I have written here in the past about my obsession with the game of golf, and (with tongue only slightly in cheek) how I wish a could be more like Tiger in temperament - given his extreme ability to focus as an Artisan Crafter.
So, like many people ostensibly hard at work yesterday in the early afternoon, I was glued to the online broadcast of the last few holes of the US Open playoff between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate. After an 18 hole playoff, the two were tied and the match …
The primary season is over. The Democratic and Republican candidates are set. Barring the unforeseen, we can expect that the 44th President of the United States will be either Barack Obama, a Rational Mastermind (INTJ), or John McCain, an Artisan Promoter (ESTP).
Remembering the earlier articles in this column at the start of the primary season, it would probably be a good bet to take McCain in the general election, as a major party Artisan candidate has …
We have published the KTS-II as a Facebook application - you can try it out at http://apps.facebook.com/keirsey . This app is designed to be fun as well as informative - it starts with a graphic of 16 famous people representing the 16 types. As you answer the sorter questions, you will see who you are most like, as those that are least like you disappear.
Try it out, and invite your friends! If you don't already have a Facebook account, you can create one on the spot …
Over the past several years, we have run optional surveys following the Keirsey Temperament Sorter-II. Usually consisting of 10-12 questions, people who have completed the KTS-II have the option of answering the additional questions, or skipping straight ahead to their Keirsey Temperament report.
Usually the questions we ask have to do with looking at the potential links between our temperament, and everyday preferences - for example: movie ratings, political leanings, holiday gif…
My vacation started out with a little unexpected excitement. Our flight for PV left San Francisco Sunday morning at 9:00, but I woke up Saturday with a tooth ache... The kind of tooth ache that made me understand the scene in "Castaway" where Tom Hanks extracts his own tooth with an ice skate blade. So, fortunately (on a couple of counts) I had an emergency root canal Saturday afternoon and was still able to get on the plane Sunday morning and have a very enjoyabl…
