Programmers are work horses, but always for a purpose they value. Once they put their mind on accomplishing a task the often won't stop until they are done: working all through the night. A mix of caffeine and adrenaline keeps them cranking out work all night long. Programmers are persistent and focused and enjoy the independence of completing things on their own. Your intelligence and skills make you poised to excel when you find projects that inspire you. The three aspects of your personality tested in AMPT: how you interact with your environment, how you handle information, and what motivates you, blend together to achieve the Programmer outcome.
How you interact with your environment
As a Programmer, you need your own space to concentrate. You like to be on your own and are usually quiet and reserved, but always thinking. Programmers are deeply interested in their own feelings and thoughts and like quiet in their surrounding environments. You don't like to have a large group of people around you. You prefer to have those in your life who you are closest to you, with you. Programmers can also have trouble making new contacts and do not like surprises.
How You Handle Information
Programmers handle information by looking for systems, structures, or patterns that they can process through logic. Eve rything is subject to rigorous logical analysis in the Programmer's world. When it comes to making decisions, you base your actions on intellect and whether the action is right or wrong. However, Programmers can also be cold and unemotional and have trouble discussing their true feelings. You love to talk, but sometimes you hide what's really going on inside. This can also lead to you not clearing up arguments or disagreements.
What Motivates You
The way you interact with your environment carries over to you motivations. Action and taking the initiative in a situation are a big part of your life. When facing a tough decision, you go with the situation and act impulsively. Deadlines mean nothing to Programmers. You prefer freedom from obligations and the quality and quantity of your work output depends heavily on your mood. You are a curious person and interested in looking at situations in a new and different perspective. You can start several projects at once, but that does not mean they will all be your best work. Because Programmers are such an intuitive type, doing things without any preparation isn't that uncommon of a situation.
Compatible Types
The following are other personality types that you are compatible with. They are determined to be compatible because of possible synergies that lie in your working with one of the following types.
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The following are your incompatible personality types. They are determined to be incompatible with your type because they handle information in the opposite manner that you do.
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