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Dec 23, 2008 at 12:07 pm #1232803
There's another thread here that seems to be trying to get at a personality profile of lightweight backpackers, but instead it really seems to be a demographic sketch. Rather than add on to an old thread, I believe it would be better to offer a real, free online Personality Test. I hope this is helpful in getting us a true personality profile for UL backpackers here on this forum.
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
The test has just 72, quick yes/no questions. The site describes the test as follows:
"After completing the questionnaire, you will obtain:
"1)Your type formula according to Carl Jung and Isabel Myers-Briggs typology along with the strengths of the preferences
"2)The description of your personality type; and
"3)The list of occupations and educational institutions where you can get relevant degree or training, most suitable for your personality type – Jung Career Indicator."
Again, I hope this tool is useful.
-vino vampire-
Dec 23, 2008 at 12:19 pm #1466118Your Type is
ENFJExtraverted – 89%
Intuitive – 38%
Feeling – 25%
Judging – 50%Idealist Portrait of the Teacher (ENFJ)
Even more than the other Idealists, Teachers have a natural talent for leading students or trainees toward learning, or as Idealists like to think of it, they are capable of calling forth each learner's potentials. Teachers (around two percent of the population) are able – effortlessly, it seems, and almost endlessly-to dream up fascinating learning activities for their students to engage in. In some Teachers, this ability to fire the imagination can amount to a kind of genius which other types find hard to emulate. But perhaps their greatest strength lies in their belief in their students. Teachers look for the best in their students, and communicate clearly that each one has untold potential, and this confidence can inspire their students to grow and develop more than they ever thought possible.http://keirsey.com/handler.aspxs=keirsey&f=fourtemps&tab=3&c=teacher
Dec 23, 2008 at 12:31 pm #1466122Oh hell…..I'm apparently one of those INTJs.
Introverted – 22%
Intuitive – 38%
Thinking – 62%
Judging – 22%Dec 23, 2008 at 12:44 pm #1466126INTJ
I – 22%
N – 62%
T – 12%
J – 11%Thinking from my other post – based on the number of INTJ's in the prior survey – 64% (7 out of 11) were INTJ and yet the general population contains only 3.5% INTJ. Is there is any correlation with lightweight backpacking, and do traditional backpackers differ?
Dec 23, 2008 at 1:00 pm #1466130I am an ESTJ.
Famous ESTJ – George W. Bush.Now I am just depressed…
Dec 23, 2008 at 1:07 pm #1466131Bastian (The Neverending Story),
I'm not even real. If I'm not real than I'm not really here and your not really reading this. I THINK I'M IMPLODING :(Dec 23, 2008 at 1:29 pm #1466135Ben, Cheer Up! It's a personality test not an IQ test…you should be fine.
I am an ESTJ.
Famous ESTJ – George W. Bush.Now I am just depressed…
Dec 23, 2008 at 1:48 pm #1466137INFJ
Introverted – 78%
Intution – 62%
Feeling – 50%
Judging – 44%Dec 23, 2008 at 2:24 pm #1466147Thomas,
Thanks for putting this thread up.
You are right….in my thread, it really was about demographics vs. personality profile.
Great link that you had to this personality test.
I am:
INTJ
INTROVERTED: 33% (this is funny as I am in sales)
INTUITIVE: 6%
THINKING: 38%
JUDGING: 22%*Note: I re-took the test after realizing that I failed to answer a few questions on the exam.
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Christopher,
Yes, I do think that there is something fundamentally different about BPLer's vs. traditional backpackers that will show up in the personality profiles.
I was hoping to see some sort of pattern with the thread that I posted, but using demographic data.
The major difference, on an emotional level, is passion and desire to take the leisure & recreation to another level. (Not better, just different).
Going light can be about comfort, but I am betting that there is an element of wanting to push the phsyical limits and higher mileage.
If you think about it, going lightweight/UL requires a detailed review/analyst of your gear to think ahead to what you might or might not need. To carefully consider everything in advance of the conditions that you might face and to adjust your kit.
