I had this scheduled as a Thanksgiving day post, but since everybody's jumping in, here it is today.
I started at Gene Expression, who got it from Megan McArdle: Using Typealyzer to discover any blog's Meyer-Briggs personality type.
The first test was on today's main page.
The analysis indicates that the author of http://lizditz.typepad.com is of the type:
INTP - The Thinkers
[INTP]
The logical and analytical type. They are especially attuned to difficult creative and intellectual challenges and always look for something more complex to dig into. They are great at finding subtle connections between things and imagine far-reaching implications.
They enjoy working with complex things using a lot of concepts and imaginative models of reality. Since they are not very good at seeing and understanding the needs of other people, they might come across as arrogant, impatient and insensitive to people that need some time to understand what they are talking about.
I was curious. Would different categories have different personality types? The stories about me category revealed:
ESTP - The Doers
[ESTP]
The active and play-ful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities.
The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full attention and focus. They might be very impulsive and more keen on starting something new than following it through. They might have a problem with sitting still or remaining inactive for any period of time.
The Cultural Criticism category revealed:
INTP - The Thinkers.
Then I realized that the Typealyzer was looking at just the front page of each category, so it would be similar to the current main page. So I grabbed a random week from my archives: September 11-17 2005:
ISTP - The Mechanics
[ISTP]
The independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment are masters of responding to challenges that arise spontaneously. They generally prefer to think things out for themselves and often avoid inter-personal conflicts.
The Mechanics enjoy working together with other independent and highly skilled people and often like seek fun and action both in their work and personal life. They enjoy adventure and risk such as in driving race cars or working as policemen and firefighters.
I went back to the first week of blogging, in 2003:
INTJ - The Scientists
[INTJ]
The long-range thinking and individualistic type. They are especially good at looking at almost anything and figuring out a way of improving it - often with a highly creative and imaginative touch. They are intellectually curious and daring, but might be pshysically hesitant to try new things.
The Scientists enjoy theoretical work that allows them to use their strong minds and bold creativity. Since they tend to be so abstract and theoretical in their communication they often have a problem communcating their visions to other people and need to learn patience and use conrete examples. Since they are extremly good at concentrating they often have no trouble working alone.
What would a holiday week reveal? Since I was in the neighborhood, I grabbed the last week of 2003.
ISTJ - The Duty Fulfillers
[ISTJ]
The responsible and hardworking type. They are especially attuned to the details of life and are careful about getting the facts right. Conservative by nature they are often reluctant to take any risks whatsoever.
The Duty Fulfillers are happy to be let alone and to be able to work int heir own pace. They know what they have to do and how to do it.
Maybe one day when I'm bored enough, I'll go back through and do a week-by-week comparison and see what dominates, and what changes over time.
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