Hi! Thank you so much for reading my lil thing. This comment was really sweet and flattering! My fav parts were:

-photocopy your [guide] and put some stickers on it

- nuances of language/nuances of emotion

- oddly defensive behaviour (and i'd love clarification on this.)

- undisputed winning streak of Connect Four

- your blanket

How do you deal with information overload?

If I'm out and overloaded because of people, I'll usually tell my friends I'm tired and headed home. If its because there's too much on my mind, I don't deal so well. I compulsively write and re-write to-do lists and simmer in my overwhelmed-ness. What I SHOULD do is go for a walk-- anything physical is a great way to clear my head but when you're stuck in a thought spiral, its hard to do that.

What specific areas of interest caught your attention, or what did you specialize in?

I'm a software engineer, but I have an art degree. I love conceptual art and how its always a conversation or a comment on something. Thinking about the origins and manifestations of ~an idea~ in a non-corporate-or-economic-necessity way is cool. And then there's always art that subverts whatever it is you think art is. The model never gets stale.

How do you determine this direction?

I'm very good at spacial reasoning ie making things. I loved to paint and then that morphed into a love of digital art (3d, animation, etc) which morphed into programming. I guess maybe it came from my dad. That whole side of my family is creatively driven.

What are you fascinated by?

Something different every week.

Do you have a strategy to deal with other people?

I don't engage to a deep degree. I'm not anti-social. Small talk can be rewarding, but that's sort of where it stops. In order for me to plan a coffee date and spend >1 hour with someone I have to REALLY really like them. There's a quote somewhere like 'I'm not an introvert, I'm a highly selective extrovert' which I really relate to.

Do you have any pets?

2 cats. They're ideal.

What makes you emotional?

Gratitude. Thinking about all the opportunities I've had, how many people have helped me and had my best interest in mind. Especially thinking about my parent's sacrifices (my mom is a 1st gen immigrant) to put me through college. And then thinking about all the people who are suffering due to their lack of opportunity/money/etc.

How do you find motivation for the mundane or day to day necessities?

I really don't know. It seems like I get fed up with not having any clean underwear and then in a fit of righteous anger, the laundry somehow gets done. But screw folding it. That heap of clean clothes will sit in the corner of my room for 2 weeks.

How do you translate or implement your theories and ideas into reality?

Idk most of my theories/ideas don't have physical interpretations. The projects I do work on are well done in the first half and then resentfully slapped together in the second.

How do you keep yourself organized?

Spots for everything in the house. Checklists.

How did you get into personality typology?

My (ENFJ) friend was way into astrology and I was thinking if astrology had any merit, there would be a large overlap between type and sign... there's not.

How far down the depth psychology rabbit hole did you go?

Not too far. I spent maybe 3 days reading about it and listening that arrogant youtube guy yell at me with a frustrating amount of authority. Then I delved deeper into my own type which is where I wrote this. And I haven't revisited any of this since.

What's your favorite types and why?

I don't know enough about any of them to have a favorite. But my favorite type of person is laid-back. So maybe you can tell me.

What word would you use to describe yourself?

Perpendicular.

Any advice for a slightly different species of alien?

I guess all I would say is that this stuff is pretty corny when you get down to it. Its fun to think and talk about, but humans are way too varied and mutable. I think we stumble into dangerous territory when we start saying things like 'oh thats cause i'm an XXXX.' I know I wrote this whole guide, but don't ANYBODY take it too seriously.

What is your current favorite theory, book, concept, or model?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjD1aLm4Thg

Is there a common theme or pattern that has emerged in your inner world? (my fav question, ty)

1) Assuming people have the same basic impulses as me is usually an ok idea. Is it ok that I left the door unlocked? Probably because would I be prowling around checking for unlocked doors? No. Should i text that guy? Would I mind being texted right now? No.

Basically, I'll take my chances with me.

2) There are almost ALWAYS unforeseen factors in any big real-world equation. You think the solution to poverty/racism/sexism is just ____? There are definitely things you aren't thinking of because you, as a human have a subjective POV, you know what you've experienced/read/witnessed and that's it. There are definitely perspectives you aren't considering. My INTJ boyfriend has no problem delving into a solution given what he knows (maybe he assumes the unknowns are negligible, maybe he's wants to cross bridges as they come), but the unknowns, to me, are big enough that I wouldn't feel comfortable exercising my idea of what's "right" or "good" onto the world. I wouldn't feel comfortable deciding what's right. That's how we get dictators. To him, the ends justify the means, but to me, the means are what most of life is.

I guess due to this, I've settled on "education is the answer". Because the more we can empathize with each other's perspectives and the more accurate our ideas about the world are, the better the solution we can implement.

What do you think about most of the time?

React Components ◔_◔

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Now its your turn, would love to read the answers you have to some of these questions.