What kind of blogger are you? Typealyzer nails me in a nanosecond

 

You like to think you're complicated, hard to pin down right away, filled with at least a bit of mystery. Being reduced in seconds to a stereotype is annoying, to say the least. 

Fans of Annie Hall (and this certainly dates me) might remember the classic scene where Woody Allen reduces poor Carol Kane to a cultural stereotype ("New York, Jewish, left-wing, liberal, intellectual, Central Park West." etc.) within seconds of meeting her at a party. I certainly laughed, but it's a bit painful.

Well guess what? If you're an active blogger, the new Typealyzer does this in a nanosecond. Type in your URL and instantly get a Myers-Briggs assessment that, at least in my own case, is dead-on (more below).

BusinessWeek ran the story over the weekend: 

Typealyzer is a research project that looks at how language reflects a person's psychological type and his or her motivations and interests. The site was created by Mattias Ostmar of PRfekt, a Swedish research and development company focused on media analysis.

For the past two years, Ostmar has been collecting sample texts from blogs, based on research about personality type and writing style. The site uses a tool to run a statistical analysis of the text to come up with a word frequency algorithm for different personality types. After the blog is scanned, Typealyzer comes up with personality types derived from the Myers-Briggs model for looking at how people perceive the world and make decisions.

So what am I? INTJ, of course - The Scientist (although more of of the "liberal, intellectual" type than an actual biological or physical science type, I'll admit). Typealyzer got me instantly, strengths and weaknesses alike:

The long-range thinking and individualistic type. They are especially good at looking at almost anything and figuring out a way of improving it - often with a highly creative and imaginative touch. They are intellectually curious and daring, but might be physically hesitant to try new things. 

The Scientists enjoy theoretical work that allows them to use their strong minds and bold creativity. Since they tend to be so abstract and theoretical in their communication they often have a problem communicating their visions to other people and need to learn patience and use concrete examples. Since they are extremely good at concentrating they often have no trouble working alone.

What type are you?

Comments

[Robert Lesser]

Like you Rob, I am scientist.

It also appears that I receptive to the suggestions of other scientists....OK I added this part in :-)

[beth]

I'm a mechanic. What a find Rob. Very entertaining