The Long Road
07/30/2003 Archived Entry: "Types of People"
Here are the two extreme types of people in the world. Well, there are three but I’ll get to that in a minute.
Type 1: The Extroverts
These are the “fun” people; they make friends in seconds, and always have a story to tell. They’re fun to keep around because you’ll always have a good time with them. A table full of introverts will tend to lead to silent gawking while a table of extroverts is often a good ruckus. They’re really good at selling their ideas, lifestyles and interests to others. After a few conversations, you can usually know almost everything there is to know about an extroverted person.
Type 2: The Introverts
The shy, quiet types. It’s a lot harder to get to know these people cuz they’re so ...erm...introverted. I think the effort is usually worth it though, introverts are the more interesting people; they have lots of things that they are into and it usually takes a while to get to know them well. To use a well-used metaphor, getting to know an introvert is like peeling the layers of an onion; it’ll take a while and the effort will make you cry but in the end it’s worth it (if you like onions). I think, deep down, most introverts wished they were a little more extroverted.
Of course, most people fall somewhere in between the two categories.
The third type of people? Those you just don’t want to know at all.
Today’s quote, I’m not sure where it came from: “Nice guys may seem to finish last but they’re just running in a different race.”
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for those who don't know it, here's a great Personnality Test:
http://test3.thespark.com/person/
You can compare with friends/relatioves/enemies and view how compatible you are with them if you enter their email (mine's et_god@hotmail.com).
I am an experimenter, or DIAT (Dominant Introverted Abstract Thinker).
- I have only 64% compatibility with darryl, who is a guru, my exact opposit in terme of personality (Submissive Extroverted Abstract Feeler)-
Anyway, take the test, you'll have fun :P
Posted by Étienne @ 07/30/2003 04:06 PM EST
Sorry about the mistake, darryl's ALMOST my exact opposite (the Abstract is common). Another guy in economics is SECF.
Posted by Étienne @ 07/30/2003 04:22 PM EST
I took this before, but my results are gone so I just took it again and got the same thing! yay for consistancy!
results:
MASTERMIND
(Submissive Introvert Abstract Thinker )
Like just 8% of the population you are a MASTERMIND (SIAT). You can be silent and withdrawn, but behind your reserved exterior lies an active mind that allows you to analyze situations and come up with creative, unexpected solutions. Normal people call this "scheming." Don't learn German.
Anyway, your sense of style and originality are your strengths, and people will respect your judgment once they get to know you. If you learn to be a little more personable, you could be a great leader--you've definitely got the "vision" thing down. Just make sure all the plotting you do behind those eyes of yours is healthy.
Famous masterminds in television: Dr. Claw, The Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Montgomery Burns.
Posted by Rayne @ 07/30/2003 06:52 PM EST
OMG! we have (according to the test) 100% compatibility.
the only other persons who have 100 w me are my girlfriend, her brother and a friend i haven't seen in 3 years!
do you have 100% too with my girlfriend? (mimi1535@hotmail.com)
Posted by Étienne @ 07/30/2003 08:18 PM EST
yes, yes I do. we don't need a test to tell us that we get along well =P
Posted by Rayne @ 07/30/2003 08:43 PM EST
Well, Thai. Having studied Personality Psychology last semester, may I introduce an interesting idea to you. Perhaps what we label 'extroverts' are actually introverts, and what we label 'introverts' are extraverts. Buh???? Let me explain... Most perceive extroverts as people seeking or causing excitement= overstimulation. But really, their minds are just so understimulated that they NEED to go looking for that extra attention and excitement to keep them interested in life. Introverts on the other hand have the problem of overstimulation. Their minds are so busy and so overloaded with information and analysis of what's going on around them that they need to 'introvert' to keep sanity. Make sense? Meh, just another perspective....
Posted by Jenny Smuj @ 07/30/2003 11:55 PM EST
Makes total sense, I *LOVE* it!
Posted by Rayne @ 07/31/2003 12:18 AM EST
Very interesting.
Posted by Étienne @ 07/31/2003 10:02 AM EST
I just took the test and I'm a Healer. (Appropriate huh?) I'm gonna have to go back and see how compatable I am with the rest of you!
jaina_solo11@hotmail.com
Posted by Andrea @ 07/31/2003 01:30 PM EST
I'm most compatable with Darryl and someone named "She'ra"! 98%!
Posted by Andrea @ 07/31/2003 01:45 PM EST
yo bud
Posted by Doug @ 07/31/2003 02:41 PM EST
hullo Doug!
"She'ra" is Sheelah.
Posted by Rayne @ 07/31/2003 02:48 PM EST
And who is Sheelah?
Posted by Andrea @ 07/31/2003 04:34 PM EST
*sits crying*
why did i feel the need to write that? oh crap
i'm a feeler i think, and i had 100% compatibility with lots of people. weird.
but don't email me there. that's just the address i used to do the spark survey. i don't check that email all that often.
Posted by shawnathan @ 07/31/2003 05:01 PM EST
Like just 11% of the population you are a DREAMER (SIAF)--reserved and imaginative. You are basically the shy, silent type. You don't have much interest in facts and figures or most of what's going on around you, but the internal worlds you build for yourself are rich and complex.
