Do you trust people's self-typings?

[Beautiful sky]

Many seem to view themselves as the types they want (or are expected) to be rather than who they really are; in work performance reviews, many are surprised by how their behaviour and abilities are really perceived by others. Few people seem to be able to take truly objective looks at themselves and or their situations. Ijs tend to be slightly better at it than other types provided they have no other overriding issues. Three out of four who have actually typed themselves seem to question it for some reason or another so I've preferred to make my own determinations.......

a.k.a. I/O

Ij tend to be self reflective also self involved

[Rebelondeck]

Ij tend to be self reflective also self involved

I'm not sure whether or not Ijs would be any more self-involved than other types. I refer to their thinking processes. They rationalize 'static' (removed from the environment and stored) information at a distance because they have to remove themselves from the fray in order to think properly - thinking on their feet really isn't their thing. By static, I also imply that they turn off input when they rationalize. This detachment of rationalization from information processes permits them a more objective view of even information about themselves. Now, Eps have a similar detachment but their input focus often causes them to cut-off or ignore their rationalization so although some my get clear images of themselves, they're less likely to draw valid conclusions........

a.k.a. I/O