If you ever get the chance, you must check out a book called "Survival Games Personalities Play" by Dr. Eve Delunas. It's quite a fascinating work on the four temperaments and the "survival games" the different temperaments tend to play when their fundamental needs are not met. Dr. Delunas worked closely with David Keirsey for several years, and her book gives great insights into the psyche of the Artisans, Guardians, Idealists, and Rat…
Everytime I take some variation of the KTS or MBTI, I come out ENTP. But when I read the INTP descriptions, the fit just as well as the ENTP, better in some cases. Looking back to my childhood, I'm pretty convinced I was more INTP than ENTP.
Anyways, I'm curious about what you believe your "2nd type" is, and why?
So, what are your favorite movies starring rationals as the main characters? I think I gotta go with...
1. A Beautiful Mind - Russel Crowe played John Nash's character beautifully! John Nash was the stereotypical Rational, either the INTP or INTJ (my guess is the latter). I can't believe Russel didn't win best actor for this role. I love Denzel Washington, but his winning the best actor award for his role in Traini…
OK, so I'm an ENTP, right. I am an Inventor Rational. Just the name rational alone implies that most of the aspects of my life are dominated by objectivity, logic, and reason. Yet, I can never find my keys, never find my wallet, never find my cell phone! Seems to me that the rational thing to do is to designate a place for my keys, wallet and phone so that I know where they are. Actually I do have a designated place for those things…
I've learned- that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
I've learned- that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.
I've learned- that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned- that it's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts.
I've learned- t…