As I reflect on the statement, "When we put people in boxes where they can only be one or another, we miss the opportunity to see people as diverse as they are" I can't help but think how many people like the MBTI, put people into categories-if they're one thing, they can't be another. And some days yes, I find myself making these same generalizations. If she's organized, she can't be messy or if he's punctual he'll always have things in on time. But sometimes life happens, and we are all a melting pot of different characteristics. I feel as though I fit into many different boxes, a lot of the time spilling out of some into others. I like to think of myself as a coloring book colored in by a three year old-not necessarily in the lines of what people say the picture SHOULD look like. My personality type is ENFJ, and it's scary to think how spot on it is...really scary.

I love people, I really do. Being around my friends brings a smile to my face and I feel renewed and hopeful after being around them. But lets be honest, everyone needs that quiet time to reflect and be alone, and I know since I've been to college I have really found I need that more often than I allow myself to have it. As for N and F, those couldn't be more true, in fact I scored 30s on both of those, man this test knows me better than myself! The J, though I may not like what it stands for is spot on. I am the girl who makes plans, who takes charge when something needs to be put together, and I'm proud of the fact I need to be punctual, not want to be, but it's almost a necessity.

I do think society sheds a more positive light on extroverts over introverts, mainly because of people's definitions of the words. When people think of introverts, they think of quiet, shy, reserved people who would rather keep to themselves, when in reality many of my friends are the most outgoing introverts I've ever met! I think there is a negative stigma if you aren't always doing something, hanging out with people, or adventuring somewhere. People want their lives to be the most exciting, the most fun, the most crazy, and feel like the only way to do so is being an extreme extrovert. Hey, if you want to climb a mountain, save a baby panda, and find the cure to cancer all in one day-be my guest, I just don't think you have to be an introvert to do so. I know plenty of people, including myself who fit into more than one category on the MBTI, and a personality test cannot define who you are and how you act. You know yourself better than anyone else, and going off that gut feeling is more accurate than a computer generated test any day!