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wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Nov. 29 2011, 07:46 Take the test - http://funtestiq.com/personality/personalitytest39.shtml I score 20 which is mid-point between the two. -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

Milamber Group: Musicians Posts: 2275 Joined: Feb. 2010 Posted: Nov. 29 2011, 07:51 I got 24...Does that make me a Keefer Type     Damn these tests Wiggy   The last One gave me Autism   Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1613 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Nov. 29 2011, 09:08 24, ... more on the Extrovert side. Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1767 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: Nov. 29 2011, 12:33 I thought about this just the other day. The introverts that I know are not very creative people. They lose interest when there is no problem around to solve. Is this the case? I know you will tell me I'm wrong and Mike Oldfield is the perfect example, but generally speaking.....? PS. My score was 22, more extrovert than introvert. -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

Bradnorman Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: Oct. 2011 Posted: Nov. 29 2011, 13:10 18 Does that mean I should get out more? -------------- ‘Is my team ploughing,    'That I was used to drive   And hear the harness jingle    When I was man alive?' Life is arbitrary Back to top

Olivier Group: Super Admins Posts: 1868 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Nov. 29 2011, 13:16 18 too I think I'm extremely introverted, I would be a good monk. Why do they give high scores to extrovert? They are trying to put us introvert down again? Back to top

Bradnorman Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: Oct. 2011 Posted: Nov. 29 2011, 13:41 Introverts are also wrongly perceived as having something to hide, which is very unfair in my view. There's always Exergesis I suppose? It worked for Mike! Or did it?   -------------- ‘Is my team ploughing,    'That I was used to drive   And hear the harness jingle    When I was man alive?' Life is arbitrary Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Nov. 29 2011, 16:13 I got 20 here but I'm swayed on the Introverted side. There's a fuller personality test you can do called 'Myers- Briggs'. Definitions  - - Extroverts are action oriented, while introverts are thought oriented. - Extroverts seek breadth of knowledge and influence, while introverts seek depth of knowledge and influence. - Extroverts often prefer more frequent interaction, while introverts prefer more substantial interaction. - Extroverts recharge and get their energy from spending time with people, while introverts recharge and get their energy from spending time alone -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: Nov. 30 2011, 07:05 I got 22. I presume that 0 would be 100% introverted and 40 would be 100% extroverted? Whatever. That was a silly test. I enjoy being introverted, but I can also be extroverted and benefit from it. There are advantages in being both, and I think it's all a matter of adaptation -- adapting to the environment, to your own mood, to the times, everything. When I'm with the folks from the theatre, it's pointless to be introverted, and extroversion is a lot of fun; yet when I'm at a party, I feel almost unable to connect and communicate with someone. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1767 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: Nov. 30 2011, 08:11 Quote (Bradnorman @ Nov. 29 2011, 13:41) Introverts are also wrongly perceived as having something to hide, which is very unfair in my view. There's always Exergesis I suppose? It worked for Mike! Or did it?   Sometimes you think people have something to hide and then you're just so very disapointed....   -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

bee Group: Members Posts: 1227 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Nov. 30 2011, 10:53 well I was 8, and it didn't surprise me. I just never feel I fit in totally to what I'm doing, I'm 'half there' in a way! I agree with Sir M about adaptation though as I know growing older has changed me a little and at times I can speak up...also having children arouses all kinds of survival and protective instincts I didn't know I had. I used to worry that I didn't like social gatherings as when you are young it seems you are a total misfit if you don't party ( teenage years were very hard...no one ever seemed to say it was Ok to be that way, I always felt I was in the wrong )...but I never understood parties...still don't...god this sounds like I am a right old misery!!! but I'm not, I just like to listen to people and talk to them without pretence, and really understand what makes them tick. I've got a real mixture of introverted and extroverted friends...one in particular is so 'up front' and loud it puts many people off, but deep down she is the most insecure person I know...and she over compensates for it a bit.  She is also lovely and kind, really thoughtful, warmhearted and loves life and is therefore very interesting.  I did a college course with her for a year, last year, and she blossomed in that time, it did her so much good, but I used to notice how people 'assumed' too much about her because of her unconventional views and even her bold colourful way of dressing. So what you see in people is not always what they really are.  books,covers etc Interesting thread btw -------------- ....second to the right and straight on till morning.... You heard me before Yet you hear me again Then I die Till I call me again Back to top

