Comments on: Personality Tests: Do We Actually Change as We Grow Older?

By: Tips for Adulthood: Five Reasons The Elegance Of The Hedgehog Is For Grown Ups « RealDelia

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:08:52 +0000

[...] perhaps more than anything else – what defines adulthood, at least for me. Sure, all those personality tests I’ve taken basically confirm that I’m the same person I’ve always been. But [...]

By: delialloyd

delialloyd — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:29:05 +0000

thanks so much!

By: Hydro Closet

Hydro Closet — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:58:55 +0000

Wonderful stuff.. really full of usefull information. I’ll grab the RSS feed and will stay tuned for more. Oh, and I threw you a StumbleUpon vote

By: delialloyd

delialloyd — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:37:24 +0000

thanks so much for dropping by maribel! interesting that you two are together. you must complement each other well!

By: Maribel

Maribel — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:57:16 +0000

Hi Delia,

This is the first time I read a blog, and I am happy to it was yours. I found it very interesting and I had to comment on this one, because my husband is an ENTJ as well, and I absolutely think is true, it is a total reflection of his personality. But he wasn´t so surprised when he did the MB Test and find out he was on the extreme box. He actually always have loved Billy Joel´s song “I go to Extremes” because apart from being a Billy Joel´s fan, he identifies himself with the song. On the other hand I am an ISFP,totally different, somehow (although very difficult sometimes) we get along well, and we´ve been married for 6 years now. I do believe is hard to change your personalities over the years, and I agree with you on adaptation.

By: Tips For Adulthood: Five Tangible Signs That You’re Middle Aged « RealDelia

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:39:14 +0000

[...] leave Parties Before Midnight. I remember once taking this personality test which asked “Do you leave parties before or after midnight?” I dismissed the question [...]

By: delialloyd

delialloyd — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:15:44 +0000

thanks, laura. it’s nice to meet a fellow ENTJ….and to know I’m not alone (“extreme” label my own, natch…)

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:48:04 +0000

I’ve been reading your blog for awhile now (found it through the Happiness Project blog), though I never commented. I had to this time! I’m an ENTJ as well, and have tested the same for the past 13 years. I’ve never heard it called the “most extreme” type, though! Regardless – from one ENTJ to another, I think you ought to be proud to be “life’s natural leader.”

By: delialloyd

delialloyd — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:53:26 +0000

Thanks Jay! I also think a lot of personality is inherited…for better or for worse! But adaptation is not only possible, it’s essential.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:55:35 +0000

Having seen my two sons arrive in this world with their personalities more or less intact, I have also heavily revised my thinking about how we become the people we are. That said, I think we can still make a useful distinction between change and adaptation. I’m now convinced it’s very hard for people to change in a fundamental way, but I think we often can — with effort — adapt our behavior to changing circumstances or expectations. And, in the end, that’s really the important bit anyway.