Luckily, your creativity and strong heart mean you have a deep personality evident to anyone who gets to know you. It's just that not many people do, because most everyone thinks you're a loser. Talk to yourself less, other people more, little shaver.
Mumbles Quietly to Himself
Posted by Hyperion @ 07/31/2003 09:10 PM EST
Whoa! I can type in bold! Come on, your all jelous?
Posted by Hyperion @ 07/31/2003 09:11 PM EST
argh! thespark is emailing all these people after i've put in a bunch of random email addresses into their thing...greeeaaat. i'm indirectly spamming everyone!
Posted by Rayne @ 08/01/2003 12:50 AM EST
Sheelah is this chick from high school.
Posted by Rayne @ 08/01/2003 12:52 AM EST
You are a PERFORMER
(Dominant Extrovert Abstract Feeler)
Like just 6% of the population you are a PERFORMER (DEAF)--personable, self-assured, and excellent under pressure. You are extroverted and strong-willed, which, in combination means you are good with people and aren't willing to let opportunity pass you by. Congratulations. I'm sure all the peons you've stepped on never saw it coming and didn't feel a thing.
You like being naked.
It's also possible you're Madonna.
Silly green peons.
Posted by Romer @ 08/01/2003 01:48 AM EST
sorry, i was a dreamer, like hyperion, not a feeler like i said.
i have 100% compatibility with:
Jerome Elliott
Joe Drew
Thai Long Tran
Cora Dupuis
Peter Stefanovich (?)
Charles Hwang (?)
tom (? what? how can you just sign as tom? not fair at all)
Wes (? again, not fair)
Colin (? from the Colin and Graham roommates duo?)
Scott Gutcher (i know him)
David Briggs (ewww... heh heh)
Lindsay Arkell (?)
Joel Villeneuve (?)
garmamie (? is that even a name?)
Jenn (? not jenn ferrante though, she's elsewhere on my list)
mimi (? i hate people with no last names...)
i hate you etienne! you and all your silly friends with accents in their name did the test, and IT DOESN'T LIKE ACCENTS!!! just LOOK AT THIS!!
ÿfffffc9tienne Gaudette
ÿfffffc9milie Fafard
Philippe Beauprÿfffffe9
Cÿfffffe9dric Lessard-Mallet
Posted by shawnathan @ 08/01/2003 10:04 AM EST
and DAMNIT etienne, your girlfriend is on my list TWICE. once as mimi, and once as emilie riopel, both with mimi1535@...
Posted by shawnathan @ 08/01/2003 10:05 AM EST
*waits to see if anyone will comment about his complaints...*
BANG!
Posted by shawnathan @ 08/01/2003 10:08 AM EST
wow, shawn is super compatible with everyone! you're just too easy going, shawn.
and jerome is almost my exact opposite, we just have the "abstract" part in common.
Posted by Rayne @ 08/01/2003 11:26 AM EST
If i had known the webmasters of The Spark were too stupid to think that people from other nationalities than USA would take the test, i would have wrote Etienne, without accent, à la Celine Dion.
...Hey! Maybe that's why she decided to take off her accent!
(seriously i really hate seeing my name written "ÿfffffc9tienne Gaudette")
Posted by Étienne @ 08/01/2003 12:28 PM EST
In fact, Shawn, she's not even on your list once, she is on the list of the "people they know", which means she's on MY list.
If you dont like that you can simply delete me from your list. In your teeth, 74m3r! :P
Posted by Étienne @ 08/01/2003 12:37 PM EST
Mmmm, sheelah....*drools*
Posted by Mike @ 08/01/2003 01:16 PM EST
I hope Jill sees that comment, mike.
Maybe celine dropped the accent cuz she figured that the americans wouldn't know what the hell it is.
try out this Geek test.
http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
I scored 20.11834% . yay me!!
Posted by Rayne @ 08/01/2003 03:43 PM EST
I'm just about you opposite, eh Thai? Shoudl be become nemeses now?
Posted by Romer @ 08/04/2003 09:29 AM EST
Ack! I'm more geek than you, how can this be possible. 21.49901% - Geek
Posted by Mike @ 08/04/2003 01:20 PM EST
37.67258% - Major Geek
Yes, well we knew that already, right?
Posted by Romer @ 08/04/2003 01:36 PM EST
Speaking of major geeks...
Posted by Romer @ 08/04/2003 01:39 PM EST
"I'm just about you opposite, eh Thai? Shoudl be become nemeses now?"
I had to read that three times Jerome! THREE! =P
Posted by Rayne @ 08/04/2003 01:52 PM EST
It was 9:30 in the morning, I was getting up after four hours of sleep to head to a biochem review... whatever dude =p
Posted by Romer @ 08/04/2003 09:22 PM EST
Rayne
Posted by Pfft! excuses! @ 08/04/2003 11:58 PM EST
i'm 22.68245% - Geek
Posted by shawnathan @ 08/05/2003 03:15 PM EST
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