Bradnorman Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: Oct. 2011 Posted: Nov. 30 2011, 12:38 I agree with bee. You should never 'judge a book by it's cover'... ....except maybe a Jeffrey Archer novel! -------------- ‘Is my team ploughing,    'That I was used to drive   And hear the harness jingle    When I was man alive?' Life is arbitrary Back to top

Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1981 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: Nov. 30 2011, 13:53 26. Unusual as most of my life I've been a loner. True because I love attention and have no fear of public speaking, I'd go on a TV talk show in a New York minute. As far as musicians, at least the extremely memorable ones like MO, start out introverted. I've seen vids of him in the early days recording and he seemed almost autistic. I guess once you "make it", the attention becomes a narcotic which overcomes your natural engrams and you change. -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1767 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: Nov. 30 2011, 15:15 Quote (Scatterplot @ Nov. 30 2011, 13:53) ...most of my life I've been a loner. True because I love attention and have no fear of public speaking, I'd go on a TV talk show in a New York minute. I can really identify with that! -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Nov. 30 2011, 18:28 I got this: "Your score on this Introvert/Extrovert test is 14, which means that you are more on the Introvert side." I admit I am. I'm only extroverted when I play in public - when I play my keyboard, I mean. For anything else in my life, I'm what in Italy is called "a bear", which means an extremely introverted and closed-up person. That doesn't stop me, however, from communicating with other people, especially through music, which is my favourite form of communication. That's why I feel so very much at ease in here - a forum which is (at least essentially) about music. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Bradnorman Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: Oct. 2011 Posted: Dec. 01 2011, 05:15 It sounds as though you have a dislike of introverts larstangmark! Would you like to elaborate? -------------- ‘Is my team ploughing,    'That I was used to drive   And hear the harness jingle    When I was man alive?' Life is arbitrary Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Dec. 01 2011, 06:02 Extrovert - I'd say I was a lot when I was younger.Years later...more of a introverted person (depending on the situation). -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1767 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: Dec. 01 2011, 08:37 Quote (Bradnorman @ Dec. 01 2011, 05:15) It sounds as though you have a dislike of introverts larstangmark! Would you like to elaborate? The thing is I sometimes feel I'm an extrovert surrounded by introverts, and that my extrovert characteristics are sometimes unfairly ridiculed and looked down upon. I'm supposed to be dumb, shallow and uncreative. But when it comes down to doing something creative I'm the only one able to come up with anything other than basic problem-solving (something abstract/visionary). So I've been thinking about the problem with being creative and introvert at the same time - sometimes introversion can mean isolation and stagnation? I've been thinking that introversion may even be overrated! BUT I may also be full of shit!   Please don't take my ramblings too seriously! Ugo: Don't present yourself as a "bear" in the UK/US unless you actually want to come across as big handsome bearded homosexual.   -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

Matt Group: Admins Posts: 1186 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: Dec. 01 2011, 09:39 10 oops.... -------------- "I say I say I say I say, what's got three bottles and five eyes and no legs and two wheels" Back to top

bee Group: Members Posts: 1227 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Dec. 01 2011, 13:10 Quote (larstangmark @ Dec. 01 2011, 08:37) sometimes introversion can mean isolation and stagnation? this is a very good point I think, speaking from personal experience, it often feels good after things have been discussed more openly with others...but it's getting to that point of feeling comfortable enough to open up that's tricky...and sometimes ( as an introvert ) the more you feel you want to, or even need to, the more impossible it seems.  It becomes a vicious circle...and the extroverts may get frustrated because they just don't see what the problem is!! It's quite funny really...something's gotta give!! Like Ugo says, finding a common interest helps, and I agree this is where music is so good, breaking down barries, sharing experiences...I guess sport is also the same if you are so inclined.   It's important to remember we all have strengths and weaknesses however well we express them, and that we do need each other to a greater or lesser degree.  To avoid stagnation and to generate ideas we do need to interact, share views etc.  I think knowing when to leave someone alone and when to push a little harder are very key skills that we could all do with improving. I've got to do a presentation soon at uni and I am absolutely dreading it...it will be a totally painful experience! ( for the listeners as well as for myself!!! )   -------------- ....second to the right and straight on till morning.... You heard me before Yet you hear me again Then I die Till I call me again Back to top

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