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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: A Critical Review and Practical Guide | Rowan Bayne
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a development of the work of Carl Jung, who suggested the basic personality types of introversion and extraversion and the components of intuition, sensation, thinking and feeling. The indicator provides insights into and offers a framework for use in counselling, education, careers guidance and management.
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rretzler
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Just came across this and thought it was fun. It was dead-on for me. I go back and forth between an INTJ and an INTP (depending upon how I answer the questions on a particular day) and my two favorite genres are Mystery and SciFi just like it says. How accurate is it for you? Please share! https://www.bustle.com/p/the-genre-of-book-you-need-to-be-reading-based-on-your-...

BennettBookworm Spot on for me, too! ENFJ and I‘m alllllll about the fiction 😎 5y
Kappadeemom I am a ISFJ and hate comics and love thrillers so mine was wrong 😂 5y
madamereadsalot1 INFP, and I do enjoy magical realism a lot. But I love nearly everything, so it would have been right with nearly any genre. 😆 And I'm pretty dang spot on for the mediator personality type. 5y
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cobwebmoth It's accurate for me. I'm an INFJ and I do love high fantasy. 5y
TheEllieMo I am, allegedly, an ISFJ. I loathe comics and manga. So it totally missed the mark for me😂 5y
BookDragonNotWorm I'm an INTJ, and mysteries are my favorite, so it got mine right! 5y
casvelyn Another mystery-loving INTJ here! 5y
Yoricke_SouthAfrica I'm an ISTJ, but not a great fan of non-fiction. I absolutely love historical fiction.. might be something there, though 😊 5y
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JoRead
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Well then, I guess I am an INFJ after all 😉
Although I don't think we're that rare, all my bookdragon fellows tend to have all these characteristics 😅

https://www.higherperspectives.com/rarest-personality-type-2492241254.html

GypsyKat Depending on my mood, I‘m always either an INFJ or an ENFJ. My introvert/extrovert tendencies are always at war. 5y
CouronneDhiver Fun article! I‘m an INTJ but I can relate to some of these 5y
julesG I think you'll find more INFJ among bookish people. It just fits. 5y
CocoReads Yep-that‘s me for sure 5y
JoRead @GypsyKat I'm more if an introvert but if I feel comfortable then somehow I become an extrovert 😂😂 5y
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JoRead
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https://www.theodysseyonline.com/austen-characters-mbti

So, I'm either Mr. Darcy or Colonel Brandon/Elinor Dashwood/ George Knightley. I can't recall if I'm an INTJ or an ISTJ but according to this list the characters depicting either type sound pretty accurate. Do you know your type? Do you agree with the Austen character description?

CouronneDhiver I‘m a Mr Darcy. 😊 5y
MicrobeMom Mr. Darcy for me! Sounds about right! (edited) 5y
The_Heeler_Booklife Jane Bennett. I agree. 5y
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slategreyskies I‘m an ENFP, which makes me Elizabeth Bennet. My favorite character! Very cool! ❤️ 5y
JoRead @CouronneDhiver @MicrobeMom I remember I used to dislike the guy so much until I realized I'm so much like him! 😅😂😂 5y
JoRead @allthingskayla she's a sweetheart. I used to want to be like her but I'm too hardheaded for that 😉 5y
JoRead @slategreyskies yes! She's one of my favorite female characters ever 😉 5y
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Suet624
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I always thought an adventurer would be an extrovert. Not in this case. I explore my inner world and explore ideas and concepts. Yup, that makes sense. Somehow they think I‘m creative too. Not so sure about that.

Suet624 I just found out Prince and Bjork are ISFP‘s! Okay, and Brittney Spears. 6y
saresmoore Ooh, interesting! This makes sense to me. I‘m a personality junkie, so I‘ve done pretty extensive study on the different types, but for some reason, I was never able to determine whether you were an INFP or and ISFP. 6y
Suet624 @saresmoore honestly, I think I could fall under either one. I have strong INFP tendencies. 😁😎 6y
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jessamyngrace Neat!! 6y
ValerieAndBooks This is what I got when I took this quiz (and I consider myself a creative)!! BUT I‘ve always tested as an ESFP before. What happened to make me an Introvert now 🤔 ? 6y
Suet624 @ValerieAndBooks you joined Litsy? You‘re hanging with a bunch of introverts here. 😂😂 6y
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Foragingfantasy
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🤷‍♀️some of it sounds right.

tif So many of us INFPs on litsy! The entire 4% of the population that are this personality type must all be on here 😊 6y
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demicaractere
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One more post before I go to bed (psh... Yeah right) #myersbriggs #enfp #personalitytype

