Part 3, and final analysis of my personality test:

1. Independent Thinkers are analytical and witty persons. [Hmm. Pretty close.]

2. They are normally self-confident and do not let themselves get worked up by conflicts and criticism. [Sometimes.]

3. They are very much aware of their own strengths and have no doubts about their abilities. [True. Although that limits the "can-do" aspect.]

4. People of this personality type are often very successful in their career as they have both competence and purposefulness. [Hope so.]

5. Independent Thinkers are excellent strategists; logic, systematics and theoretical considerations are their world. [Looking at the big picture. Take a step back.]

6. They are eager for knowledge and always endeavour to expand and perfect their knowledge in any area which is interesting for them. [Yup, and that's why I have a MFoUK.]

7. Abstract thinking comes naturally to them; scientists and computer specialists are often of this type. [Can't tell you how many sentences I've started with "What if we do this..." or "What if we try..."]

"What is that?! What is that?!" (Bruce Almighty)

How about taking a little detour with some poor signage. Read on:

Claritin: Package is clearly marked with a "Peel" indicator, yet the mumbo-jumbo on the back says "Read instructions before attempting to remove tablets." Hmmm. What if I just want to remove the tablets and not take them? Because removing little squishy tablets is so, so very difficult?

Sign at a house: "No Trespassing Without Permission." Excuse me, sir, can I trespass onto your property? Sure, and don't forget to throw some rocks through my windows and smash my mailbox.

I could probably find some more, but these are on the top of my thoughts. You can clearly tell I've spent a great deal of time dissecting them.

Related (sort of): AT&T text messaged me (free) telling me of WA's impending ban of cell phone usage without the aid of a hands-free device. Wouldn't it be better to add "Hey, buy online a hands-free device with coupon code XYZ for 15% off"?

Always give people an action.

Visit TheRockChurch.info and pad the numbers. Just kidding.

"It's what we do that defines us." (Batman Begins)

Here's part two of three on my personality analysis:

1. Independent Thinkers are specialists in their area. [Not me. I'm kinda a Jack-of-all-trades kinda guy]

2. The development of their ideas and visions is important to them; they love being as flexible as possible and, ideally, of being able to work alone because they often find it a strain having to make their complex trains of thought understandable to other people. [I understood that. I do not consider myself flexible, but I do try to think of solutions that can be applicable to many problems.]

3. Independent Thinkers cannot stand routine. [Hmmm. Routine works for me. But I like to change some up here and there. Like office reorganization every so often.]

4. Once they consider an idea to be good it is difficult to make them give it up; they pursue the implementation of that idea obstinately and persistently, also in the face of external opposition. [Part of this is from #2 above. Also the consideration is an in-depth analysis for the most part. It's not flipping a coin and going with whatever option comes up.]

"Missed it by that much!" (Get Smart)

So I'm going to investigate the accuracy of the personality test I recently took (let's hear it for all the INTJ's in the house! Oh wait, there are only 3-4% of the US population). I'm going through the standard report I got and evaluate the main points of who I'm supposedly am. And of course you can tell who a person is off a personality test result (yes, that was sarcasm).

Here it goes:

1. Independent Thinkers are not the type who easily comes out of his shell. [It takes about 3 months for me.]

2. Speaking about their emotional life is also not one of their strong points. [Bury it deep down inside, and never bring it up again. Seriously, I'm analyzing emotions, which obviously aren't logical half the time.]

3. Anyway, social relationships are not particularly important to them; they are happy with just a few, close friends who find it easy to share their intellectual world. [Pretty true. It's not a clique, it's our little world.]

4. They find it difficult to establish new ties. [Maybe. Or maybe rejection sucks?]

5. In love, they need a lot of space and independence but this does not mean that their partner is not important to them. [Not always. Just when I have to visit her family. Perfect time for "needing" space.]

6. Independent Thinkers often make a cool and reserved impression on others; but this impression is deceptive: they can hardly bear it if people close to them should reject them. [See #4 above. And I don't really think myself as "cool".]

7. They prefer a harmonious, balanced relationship with a partner who shares their interests and with whom they can realise their visions. [Isn't that what we all want? Thank you Captain Obvious!]

"I'm the Dragon Warrior?" (Kung-Fu Panda)

So my sister posted her personality type of "Groundbreaking Thinker" [edit: I incorrectly wrote the wrong title, thus, needed to correct it] and I thought I would do the same test. I like these tests; in fact, I've taken many tests like this, including the "official" test in my "Group Behavior & Teams" class at the UW. For the record I was Introverted, Intuitive, Thinker, Judging (INTJ).

My results:
Independent Thinker (IT)
Independent Thinkers are analytical and witty persons. They are normally self-confident and do not let themselves get worked up by conflicts and criticism. They are very much aware of their own strengths and have no doubts about their abilities. People of this personality type are often very successful in their career as they have both competence and purposefulness. Independent Thinkers are excellent strategists; logic, systematics and theoretical considerations are their world. They are eager for knowledge and always endeavour to expand and perfect their knowledge in any area which is interesting for them. Abstract thinking comes naturally to them; scientists and computer specialists are often of this type.

Independent Thinkers are specialists in their area. The development of their ideas and visions is important to them; they love being as flexible as possible and, ideally, of being able to work alone because they often find it a strain having to make their complex trains of thought understandable to other people. Independent Thinkers cannot stand routine. Once they consider an idea to be good it is difficult to make them give it up; they pursue the implementation of that idea obstinately and persistently, also in the face of external opposition.

Independent Thinkers are not the type who easily comes out of his shell. Speaking about their emotional life is also not one of their strong points. Anyway, social relationships are not particularly important to them; they are happy with just a few, close friends who find it easy to share their intellectual world. They find it difficult to establish new ties. In love, they need a lot of space and independence but this does not mean that their partner is not important to them. Independent Thinkers often make a cool and reserved impression on others; but this impression is deceptive: they can hardly bear it if people close to them should reject them. They prefer a harmonious, balanced relationship with a partner who shares their interests and with whom they can realise their visions.

Adjectives which describe your type
introverted, theoretical, logical, planning, rational, independent, intellectual, self-confident, analytical, structured, dogged, witty, resolute, self-critical, visionary, inventive, independent, unsociable, reserved, nonconformist, quiet, visionary, honest, demanding, hardworking

"I thought that was closer." (Indiana Jones IV)

It's been over a month since I've really blogged. A lot of "strategery" going on. Some new things will be coming out to simplify reaching out to people and helping them on their journey.

And another revision to my pet project that ends with .info. 2 thumbs up!