Sep
13
2004
When I was at school I tested 137 in the IQ test. I generally dismissed it but I have since done a few personality tests and found them to be very accurate, others have also reliably predicted my personality type, so I must be very easy to read. That got me thinking that there may be something useful to gain from understanding a persons IQ.
When I did the test it was also very clear where I scored high and where I scored low. In fact there were two areas: I did not concentrate on a few of the questions very well, so misread them and I was hopeless at questions that relied on a memory of words and phrases.
Anyway I have done two test recently one was 135 and the other 140. So the school test of 137 was a pretty good mean!
Sep
13
2004
People who know me tell me that personality tests are very accurate for me. One of the most common tests is the Myers Briggs test which you can do here. Using this test I am an INTJ. Which is described variously as the Mastermind, Scientist, Innovator, and Free-thinker, which actually sum me up pretty well. You can learn more from the links above, however if you want a summary then these quotes are pretty good:
INTJs are strong individualists who seek new angles or novel ways of looking at things. They enjoy coming to new understandings. They are insightful and mentally quick; however, this mental quickness may not always be outwardly apparent to others since they keep a great deal to themselves. They are very determined people who trust their vision of the possibilities, regardless of what others think. They may even be considered the most independent of all of the sixteen personality types. INTJs are at their best in quietly and firmly developing their ideas, theories, and principles.
as is this:
Masterminds will adopt ideas only if they are useful, which is to say if they work efficiently toward accomplishing the Mastermind’s well-defined goals. Natural leaders, Masterminds are not at all eager to take command of projects or groups, preferring to stay in the background until others demonstrate their inability to lead. Once in charge, however …
and finally this:
To the Mastermind, organizational structure and operational procedures are never arbitrary, never set in concrete, but are quite malleable and can be changed, improved, streamlined. In their drive for efficient action, Masterminds are the most open-minded of all the types. No idea is too far-fetched to be entertained-if it is useful. Masterminds are natural brainstormers, always open to new concepts and, in fact, aggressively seeking them
That’s me then, so if you employ me you know what you are getting!