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bookslesstravelled
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I never know what I'll get on these. The first two is always IN (83% introvert!), but the FT and JP switch out sometimes 😂These results were slightly surprising! I must be more observant lately as my N/O was 66% F/T 61% and J/P 65% and unsurprisingly A/T was 82% though it's the first time I've seen the last letter used normally it's #intp #intpt
https://www.16personalities.com/
#introvertorextrovert

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Kappadeemom
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Well, since everyone is asking today 😇😂😂

IamIamIam 🤣🤣🤣 6y
MinDea 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 6y
Dulcinella 😂😂 6y
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Jess7 Ha! 6y
LeahBergen 😂😂 6y
CouronneDhiver Touché ? 6y
Reggie Lolol 6y
elkeOriginal 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 6y
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RedbagReadbooks
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Couple of my fellow Mediators. This test was eerily accurate.

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
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Good grief, this is weird - I always come up as INTJ! But a fascinating commentary on the idea that our personalities aren't completely fixed and certain trains can change depending on our situations and life phases.

kamoorephoto This is what I got!!!! 6y
MaureenMc Fellow Defender! 😁 While the I, S, and J are spot on, I question the F (although the F and T were close to 50/50 when I last took the test).🤔 (edited) 6y
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xicanti
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Onto the bandwagon I go. I did this test a couple years back because one of my friends is really into it. At first I was surprised it said I was an extrovert, but once I thought about it I realized it made a lot of sense. I only thought I was an introvert because so many of my friends self-ID as such.

I forgot all the other letters right away. Now I've redone it and confirmed the E part, and I'm probably gonna forget the rest all over again.

twohectobooks Yeah, I don‘t spend a huge amount of time thing about my Meyers-Briggs type because I feel like any time I take a quiz about it I answer different. Consistently introverted but the rest depends on my mood? Haha 6y
VanChocStrawberry I think a lot of people who self-ID as introverted are not really. 😬 extroverted does not necessarily mean loud and gregarious. It can just mean that you process by talking through things and that you don‘t get physically and emotionally drained by being around others. 6y
VanChocStrawberry For example, I read a lot, my house is generally quiet, I like alone time, I don‘t crave crowds of people and I‘d prefer it if you keep your hands off me. But I‘m most definitely extroverted. I process things out loud and enjoy talking through things with people, I don‘t usually feel stressed or overwhelmed in crowds. 6y
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VanChocStrawberry Another example—every comment I‘ve left on all these posts is me processing this stuff. 😂😂😂 6y
xicanti @twohectobooks I kind of wish I'd noted down the percentages for the N and T and all that so I could compare them at a later date, but... yeah. The E's the part that sorta matters to me. I can't see myself really reflecting on the rest. 6y
xicanti @VanChocStrawberry this sounds mighty familiar. 6y
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freyaheart
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Check it out I am one of the few listy extroverts. Where are my people?

LitLogophile 👍🏼👍🏼 6y
AndreaReads 🙋🏼 6y
TK421 👍 6y
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kalinichta
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Interesting. Whenever I've taken this test before, I've always been INFP.

When I took the test on this same site two years ago I was 73% introverted. Now I am at 96%. Yow.

https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

#bandwagonjumper

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Kappadeemom
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This is pretty accurate and I am 54% introvert, which makes sense because I am comfortable in crowds and with people but I sure do like to be alone! I also work in non-profit fundraising, so my career choice is spot-on!

SaturnDoo I am a defender ISFJ-A too 😃😃😃 6y
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JacqMac
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I usually get INFJ. But when I say I‘m an introvert, I mean I‘m 100% introverted. Lol

“Mediator personalities are true idealists, always looking for the hint of good in even the worst of people and events, searching for ways to make things better... Mediators have an inner flame and passion that can truly shine. Comprising just 4% of the population, the risk of feeling misunderstood is unfortunately high...”

#introvertORextrovert
@JoScho

JoScho You are all in! If you are gonna do something do it right huh? 😉 6y
monalyisha Holy cow! 🙏🏻🐄 I‘d say “Go big or go home!”, but it seems like “Go big & stay home!” might be more accurate. 😉 6y
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JacqMac @JoScho That‘s me. Lol 6y
JacqMac @monalyisha Stay home alone! 😂 6y
mypoesoul Dang, the only person more introverted than me... 🤗 My only question, do you ever leave the house? LOL 😋 6y
JacqMac @mypoesoul Unfortunately, yes. I even managed to trap a husband. 😂 But I avoid peopling as much as possible. 6y
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dariazeoli
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#introvertorextrovert

I‘m not sure about this one. Me? Warm?