For me, I can confess a desire for high mileage and pushing, more than a healthy dose of obsessive/compulsive behavior, and an anal retentiveness to organize my gear out to the last 0.5 ounce….all with the passion and desire to get out on the trail and see more and go to places that most regular people will never see.
-Tony
Dec 23, 2008 at 2:30 pm #1466149Your Type is ISTJ
Introverted 78
Sensing 1
Thinking 75
Judging 44I only wish that my numbers weren't so extremely skewed when I take this type of test.
Famous ISTJs:
Thomas (Christ's disciple)
U.S. Presidents:
George Washington
Andrew Johnson
Benjamin Harrison
Herbert Hoover
George H. W. BushDec 23, 2008 at 2:38 pm #1466152I – 56
S – 1
T – 50
J – 39I also am in sales.
Dec 23, 2008 at 2:45 pm #1466153John Haley:
Your Type is ISTJ
Sensing 1
Famous ISTJs: Thomas (Christ's disciple)Hahaha… Jesus said to sensing-challenged Thomas, "Look here, Tom, just listen, OK now just put your finger in H-E-R-E! Yes, it's really ME! Got it finally? Sheesh! (rolling eyes)."
Dec 23, 2008 at 3:19 pm #1466159Wow. If Thomas took it, it must be a really old test.
Dec 23, 2008 at 3:20 pm #1466160INTP
Ben there done that!!
Dec 23, 2008 at 3:53 pm #1466170INTP
Introverted 100%
Intuitive 38%
Thinking 38%
Perceiving 67%Well, I knew I was shy and like to be alone, but I guess that confirms it.
Dec 23, 2008 at 4:09 pm #1466177INTJ
Introverted 56
Intuitive 50
Thinking 25
Judging 44Dec 23, 2008 at 4:55 pm #1466193AnonymousInactiveBen,
You could always go back and retake the test. ;}Dec 23, 2008 at 4:56 pm #1466195EFSJ
I believe that.
And I am too in sales
Dec 23, 2008 at 5:01 pm #1466198Tom wrote, "Ben, you could always go back and retake the test".
Absolutely not. We have the truth and we will stick to our course, persevere, and win! No short cuts, no cut and run!
Dec 23, 2008 at 5:06 pm #1466199AnonymousInactiveNot to worry, Ben, I'll take care of the cutting and running. Especially when the bear shows up. :-))
Dec 23, 2008 at 5:34 pm #1466205Another INTJ here. From the description, I can't argue!
78 38 12 22
Described as "Mastermind" … sounds fiendish!
Dec 23, 2008 at 7:30 pm #1466209ENTJ
Extraverted 22
Intuitive 50
Thinking 25
Judging 33Napoleon, Franklin D. Roosevelt , Mark Anthony, Sean Connery, Madonna, Yulia Tymoshenko , Margret Thatcher, Carl Sagan, Bill Gates, Golda Meir, Edward Teller, George Benard Shaw, and General George C. Marshall and the scariest of all Hillary Clinton!
Does this mean I can still be a member in the League of extraordinary lightweight backpackers or am I on the other team?
Dec 23, 2008 at 8:11 pm #1466211Introverted 33
Intuitive 12
Feeling 25
Judging 11the Counselor (INFJ)
Mohandas Gandhi, Sidney Poitier, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Goodall, Emily Bronte, Sir Alec Guiness, Carl Jung, Mary Baker Eddy, Queen Noor are examples of the Counselor Idealist (INFJ).
Dec 23, 2008 at 8:17 pm #1466212introverted – 33%
intuitive – 38%
thinking – 56%
judging – 56%I'm so middle of the road I don't even think I am upset about it.
I'm not sure I took the right test…my famous personalities were Uncle Rico, Mr. Green Jeans and Juice Newton.
Dec 23, 2008 at 8:29 pm #1466214tally up another INTJ
Introverted 89
Intuitive 25
Thinking 100
Judging 22I noticed that efficiency and problem solving kept appearing in the INTJ type description which seems relevent to LW backpackers. Also, INTJ's supposedly have "an independence of mind" which could explain how many have moved from mainstream backpacking over to LW/UL.
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