Katie asked if I had ever taken the Myers Briggs personality test. I hadn’t, so I googled it. I took a shortened (free) version a little bit ago. This was my result:

ESFJ

Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging

Or “The Caregiver”

That’s me, in a nutshell. I got the “mother hen” award at camp when I was a kid. I’ve always been the one to take care of people, and worry about others.

Some of the personality traits are spot-on and a little freaky. For example:

ESFJs are people persons – they love people. They are warmly interested in others. They use their Sensing and Judging characteristics to gather specific, detailed information about others, and turn this information into supportive judgments. They want to like people, and have a special skill at bringing out the best in others. They are extremely good at reading others, and understanding their point of view. The ESFJ’s strong desire to be liked and for everything to be pleasant makes them highly supportive of others. 

Total people person-for the most part! (I still need some me time too!) But I do love gathering specific, detailed information about people. I’ve always chalked it up to the journalist in me. I’ve often been told that I’m good at reading people too. And yes, I want to be liked! Don’t we all?

A little more detailed description can be found here, if you care.

Interesting things for a Monday afternoon!