| Myers-Briggs Personality Type and Optimism |
| ENFJ | There's more than enough
for all my friends to share. |
| ENFP | Whooeee! Water fight! |
| INFP | But look! A crystalline
vessel, filled with shimmering, life-giving nectar! |
| INFJ | This glass of water is a metaphor for my life. |
| ENTJ | Hey! This is a beer glass, not a water glass! |
| INTJ | Glass is made from silicon dioxide, heated to a temperature of ... |
| ENTP | Voila! .157 liters
hydrogen hydroxide, prepared by micro gnomes ... |
| INTP | The glass is full -- half water, half air! |
| ESTJ | Hey! Whose job was it to
fill up this glass? |
| ESFJ | I can't believe someone
would leave this dirty glass out here! Clean up this mess right
now! |
| ISTJ | It's half empty now, and
it wouldn't surprise me if it dried up completely. |
| ISFJ | I bet _________ would like
to have some water right now ... |
| ESTP | You call that a glass of
water? Why, back where I come from, ... |
| ISTP | So? It's water. Big deal! |
| ESFP | There's a glass of
water--you know, it's healthy to drink a lot of water, why, I
remember when I was growing up that
we... |
| ISFP | (Holds up glass to the
light, tilts it from side to side, tastes it, wiggles finger in
it, grins slightly, moves on.) |
| Alternate Glass Answers by Cory Caplinger |
| ENFJ | Look in your heart. It
holds the answers to all of life's mysteries. It will tell you
what the glass is. |
| ENFP | Hey! I bet if we got a
Bunch of these glasses we could make a waterslide! Or maybe a
pool! Oh wait, we could freeze this water and make an ice
sculpture! Or we could... |
| INFP | Can't you see how this
glass represents our world? It is neither perfect nor bad, it's
simply here and its value is determined by each and every one of
us. We cannot survive if we don't drink the water...if we don't
get along with our fellow people. |
| INFJ | (closes eyes, concentrates)
It's half-empty. (The INFJ is referring to a glass that is 200
miles away) |
| ENTJ | You call this
competence?! |
| INTJ | How can you say it's
half-full? It's half-empty! I refuse to listen to your reasoning! |
| ENTP | Hmm...it's...(Ingeniously
constructs a hacksaw from two straws and a shoelace, cuts the
glass in half)...Ah...Now it's completely full! |
| INTP | What? (Looks up in
bewilderment after being distracted from his mathematical theory
book) |
| ESTJ | Dag nabbit! Look! This
water isn't even filled up all the way! What is this world coming
to? You know, maybe if people respect the law like they used to
in the good old days... |
| ESFJ | It's half-full! But we
better fill it up all the way before our guests arrive! We must
give them a cordial welcome! |
| ISTJ | It's half-empty. Such a
lazy waiter. Things could get done around here if people worked
hard and took more responsibility! |
| ISFJ | No, I don't want this
glass. I don't deserve it. (Really a ploy to make you feel
guilty!) |
| ESTP | Water?!?! Bah! Give me
Beer! HEY ZEKE! GOT ANY BUDWEISER? And bring out the darts - me
and Johnny got a bet going on! |
| ESFP | (Not present to answer
because he/she is out at a party) |
| ISTP | Eh. Just water. Needs to be
spiked with some Jack Daniels though. |
| ISFP | (Adds a pinch of lemon)
Salut! (Sips while listening to Mozart) |
| Personality Type and the Serenity Prayer |
| ISTJ | Lord, help me to relax about insignificant details beginning tomorrow at 11:41.23 a.m. EST. |
| ISTP | God, help me to consider people's feelings, even if most of them ARE hypersensitive. |
| ESTP | God, help me to take responsibility for my own actions, even though they're usually NOT my fault. |
| ESTJ | God, help me to not try to RUN everything. But, if You need some help, just ask. |
| ISFJ | Lord, help me to be more laid back and help me to do it EXACTLY right. |
| ISFP | Lord, help me to stand up for my rights (if you don't mind my asking). |
| ESFP | God, help me to take things more seriously, especially parties and dancing. |
| ESFJ | God, give me patience, and I mean right NOW. |
