Thoughts followed by stats
The first half of this post is rambling thoughts. The second is a report on a chatzy personality poll. Read on at your own risk.
I have so many thoughts in my head and I need to write them down in order to move on. I used to write this kind of stuff in a personal blog that built up naturally. I never felt guilty about putting too many (public) words down. I don't feel guilty about private journaling, but when the words are in a place where someone might see… then I have major guilt. By posting something where others could see, I'm essentially saying "read this!" which feels arrogant and pompous and selfish.
[I should probably think about that too. Why does it feel that way? I imagine the potential friend/reader who might look here would feel: "Katie wrote all this so I am obliged to read it but I don't want to read it because it's long and ridiculous and (insert adjective of choice) and now I'm resentful." So if that's you, please don't read it! I'm more motivated to write if I have the illusion of an audience, but I'm not sure I actually want one, and certainly not a resentful, judgmental one.]
[And I did feel some guilt over the other blog, because I titled it, "Warning! This site contains words!"]
So conclusion: I will write, attempt not to feel guilty, and imaginary reader person can deal with it or stay away.
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I got an email from a writing newsletter that talked about using the Enneagram to develop characters for stories. It took rather a lot of doing to decide on my Enneagram type (9w1, Peacekeeper with a Perfectionistic tendency). As I looked through all the different kinds, there was so much info that applied to me, even though it wasn't my type. Which actually makes a lot of sense, because the 9s are supposedly the most likely to be in disguise (I think I read that? It's been awhile now.) When you want peace (as in, you're averse to conflict, not necessarily actively promoting peace), it helps to be able to blend in and be like other people.
(I googled this again just now and found this page:
http://www.dietnosis.com/enneagram-types/enneagram-type-nine/
which is rather accurate about the whole diet and exercise thing, not to mention everything else.)
[Oh good grief. I went through that article and highlighted everything that pertained to me, and it was about 95% of the whole thing. And that article made conclusions about health, diet, and exercise that were frighteningly accurate. What were the main points?
*Nines try to blend in and not be noticed.
*They dress for comfort and to not be noticed.
*They try to avoid conflict and will follow others' preferences in order to not cause trouble.
*Are kind of lazy homebodies, lost in fantasy worlds of ideas (this article wasn't that flattering, lol)
*Try to be easy going and not a burden
*Support others' agendas and get pulled away from own priorities (SO TRUE)
*Etc
There's so much to think about there, but later. Time to carry onwards!]
(It's so hard to concentrate with these kids all the time. I used to have hours to just focus alone and now I'm very distracted. It's hard to focus in short bursts of time. Much easier to just pick up a game on my phone and play it. This is a problem, because then I get addicted to the game and keep playing it when I do have a little more free time.)
ANYWAY... the enneagram led me to the MBTI personality types, which I've known about and looked into before. The first time I was 16, I think, and I've looked since then. But it was THIS time that I feel like it was a revelation. I have so many thoughts about the stuff I've been reading, and they are ready to burst out of my head in all directions. Ironically (wait, there's nothing ironic about it), my personality type is the type most interested in learning about personality types, and it all makes SO MUCH SENSE.
(My poor husband has approximately zero interest. He's so different than me. Very S. My two older kids were both highly interested, though. I think they're Ns, which will mean poor Mr. Katie will be outnumbered, the poor man.)
I put up a poll in chatzy because I was curious about personality types, and I collated the results.
Okay
Here are the self-reported results from chatzy. Sorry this isn't formatted better. The first number in parentheses is the percent that personality type is in the general population (of the US, I think; I'm not sure if this kind of thing is affected by country or is universal to everyone. I was going to say that the types would be set at birth, but that the way you present would be changed by your experiences... but then I think about if personality type is genetic and if certain populations have different rates of certain traits which are passed down, and.... seems like a research project I don't have time for).
First number = percent of general population that is that type
Second number = number of people who answered the chatzy poll with that type (allowing a few 0.5s for people who were split between two possibilities, which is not scientific, but hey, none of this is)
Third number = Percent of the chatzy respondents that are that type.
Bold font means chatzy actually had someone of that type answer the poll.
(2%) INFP: 8.5 (26%)
(1%) INFJ: 6.5 (20%)
(1.5%) INTJ: 4.5 (14%)
(2.5%) INTP: 3.5 (11%)
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(7%) ISFJ: 1 (3%)
(6%) ISFP: 1 (3%)
(8.5%) ISTJ: 1 (3%)
(6%) ISTP: 0
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(13%) ESTJ: 1 (3%)
(10%) ESTP: 0 (0%)
(12%) ESFJ: 0 (0%)
(11%) ESFP: 0 (0%)
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(7%) ENFP: 4 (12%)
(4%) ENFJ: 2 (6%)
(4.5%) ENTP: 0 (0%)
(4%) ENTJ: 0 (0%)
There were 33 total responses to the chatzy poll. I counted half a person if they were uncertain, and there is probably some mistyping (some mistyping I'm pretty certain of)
I based percentages of total population from data these two sites:
https://personalitymax.com/personality-types/population-gender/
https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/my-mbti-results/how-frequent-is-my-type.htm?bhcp=1
If we want to make some conclusions, let's compare some of the basic preferences. The first number in parentheses is again the percent of the total population that is that type. The chatzy numbers come at the end.