I tend to think I‘m an INTJ. I recently listened to @annebogel ‘s book, though, and it‘s highly likely I‘ve been mistyping myself!

16personalities.com

SilversReviews I am a Defender too. 6y
dariazeoli And according to humanmetrics.com I‘m am ISTJ! 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6y
Daisey I got ISFJ too, but the middle 2 were both really close to 50% so I could easily see myself being classified differently based on the test. 6y
Librariana I'm an ISFJ as well 😊 I've taken the test a few times and have ended up with the same result. When I took the test more than 10 years ago when I was a middle school teacher, I scored as an INFP. 6y
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Louise
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I decided to join in the fun. It wasn't easy to answer some of the questions because 18 years of chronic pain has affected how I do things now as opposed to my true nature. "Mediator" still sounds right, though the percentages may be a bit off.

robinb Sorry I didn‘t post earlier @Louise , but I received your lovely card and was happy to get your update. I‘ll be in touch soon! Take good care! 😘#LitsyPenPals 6y
Louise Glad it got there safe and sound, @robinb! 💕 6y
minkyb Well I scored mediator too. Great minds! 6y
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BooksAtNight
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Proud #introvert all the way 😝

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RowReads1
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This or that. INFP was my first result this time. I didn‘t get a screenshot, so I did it again.Ta-da! It‘s always one of these two. https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types

EvieBee I‘m an INFJ! I always test that way. 6y
RowReads1 @EvieBee That‘s a good one👍🏻. 6y
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Hokey
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All of this is pretty much spot on. 88% introvert. Yep!

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VeganCleopatra
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I've taken this test many times and this is me every time. It is quite accurate. I'm always a little torn on the company I keep with this type though. 😬 (At least I have Michelle Obama!)

BookwormAHN I liked some of the fictional ones better, like Gandalf 😸 6y
VeganCleopatra @BookwormAHN The fictional ones work less for me because I've either never seen/read or don't like the show/series involved. 🤷‍♀️ (edited) 6y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Yup, I‘m an ambivert. I can‘t find my old results so I took it again. Pretty sure this is something different for me. #introvertorextrovert

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Eggs
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UwannaPublishme 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 6y
Eggs 😊😊😊😍 6y
merelybookish I guess that explains why there's so many of us on Litsy! ☺️ 6y
rustoryhuf Ya Buddy! 6y
dragondrool Yep. Just can't help it! 6y
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SkeletonKey
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I always get INTJ. Supposedly rare but I see a lot of us bookish types relate 😂

#intj

SandyW My husband and I are both INTJ, so you can add two more to your list! 😀 6y
SkeletonKey @SandyW - Gladly 😄 6y
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vivastory
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I just took the Myers Briggs test & after my initial surprise have decided to embrace my rather prosaic & practical personality!

A_planNerd Nice. Appreciate this personality test. We use the results for team building exercises at work. I'm an INTJ. 6y
vivastory @A_planNerd it's a bit frightening how accurate it is 6y
umbrellagirl Me too! 6y
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CarolynM Me too 6y
saresmoore I confess, I‘ve had you pegged for a while now. I‘m an INFJ...it‘s what we do. 6y
vivastory @saresmoore 😂 I wasn't really sure what to expect, but when I started reading the characteristics I was completely convinced. 6y
saresmoore At which point, you systematically filed the result in the mental cabinet, P, for “personality”, cross-referenced in the C cabinet, for “conversation topics”? 🙃 6y
vivastory @saresmoore Obviously, I mean isn't that how everyone remembers things? 😂 6y
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Bookmarkie
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Any other #ENFP out there?

Copwithabook That‘s me too! 6y
Bookmarkie 👍 yes! 6y
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Sue
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I‘m seeing some Myer Briggs stuff around. I‘m an INTJ and a pretty typical one. I‘d like to deny some of this stuff.... but it‘s pretty spot on.

Yellowpigeon Yay fellow INTJ. So few of us 6y
ralexist Me too! 6y
JoRead I think I'm also an INTJ although it's been a while since I took the test.😄 6y
SkeletonKey Me three 💜 6y
8little_paws I'm also intj 6y
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janeycanuck
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Ah ha ha ha ha ha... I'm a Draco Malfoy. Which Harry Potter character are you, based on your Myers-Briggs type?
http://geekologie.com/2013/09/harry-potter-character-myers-briggs-pers.php

#INTJ #HPMBTI

Suelizbeth Remus Lupin. INFJ 7y
Jenni_Capps Snape.. ISTF 🤔🤔🤔 (edited) 7y
AvidReader25 Dumbledore... ENFJ 7y
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LazyOwl
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Not really book related. INFJs are supposed to be the rarest personality type. I'm an INFJ, wondering if there's any other INFJ litsians out there?

