Warning: language. I was at work the other day when I got a call from one of our sales agents. I work in a local office that oversees the region where I live for a business that is multinational, and our customer service line is a typical call center based in the US. I didn’t […]
Enneagram 5 and Scarcity
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Authenticity in a Ratings Culture
I just watched the episode “Nosedive” from Black Mirror, and…this is our life. I’ll sum it up if you haven’t heard of it: everyone lives in a world where your credit rating, so to speak, depends on the social capital that you gain through each interaction you have throughout the day. Every social interaction is […]
Functions of an INTJ
I know we’ve talked a bit about cognitive functions, especially in regards to the INTJ. But I want to share an old post I wrote for my now defunct blog The INTJ Way because I had fun examining my personal relationship to each of the cognitive functions. Keep in mind that this applies to me […]
How Childhood Shapes Personality
Childhood. The start of all of our problems, right? How does childhood influence the type of person we become as an adult, and what effect does it have on our overall personality? Quite a lot, in fact. Psychologists have many theories on how our childhood dynamics shape us as adults, such as nature versus nurture […]
What’s Your Favorite Color?
When I ask you what your favorite color is, you’d better have an answer. I don’t care what your color is. I just want you to have one. Here, I’ll start. My favorite color is blue. More specifically, when I was younger it was cerulean blue. Now my favorite color has shifted to include a […]