kevinl

I took the MBTI back in high school and scored INTJ/INTP, and dutifully went into a career in a science/tech/engineering/math field (computer science followed by chemical engineering). Enjoyed the work, but tended to be a very cyclical performer and always a little oddball about things. More recently I took the MBTI again and came out INFJ, and had no idea what that was but was spooked at how eerily accurate the Keirsey summary turned out to be. It was like reading my own bio from age 5 to age 34: approval seeking behavior, quest for identity and "soulmate", perception of others' feelings, feelings of alienation, thoughts on ethics from a very early age, work immobilization from long-term exposure to chronic criticism, a general restlessness and need to move every few years, etc. Right now I am between jobs and continuing to read through "Please Understand Me II" and rapidly synthesizing its contents with basically everyone I know in the hopes of avoiding some of the mis-steps and frustrations I've encountered in past corporate jobs.

But that's behavior, about me personally: very quiet and reserved in public, a super-talker in private and online. Politically quite a bit left of liberal and my dream job would be to teach sociology and macro-history at the university level. A few friends I would move Heaven and Earth for, love cats but dogs are OK, and a wonderful wife who has a heart of gold (I think she's INFP but she hasn't tested it yet).

Professional work: chemical engineering
Hobbies: books, music, movies, computer programming, and now human behavior