| INFJ | Lord, help me not be a perfectionist. (Did I spell that correctly?) |
| INFP | God, help me to finish everything I sta |
| ENFP | God, help me to keep my mind on one th - Look a bird - ing at a time. |
| ENFJ | God, help me to do only what I can and trust you for the rest. Do you mind putting that in writing? |
| INTJ | Lord, keep me open to others' ideas, WRONG though they may be. |
| INTP | Lord, help me be less independent, but let me do it my way. |
| ENTP | Lord, help me follow established procedures today. On second thought, I'll settle for a few minutes. |
| ENTJ | Lord, help me slow downandnotrushthroughwhatIdo. |
| Amen. |
| Negative Type Descriptions by Hal Dendurent |
| ENFJ | "Busybody" |
Life's backseat drivers. They seem to know just what's wrong with
everybody else's life and have a plan to fix it. |
| INFJ | "Messiah" |
Characterized by the burning desire to change the world, which
desperately needs everyone to be NF. |
| ENFP | "Muckraker" |
Creator of hype, distortion, and the perversion of media of
information to be wallows of mindless emotionalism. |
| INFP | "Fanatic" |
Always searching for an Answer with a capital A. Unlike the INFJ,
they are usually openminded enough to realize the current one
isn't good enough after a few years. |
| ENTJ | "Tyrant" |
Knows better than everyone how things should be done and works
tirelessly to obtain the power to make it happen that way. |
| INTJ | "Crackpot" |
All facts which don't fit their theories are just wrong. The more
all-encompassing and less applicable to reality the theories, the
better. |
| ENTP | "Frankenstein" |
The salvation of the world is to be found in this new nanotronic
frannistan, of which he just happens to have an almost-working
model... |
| INTP | "Nerd" |
What? you mean people actually talk to each other using mouths
and ears instead of keyboards???? |
| ESTJ | "Stuffed Shirt" |
No imagination, no flexibility, no common sense, no capacity for
tolerance of others with different priorities. |
| ISTJ | "Bean Counter" |
Like the ESTJ but with less vision. |
| ESFJ | "Gossip" |
Like the Busybody, but characterized by the urge to backstab
instead of trying to help. |
| ISFJ | "Sidekick" |
Doesn't need much meaning in life, just a person (or baby or pet
or car) to spend all their time ministering to. |
| ESTP | "Beer Drinker" |
Loud, crude, plays team sports, kisses and tells. These are the
people beer commercials are made for. |
| ESFP | "Clown" |
Always the class troublemaker, they have no respect for anybody
or anything. Good at snide wisecracks. |
| ISTP | "Assassin" |
Hates people, and is good at killing them. Young ISTP's are good
at killing pictures of people in video games. |
| ISFP | "Snob" |
Revels in the elaborate sensations of wine and paintings and
music that are completely indistinguishable to ordinary people.
Likes flowers. |
| Type Acronyms by Sandra Krebs Hirsch and Jean Kummerow |
| ISTJ | I Save Things Judiciously |
| ISTP | I See The Problem |
| ESTP | Everyone Seems Too Proper |
| ESTJ | Execution Saves The Job |
| ISFJ | I Serve Family Joyfully |
| ISFP | I Seek Fun & Pleasure |
| ESFP | Extra Special Friendly
Person |
| ESFJ | Extra Special Friendly
Joiner |
| INFJ | Inner Nuances Foster
Journeys |
| INFP | I Never Find Perfection |
| ENFP | Everyday, New Fantastic
Possibilities |
| ENFJ | Everyone Needs Fulfillment
and Joy |
| INTJ | It's Not Thoroughly
Justified |
| INTP | It's Not Theorectically
Possible |
| ENTP | Each New Thought Propels |
| ENTJ | Executives Need Tough Jobs |
| Illusions of Unhealthy Myers Briggs Types by Doug Bates |
| ESTP | "I'm a stud and the
world revolves around me" |
| ISTP | "I can make anything
work" |
| ENTP | "I can come up with a
solution for anything" |
| INTP | "I'm brilliant and
you'd better bow to my genius" |
| ESTJ | "I am in control"
|
| ISTJ | "I do everything
right" |
| ENTJ | "I am
all-powerful" |
| INTJ | "I am
all-knowing" |
| ESFP | "I am the most
glamorous" |
| ISFP | "Nobody has better
taste than I do" |
| ENFP | "I have the most
enthusiasm" |