Introversion (I) vs Extroversion (E)
(50.7%) Introvert: 26 (79%)
(49.3) Extrovert: 7 (21%)
Intuition (N) vs Sensing (S)
(26.7%) Intuition: 29 (88%)
(73.3%) Sensing: 4 (12%)
Feeling (F) vs Thinking (T)
(59.8%) Feeling: 23 (70%)
(40.2%) Thinking: 10 (30%)
Judging (J) vs Perceiving (P)
(54.1%) Judging: 16 (48%)
(45.9%) Perceiving: 17 (52%)
I assumed that of course we would be more introverted than the general population (though the general population had more introverts than I expected). We're all hanging out online, which implies a certain amount of introverted preference, I would think. (There are lots of reasons, but I don't want to spend time on them now.)
The interesting difference, to me, is the difference in the N/S preference. I didn't expect it to be quite so extreme. It makes sense, since chatzy attracts writers and artists, and intuition is an ingredient in creativity (I read that in a book today, so I'll go with it. I feel like I need to cite sources for everything even though this is just me having a moment of fun!)
The other two preferences (Feeling vs. Thinking, Judging vs. Perceiving) weren't that different from the general population. Since we're mostly female, I'm not surprised that the Feeling is higher. Even if someone is a Thinker, they can mistype as a Feeler because of the expectation of society.
Here is a breakdown according to the four Kiersey temperaments:
(14%) NF "The Idealists": 21 (64%)
(12.5%) NT "The Rationals/Thinkers": 8 (24%)
(33%) SP "The Artisans": 1 (3%)
(40.5%) SJ "The Guardians": 3 (9%)
See here for more info on the temperaments:
https://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator/Temperaments
In chatzy, we are a majority Idealists, followed by Thinkers. Those two are 88% of chatzy as compared to 26.5% of the general population.
One of the biggest differences I can see is in the percent of intuitive introverts (INxx). Only 7% of the regular population is an intuitive introvert. In chatzy those four personality types (INTJ, INFJ, INTP, INFP) make up 71% of the respondents.
(I should have been a psychologist. I almost was. Maybe I will yet.)
Ok time to post this, incomplete as it may be, and move on to the next part.
(Please forgive any errors/typos in this post. LJ is difficult to work with on my phone.)
I have so many thoughts in my head and I need to write them down in order to move on. I used to write this kind of stuff in a personal blog that built up naturally. I never felt guilty about putting too many (public) words down. I don't feel guilty about private journaling, but when the words are in a place where someone might see… then I have major guilt. By posting something where others could see, I'm essentially saying "read this!" which feels arrogant and pompous and selfish.
[I should probably think about that too. Why does it feel that way? I imagine the potential friend/reader who might look here would feel: "Katie wrote all this so I am obliged to read it but I don't want to read it because it's long and ridiculous and (insert adjective of choice) and now I'm resentful." So if that's you, please don't read it! I'm more motivated to write if I have the illusion of an audience, but I'm not sure I actually want one, and certainly not a resentful, judgmental one.]
[And I did feel some guilt over the other blog, because I titled it, "Warning! This site contains words!"]
So conclusion: I will write, attempt not to feel guilty, and imaginary reader person can deal with it or stay away.
-------
I got an email from a writing newsletter that talked about using the Enneagram to develop characters for stories. It took rather a lot of doing to decide on my Enneagram type (9w1, Peacekeeper with a Perfectionistic tendency). As I looked through all the different kinds, there was so much info that applied to me, even though it wasn't my type. Which actually makes a lot of sense, because the 9s are supposedly the most likely to be in disguise (I think I read that? It's been awhile now.) When you want peace (as in, you're averse to conflict, not necessarily actively promoting peace), it helps to be able to blend in and be like other people.
(I googled this again just now and found this page:
http://www.dietnosis.com/enneagram-types/enneagram-type-nine/
which is rather accurate about the whole diet and exercise thing, not to mention everything else.)
[Oh good grief. I went through that article and highlighted everything that pertained to me, and it was about 95% of the whole thing. And that article made conclusions about health, diet, and exercise that were frighteningly accurate. What were the main points?
*Nines try to blend in and not be noticed.
*They dress for comfort and to not be noticed.
*They try to avoid conflict and will follow others' preferences in order to not cause trouble.
*Are kind of lazy homebodies, lost in fantasy worlds of ideas (this article wasn't that flattering, lol)
*Try to be easy going and not a burden
*Support others' agendas and get pulled away from own priorities (SO TRUE)
*Etc
There's so much to think about there, but later. Time to carry onwards!]
