Saturday, December 29, 2012

Informal Poll: Type and the Arts


In previous posts, I've mentioned how interests and careers aren't useful in determining type. I've also mentioned how N and P seem to correlate heavily with the arts. I got to thinking that type might play a role in either (a)why a person engages in a certain creative activity and (b)which avenues they take when attempting to make a living in their art form of choice. I'm going to temporarily allow Open ID commenting so that people without google accounts can answer. Please answer the following questions:


(1)What, at this moment, do you consider your Myers-Briggs type to be? If you are unsure on any of the preferences please ONLY list the preferences you are sure of. In other words, if you are confident that you prefer introversion and feeling but are unsure on both N/S and J/P please just write "IF". (Or IxFx, I?F?, etc.) It would also be helpful if you mentioned how you came to determine your type. (e.g. did you take the MBTI? Did you take a free test, and if so which one? Did a specific author help you figure out your type, and if so, which one? Did you talk to someone on a message board?)

(2)What area(s) of the arts do you engage in? Please be as specific as possible. So, don't just put theatre, specify whether you are involved with playwriting, directing, puppetry, etc. If you are in the fine arts, mention whether you are a painter, a photographer, in graphic design, etc. This is especially important if you're in the fine arts. I'm construing the arts fairly broadly so creative writing, music, theatre, fine arts, dance and any other art form not mentioned would be relevant here.

(3)If you had to pick a single reason as to why you pursue your chosen area of the arts, what would it be? In other words, why this art form as opposed to another? (e.g. you're talented, you've been doing it since you were a kid, you make money at it, you want to affect others with your work,etc.)I'm looking for extrinsic reasons here.

(4)Is your chosen art form (a)a current career (b)a college major which you hope to someday make a career (c) a hobby or (d)a passion supported by a day job?

(5)In your chosen art form, if you had to pick a single reason why you enjoy it, what would it be? Here, I'm looking for more intrinsic reasons. (e.g. self-expression, reconceptualizing the world, visual problem solving, catharsis, etc)

Thanks!




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