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The People of Stranger Things

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The Four Types of Love

“What is love?” is a question that has been asked throughout the ages, by philosophers, poets, and Haddaway–insert obligatory head tip here.  While that is a perfectly valid question, and you guys know how heart-eyes we are for proper definitions around here, I think instead today we’ll ask the ever so aLBoP question, “How canContinue reading “The Four Types of Love”

Type Specializations: What Makes *My* Type Special?

There’s an age-old outlook, put blatantly by Syndrome of The Incredibles in his Moriarty Fear, that if everyone is special, then *no one* will be.  To this longstanding catch-22, I offer the following rebuttal:  What if everyone is special in a way that is both utterly unique and utterly essential? What if, like colors, gendersContinue reading “Type Specializations: What Makes *My* Type Special?”

The Cognition Process in Stick Figures

Though I write often about cognition patterns and how thought processes differ between each of the sixteen types, I feel like I haven’t really gotten across in full what I mean.  And is there any way better to get across concepts simply and efficiently than pictures?  I think there is not. Now, I can’t makeContinue reading “The Cognition Process in Stick Figures”

aLBoP Personality Tips #3-5: Introverts

   Introverts, whether Introverted Perceivers or Introverted Judgers, naturally excel at the parts of the cognitive process that require inside-their-heads, solitary thought.  Whether this is IP’s understanding and coming to Conclusions about Data and situational details based on either thoughts or feelings inside their heads (Ti or Fi), or IJ’s understanding of how Principles applyContinue reading “aLBoP Personality Tips #3-5: Introverts”

How to Make Good Decisions While Still Being You: Part 1 – Optimism, Pessimism and What We Do About It

(Miss the Intro?  Here’s why not everyone makes decisions in the same way.) In order to understand how people make good decisions, we need to explore *why* they make the decisions they do.  Namely, *why* do the different types have the specializations and focuses they do; how do each of us see the world andContinue reading “How to Make Good Decisions While Still Being You: Part 1 – Optimism, Pessimism and What We Do About It”