My Myers-Briggs Profile
As part of a training I’m in, I took one of those Myers-Briggs personality tests. I wound up being an INTP. I have to say, I think its pretty damn accurate (and I would add uncannily so). I’d be interested to hear whether this jives with people who actually know and / or work with me. Feel free to comment.
Narrative
Few people are better than INTPs as independent problem solvers who excel at providing a detached, concise analysis of an idea or situation. Their objectivity is often valued by line managers who appreciate the outside view.
Their Introversion gives them a quiet, reflective demeanor, although they can be talkative when discussing topics they know well. The iNtuition helps them see possibilities where others might observe only problems. The Thinking function assists INTPs in focusing on cause and effect, quickly seeing any inconsistencies even in the most complex problems. Their Perceiving gives them a flexible, spontaneous approach which they frequently use in adapting to a quick-changing corporate environment.
INTPs value intelligence and competence and apply their high standards to themselves. They prize precision in communication and dislike redundancy, which makes their progress a pleasure to read. Their love of the new makes them a source of ideas for others, yet they often prefer working on their own. This independence extends to their thinking; they consider taking ideas from inception to a complete theory as an art form.
A few challenges INTPs face include:
- Like many iNtuitives, INTPs can get lost in the Never-Never Land of ideas. An INTP might think a problem through to a logical conclusion, but then delay excessively in writing the report, a real danger when dealing with action-oriented line managers.
- Their Introversion may cause them to seem too detached – they come across as aloof or withdrawn.
- They can become insensitive to the needs of others for information and emotional connection
- If they feel unappreciated, they may become cynical or negative, or isolate themselves.
- They may fail to appreciate the need to observe all the rules and regulations, a shortcoming in someone who is expected to keep others on the straight and narrow!
- They may miss connecting with others in the organization in purely social ways; INTPs enjoy deep meaningful dialog, but are impatient with events that are more relationship focused, such as the annual picnic.
INTPs contribute much to our intellectual basis. They provide the conceptual framework by which manuals, organizational procedures, and even work assignments are put into action. Their strengths in a company will be particularly pronounced in projects with aspects of organizational development.
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Ron - One Week Old
Photo by rbieber
Ron at 1 week old. Ironically, I spent most of my 20’s just like this (sans the pacifier).
June 1968.
Just really like this picture. A nice little thing to throw on the blog on a Sunday.
Honestly, I have no idea how old I was here. It looks to be a little more than a week though.
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Taking A Weeks Break
It is very likely that I won’t be posting this week, as I am attending the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2005 conference in Orlando, Florida. My family will be travelling with me and I am going to be spending any free time I have with them and not online. I hope to get back into the swing of things once conference time is over.
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About Bieber Labs
Who are you?
I have been in the software development profession for 20 years - from actual development in Windows and Unix to management. I am a rather vocal Open Source advocate and have a personal goal of showing the quality of open source software and version control, especially Subversion and SVK, to the organizations that I work for.
I’m also a huge fan of Wordpress, because it’s made this stuff so much easier than coding by hand.
Further professional stuff can be found over at my LinkedIn Profile.
Why do you do this?
The greatest thing about the internet is that you can find information about anything on it. All of this is made possible by people sharing little pieces of their lives with the rest of the world. Each persons experiences provide a little bit of information that could be useful to someone else — including mine I guess. This is just my way of contributing to the greater good - my small contribution to the collective.
Is there some kind of theme to this site?
No, not really. I’ve thought of making it a “tech blog”, but I really don’t like being limited (really - ask anyone who knows me). For now, the posts on here are basically whatever I’m thinking about at the time that I write them. I don’t really pay attention to a theme. There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to any of it at all - it could be personal or work related. As a matter of fact, the only thing you might find more random than the postings on this blog are the even more random Twitter postings I do from time to time.
Bottom line - everything on here is just me. The only hope I have is that people find it either useful or fun to read.
Where did you get the name bieberlabs?
At most jobs that I have had, I have done a lot of extra development at home (and often VERY late at night) that was later used in the workplace. I always made an effort to make sure I had a network at home and multiple machines with different operating systems on them in order to do this development. At the last 3 or 4 jobs, my home has been referred to jokingly by peers by names such as “the remote software development office” or “our advanced research center”.
I wanted a name that reflected that, and thought “Bieber Labs” sounded cool. Then when I found the domains were not taken, I grabbed them all.
The rest is history.
Whats the deal with the Ads and Amazon Referrals all over the place?
I spend a lot of time and money on this site and am hoping to recoup even a small fraction of it through Google Ads and Amazon referrals. I spend a ton of money on Amazon alone (I love reading) and any funds collected from referrals from the site go to Amazon Gift Certificates so that I can feed my reading habits.
Google Ads are context sensitive, so I think of them as an added service, since they are a great way to find products or services that may be related to what I’m writing about. If they weren’t context sensitive, I wouldn’t have them up.
How can I contact you?
If you would like to email me directly, you can email ron at bieberlabs dot com.
Disclaimer
Everything (and I mean everything) written here reflects my opinion and mine only. Nothing here reflects the opinion of my previous, current or future employers or friends, family, aquaintances, or pets.
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