Before my type morphed from INTJ to ENTJ, I was very interested in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. It’s a handy tool to spark introspection and a great way for people to explore how they relate to one another. Now I think Greg Kiersey has a better handle on the subject. Whatever.
Typealyzer will guess your type from reading your blog.
We have been collecting sample texts from blog text over the course of 2 years based on research about personality type and writing style. A classifier then runs a statistical analysis of the texts and comes up with a word frequency algorithm for the different types. More.
This blog, internettime.com, brands me an ENTP, a visionary.
My blog on informal learning, informl.com, labels me an INTP, a thinker.
My togetherLearn pals are INTJs, scientists. Well, not all. I didn’t run Typealyzer on Jane’s blog because her eLearning pick of the day, while extremely valuable, is not your standard blog-text.
If you’re not familiar with the Myers-Briggs religion approach, you might check my notes on it, most of the way down my old psychology page.
The types Typealyzer picked for me feel close to the mark.
Run it on your blog (it only takes a couple of minutes). Does your blog-style fit your self-image?
No related posts.
{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }
bingo! spot on! this gave me INTJ for one blog and ENTP for the other one. how do they do it?
At the end of the day this E becomes a big-time I. The P vs J construct is the interesting part. I’m a P by the test but folks know me as a “closet” J – sometimes you just have to stick to a decision.
Kia ora Jay
Mattias Östmar, the originator of the Typealyzer explains carefully that the device doesn’t assess the personality of the blogger. What it does do is assess the persona of the blog – quite a different thing.
A consequence of the changing patterns of blogs and their posts with time is that this persona can shift, while personality in people tends to be more stable.
You can view a video of Mattias here, explaining more about his invention.
I think it’s an interesting toy. It has caused some debate since it was launched last year.
Catchya later
from Middle-earth
Excellent point. Thanks.