| INFP | "I have the most
sensitive conscience" |
| ESFJ | "Everyone likes me and
wants to be like me" |
| ISFJ | "Nobody can get along
without me" |
| ENFJ | "I can teach anyone
anything" |
| INFJ | "I have the best
intentions" |
| Myers-Briggs Types for
Cats by Annette Ellis |
| ESFP | "The Hedonist" | The
social cat. Inside, outside, contact-oriented. Wallows in
petting. Lies in the sun on the driveway. Promiscuously
affectionate, even with cat-haters. Meows a lot. |
| ESTP | "The Tomcat" | Comes
back after three days with scabs on his nose and ears. Fathered
too many kittens to count. Will enjoy you while he's there, but
not loyal. With other cats, doesn't know when to stop
"playing". |
| ISFP | "The Snuggler" |
Inside lap kitty. Has a favorite lap, a favorite windowsill, but
spreads her favors around nonetheless. Warm and loving, but don't
try to make her do anything. Purrs a lot. |
| ISTP | "The
Problem-Solver" | This is the cat that will figure out how to
get the giblets out of the bottom of the garbage can without
knocking anything over. Appreciates his pleasures but not a
glutton. Stand-offish, but will put up with an occasional petting
session. |
| ESTJ | "Bossycat" | A cat
with attitude. He'll hiss at a German shepherd, and the dog will
back down. Knows his territory. Catches lots of birds to show he
cares, since he won't be openly affectionate. |
| ESFJ | "Mommycat" | Even if
kittenless or male, adopts everyone, including her
"owners". Will groom you until you've got a rash; will
groom other cats until they snap at her and run away. |
| ISTJ | "Mr. Fastidious" |
Won't eat unless the kitchen floor is newly waxed. Will glare at
you until you clean his litterbox. Likes to scratch--and it's the
same place over and over, so you'd better get a scratching post
right away if you want to keep your furniture. |
| ISFJ | "Spoiled Cat" | Only
the best will do. This is the cat in the "Sheba" ads.
Will sink into a depression if you forget to trim her claws, or
if her coat is marked. Strategic meowing -- not for conversation,
but to get what she wants. |
| ENTP | "The Great White
Hunter" | King of imaginary bug-chasing. He talks a
lot--maybe to you, maybe to something only he can see. Likes to
be petted, but only for short periods of time; he's off as soon
as the next synapse fires in his brain. |
| ENTJ | "The Little
General" | Assumes control of the family and house. He'll
kick you out of his chair and demand half the bed. Doesn't purr,
but glares while being petted as if you're only doing your duty.
Yowls rather than meows. |
| INTP | "The Flake" | Will
play with toys, but bored quickly. If you give in, you'll quickly
have a closet full of cat toys he won't touch any more. He'll
sit, apparently doing nothing, and then be off on a tear. When
walking across a room, will suddenly sit down and start grooming
himself. |
| INTJ | "The Limit-Setter" |
If you have to be around, fine, but he'd prefer that you just
showed up once a week to drop off a case of canned food. If you
stay home sick, he'll glare at you, since after all it's his
scheduled day to have the house to himself. |
| ENFP | "The Happy Slob" |
Playful cat that will leave food smeared all over the kitchen
floor and track litter granules onto the carpet. Favorite game is
peek-a-boo. Likes to be petted, but won't sit still for long. |
| ENFJ | "The Ringleader" |
Will organize the other cats into games. When you get home to
find the dining room chandelier swinging back and forth, and all
the cats are sitting in the living room looking innocent, it was
this cat's idea. |
| INFP | "The Little
Angel" | Will look at you sweetly two seconds after she's
shredded the new curtains. Can't resist the kitchen counter.
Likes some lap time, but only on her terms. |
| INFJ | "Skitty Kitty" |
Wants to be affectionate, but never quite overcomes nervousness.
"Intrepid" is NOT her middle name. Likes to watch the
proceedings from a safe spot, such as the top of the staircase. |
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