P.S. this picture perfectly fits a recent conversation I had with my boss, which I stewed over for ages (actually I'm still stewing over it).

CouronneDhiver Not me. I'm an INTJ 7y
LazyOwl @CouronneDhiver what's the T stand for? 7y
CouronneDhiver Thinking (vs Feeling) @LazyOwl 7y
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moranadatter 🙋🏻 7y
julesG @CouronneDhiver Same here. Thinker. 😉 7y
elkeOriginal @CouronneDhiver @julesG I am an INTJ - and I thought we were the rarest. Maybe they tell that to all the girls 🤔🤣 7y
CouronneDhiver Female INTJs are supposed to be a very rare find... but we've already found three... maybe more prevalent in the bookworm community 😉 @elkeo @julesG 7y
elkeOriginal @CouronneDhiver Always disturbing to hear female Thinkers are rare. 😉 I think Litsy types of whatever kind will always skew in certain directions not in line with the general population! (edited) 7y
LazyOwl INFJs are supposed to be only 1% of the population as the rarest type apparently, men INFJs are even rarer 7y
Yamich49 👋🏽 INFJ here! 7y
LazyOwl Yay, counting three INFJs, we are not alone! @moranadatter @Yamich49 7y
LazyOwl I just read that particularly women INTJs are rare @CouronneDhiver @julesG @elkeo 7y
Laura317 How would I find out what I am? 7y
LazyOwl @Laura317 there are a ton of free tests on line, just google myers briggs personality test 7y
Laura317 @LazyOwl Thanks! I'll try one. 7y
ReadingEnvy @CouronneDhiver that's me too, female INTJ although I'm barely an I over an Email. 7y
DeborahSmall I'm ISFJ 👍🏼 7y
LazyOwl @DeborahSmall very similar, I knew there was a reason I like you 😉 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks I'm an INFJ when I was in high school I was an INFP. 7y
LazyOwl @CoffeeCatsBooks great another INFJ. I'm 36, I've always come up as INFJ every time, although I don't think I ever did the test until post school years. 7y
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Iindseyo
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I can never resist these kinds of articles!! Do you know your Myers-Briggs type? I'm an INTJ and thought mine made a lot of sense, although INFJ felt really spot on too! #myersbriggs #mbti #intj #introvert http://personalitygrowth.com/the-way-each-personality-type-feels-about-reading/

AmandaL I'm an INTP, and it is true that I have stacks of books at home that I haven't read, but it's only because I'm busy reading the stacks of books I took out from the library 😳 7y
Redwritinghood @AmandaL I'm the same way. I keep getting so many library books that I don't have time to read all the books I buy! @lindseyosborne I'm an INTJ too. (edited) 7y
Iindseyo I'm not at all surprised to find so many introverts on Litsy 😉@AmandaL @Redwritinghood 7y
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BookFreakOut
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You know you're an INTJ when you see Elrond, Palpatine, Moriarty and Magneto listed as that and go "SWEET!" while everyone else is like "What is wrong with you?" Don't mind me, I'm just being The Mastermind over here. @bookriot has a great list of fictional characters and their personality types: http://bookriot.com/2016/01/28/myer-briggs-types-202-fictional-characters/ Who's in your category???

Eyelit I'm intj too! These are my peeps 😄 8y
Dragon Mr Darcy is in that group😃 8y
Kirstin INFP here. I love this! 💜 all the dreamers 8y
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bookishkai I'm a pretty even split between INTP and INTJ, it all depends on my mood when I take the test. 8y
readinginthedark ISTP--almost no one is my type, but since I have Aragorn and Catwoman, I'm cool with it. 😊 8y
CaitlinSiem ENFP here. A few on my list were: Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Horace Slughorn and Nymphadora Tonks (Harry Potter), Josephine March (Little Women), and Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing). 8y
InLibrisVeritas INTJ here as well. I totally get the pride of the characters we have. So epic. 8y
BookFreakOut @Dragon I ❤️ Mr Darcy of course! ❤️❤️❤️ A few more for good measure. 8y
BookFreakOut @Kirstin you do get lots of nice people! I'm too snarky to be Jane Bennet, lol! 8y
BookFreakOut @bookishkris We welcome you into the INTJ camp when you're in the mood! 😉 8y
BookFreakOut @readinginthedark Those are excellent individuals to have in your camp! 😁 8y
BookFreakOut @CaitlinSiem We are quite different, haha! The world would be so dull if we were all the same, though! 8y
BookFreakOut @Eyelit @InLibrisVeritas INTJs, unite! Let's go conquer something. 8y
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