Don't judge me, you big J.

Labels are stupid. People leap to judgment without actually getting to know people, because they think they know them. If you want to learn about me, come hang out; don't pretend to have me figured out because you know facts about my life.

But of course I would say that; I'm an ENFP.

"ENFPs are warm, enthusiastic people, typically very bright and full of potential. They live in the world of possibilities, and can become very passionate and excited about things."

ENFPs are the free spirits, the dreamers, and the artists. The internet tells me that we're those artsy kids, who care more about saving the world with a paintbrush than actually finishing a painting. But you guys, I'm a science major. I may have some artistic tendencies, but that creativity lets me visualize organic compounds, remember different phenotypes and genotypes, and predict chemical reactions. We are not all the same.

MBTI and other personality tests can be really useful tools in understanding ourselves. For example, knowing that I'm an E helps me understand that the funk I'm in is because I've been alone all day, not that I've been avoiding people because I'm in a funk, so I know how to fix the problem and move on. And now that I know that I'm a P, and that it's a real thing and there are bajillions of people out there like me, I don't feel bad about my alternative means of studying and getting things done. This test helps us get in touch with ourselves, and knowing who we are and how we function is a crucial part of a happy (and still productive) life.

"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"

That being said, on another day, I could have been an ESFP. Maybe tomorrow I could be an INFP. The highest correlation I got was a "moderate" P, and one question answered differently could have switched my N to an S. It's great to be able to understand myself, but I know that I need to take it all with a grain of salt. My personality type doesn't define me. Sometimes I might act completely opposite of an ENFP, and that's fine because I am a whole person made up of more than just four little letters. I would hope that no one would think that they know who I am just because they've heard of my four letters because I don't even know who I am. I am constantly surprising myself, changing, and re-discovering who I am.

Let's make a deal: I'll tell you I'm an ENFP, you tell me what you are, and then let's just forget about it and go get lactose-free frozen yogurt. Cool?