they won't be accurate. Also you have to take into account the questions were, at times, a little leading in how they worded the answers (at least it felt that way to me) for example:

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Are you more inclined to feel
somewhat removed
down to earth

to me - down to earth has always had a positive connotation, meaning that person knows they are not better than everyone else, so I really wanted to answer that way, but I am sure that they mean something different by that.. they should probably not use phrases like that, they could mean different things to different people and mess up the results.

[BenignDesign]

/agreed.

My interpretation of "down-to-earth" was you were realistic and grounded. Not an ego term, that you're not "better" than anyone else.... just a term to mean you aren't prone to daydreaming or delusions.

[WolfCoder]

I didn't take the test.

[NeoTifa]

Then why are you posting? That's called spam.