Questions from a Myers-Briggs Test

Are you more interested in
a) what is actual b) what is possible

Is it worse
a) have your head in the clouds b) be in a rut

Are you more comfortable in making
a) critical judgments b) value judgments

Are you more satisfied having
a) a finished product b) work in progress

Which appeals to you more:
a) consistency of thought b) harmonious relationships

Common sense is
a) usually reliable b) frequently questionable

Are you inclined to take what is said
a) more literally b) more figuratively

Do you value in yourself more that you are
a) reasonable b) devoted

Do you prize in yourself
a) a strong hold on yourself b) a vivid imagination

Are you drawn more to
a) fundamentals b) overtones

(One of the frustrating things about this test comes up when you think about the relative ambiguity of these terms. For example, one question asks whether you are more "practical" or "fanciful"--what on earth do those words mean? Practical from a personal point of view or from the view of the general population? . . . But that's probably just another part of the test.)

Edward F. Albee said

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.


Who is Edward F Albee?
No really, who is he?

Caring for your friendly neighborhood introvert.

In March 2003, Jonathan Rauch published this little bit of writing in The Atlantic Monthly. It is called "Caring for Your Introvert: The habits and needs of a little-understood group." Voila!