(It's so hard to concentrate with these kids all the time. I used to have hours to just focus alone and now I'm very distracted. It's hard to focus in short bursts of time. Much easier to just pick up a game on my phone and play it. This is a problem, because then I get addicted to the game and keep playing it when I do have a little more free time.)
ANYWAY... the enneagram led me to the MBTI personality types, which I've known about and looked into before. The first time I was 16, I think, and I've looked since then. But it was THIS time that I feel like it was a revelation. I have so many thoughts about the stuff I've been reading, and they are ready to burst out of my head in all directions. Ironically (wait, there's nothing ironic about it), my personality type is the type most interested in learning about personality types, and it all makes SO MUCH SENSE.
(My poor husband has approximately zero interest. He's so different than me. Very S. My two older kids were both highly interested, though. I think they're Ns, which will mean poor Mr. Katie will be outnumbered, the poor man.)
I put up a poll in chatzy because I was curious about personality types, and I collated the results.
Okay
Here are the self-reported results from chatzy. Sorry this isn't formatted better. The first number in parentheses is the percent that personality type is in the general population (of the US, I think; I'm not sure if this kind of thing is affected by country or is universal to everyone. I was going to say that the types would be set at birth, but that the way you present would be changed by your experiences... but then I think about if personality type is genetic and if certain populations have different rates of certain traits which are passed down, and.... seems like a research project I don't have time for).
First number = percent of general population that is that type
Second number = number of people who answered the chatzy poll with that type (allowing a few 0.5s for people who were split between two possibilities, which is not scientific, but hey, none of this is)
Third number = Percent of the chatzy respondents that are that type.
Bold font means chatzy actually had someone of that type answer the poll.
(2%) INFP: 8.5 (26%)
(1%) INFJ: 6.5 (20%)
(1.5%) INTJ: 4.5 (14%)
(2.5%) INTP: 3.5 (11%)
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(7%) ISFJ: 1 (3%)
(6%) ISFP: 1 (3%)
(8.5%) ISTJ: 1 (3%)
(6%) ISTP: 0
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(13%) ESTJ: 1 (3%)
(10%) ESTP: 0 (0%)
(12%) ESFJ: 0 (0%)
(11%) ESFP: 0 (0%)
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(7%) ENFP: 4 (12%)
(4%) ENFJ: 2 (6%)
(4.5%) ENTP: 0 (0%)
(4%) ENTJ: 0 (0%)
There were 33 total responses to the chatzy poll. I counted half a person if they were uncertain, and there is probably some mistyping (some mistyping I'm pretty certain of)
I based percentages of total population from data these two sites:
https://personalitymax.com/personality-types/population-gender/
https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/my-mbti-results/how-frequent-is-my-type.htm?bhcp=1
If we want to make some conclusions, let's compare some of the basic preferences. The first number in parentheses is again the percent of the total population that is that type. The chatzy numbers come at the end.
Introversion (I) vs Extroversion (E)
(50.7%) Introvert: 26 (79%)
(49.3) Extrovert: 7 (21%)
Intuition (N) vs Sensing (S)
(26.7%) Intuition: 29 (88%)
(73.3%) Sensing: 4 (12%)
Feeling (F) vs Thinking (T)
(59.8%) Feeling: 23 (70%)
(40.2%) Thinking: 10 (30%)
Judging (J) vs Perceiving (P)
(54.1%) Judging: 16 (48%)
(45.9%) Perceiving: 17 (52%)
I assumed that of course we would be more introverted than the general population (though the general population had more introverts than I expected). We're all hanging out online, which implies a certain amount of introverted preference, I would think. (There are lots of reasons, but I don't want to spend time on them now.)
The interesting difference, to me, is the difference in the N/S preference. I didn't expect it to be quite so extreme. It makes sense, since chatzy attracts writers and artists, and intuition is an ingredient in creativity (I read that in a book today, so I'll go with it. I feel like I need to cite sources for everything even though this is just me having a moment of fun!)
The other two preferences (Feeling vs. Thinking, Judging vs. Perceiving) weren't that different from the general population. Since we're mostly female, I'm not surprised that the Feeling is higher. Even if someone is a Thinker, they can mistype as a Feeler because of the expectation of society.
Here is a breakdown according to the four Kiersey temperaments:
(14%) NF "The Idealists": 21 (64%)
(12.5%) NT "The Rationals/Thinkers": 8 (24%)
(33%) SP "The Artisans": 1 (3%)
(40.5%) SJ "The Guardians": 3 (9%)
See here for more info on the temperaments:
https://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator/Temperaments
In chatzy, we are a majority Idealists, followed by Thinkers. Those two are 88% of chatzy as compared to 26.5% of the general population.
One of the biggest differences I can see is in the percent of intuitive introverts (INxx). Only 7% of the regular population is an intuitive introvert. In chatzy those four personality types (INTJ, INFJ, INTP, INFP) make up 71% of the respondents.
(I should have been a psychologist. I almost was. Maybe I will yet.)
Ok time to post this, incomplete as it may be, and move on to the next part.
(Please forgive any errors/typos in this post. LJ is difficult to work with on my phone.)