(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”
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How to Make Good Decisions While Still Being You: Intro
My second semester of college, I needed a class that was a few more credit hours but nothing I looked at seemed quite right. I was taking everything I could that semester for the major I wanted (probably the eighth major I’d settled on) and I would have been happy to just focus on classesContinue reading “How to Make Good Decisions While Still Being You: Intro”
INTP The Moriarty Fear – definition
“I’ve shown you what I can do. I’ve cut loose all those people, all those little problems. Even thirty million quid just to get you to come out and play. So take this as a friendly warning, my dear. Back off… I’m going to kill you anyway someday. I don’t want to rush it though.Continue reading “INTP The Moriarty Fear – definition”
INTJ Anakin Angst – definition
“You will not understand what I have to do… you will try to stop me… I’m sorry.” Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars: The Clone Wars “Anakin Angst” is the classic INTJ pitfall that out of the desire to stop damage and control pain, they become the very thing they were fighting. INTJs with their ability toContinue reading “INTJ Anakin Angst – definition”
ENTP Megamind Complex – definition
“No matter how hard I tried, I was always the odd man out, the last one picked, the screw-up, the black sheep… the bad boy. Was this my destiny? Wait. Maybe it was! Being bad is the one thing I’m good at! Then it hit me: if I was the bad boy, then IContinue reading “ENTP Megamind Complex – definition”
ENFJ The Faramir Dilemma – definition
“So… this is the answer to all the riddles… a chance for Faramir, captain of Gondor, to show his quality.” Faramir, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers film version “The Faramir Dilemma” is ENFJ’s big struggle; do they bring everyone together or do they stand up for what they know to be right? It’sContinue reading “ENFJ The Faramir Dilemma – definition”
INFJ Hercules Syndrome – definition
“You know when I was a kid, I would have given anything to be exactly like everybody else.” Disney’s Hercules “Hercules Syndrome” is the classic INFJ weakness of feeling like they’re strange and don’t belong *because* of the very thing that makes them special. INFJs with Hercules Syndrome feel like there is a universe ofContinue reading “INFJ Hercules Syndrome – definition”
Type Heroes: ENTP – The Swashbuckler
All the typings and observations in this post are based on definitions and information presented in the aLBoP Guided Tour 😀 So if any of it bugs you, please go read that before leaving me a grumpy comment… Or, you know what? Let’s just skip the grumpy comments! Have a nice day! <3 ENTP TheContinue reading “Type Heroes: ENTP – The Swashbuckler”
Type Heroes: ISFJ – The Knight
All the typings and observations in this post are based on definitions and information presented in the aLBoP Guided Tour 😀 So if any of it bugs you, please go read that before leaving me a grumpy comment… Or, you know what? Let’s just skip the grumpy comments! Have a nice day! <3 ISFJ TheContinue reading “Type Heroes: ISFJ – The Knight”
Paradoxitype – The Flip-Side of Personality (with examples!)
Who are we deep inside? Well, there are several answers to this question, some that delve far deeper than others. I’m not going to share some of the deeper answers I know, for experience has enhanced my natural talent for individual cynicism. If you’d like to know more about *those* answers, inquire within. But asContinue reading “Paradoxitype – The Flip-Side of Personality (with examples!)”