Dr. Richard J White

July 10, 2008

Personality Types

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According to one personality test, based on Jung- Myers-Briggs typology, I am “Introverted, iNtuitive, Feeling, Judging” or more simply : INFJ.

INFJ’s have been analysed as follows:

“Beneath the quiet exterior, INFJs hold deep convictions about the weightier matters of life. Those who are activists — INFJs gravitate toward such a role — are there for the cause, not for personal glory or political power.

INFJs are champions of the oppressed and downtrodden. They often are found in the wake of an emergency, rescuing those who are in acute distress. INFJs may fantasize about getting revenge on those who victimize the defenseless. The concept of ‘poetic justice’ is appealing to the INFJ.

“There’s something rotten in Denmark.” Accurately suspicious about others’ motives, INFJs are not easily led. These are the people that you can rarely fool any of the time. Though affable and sympathetic to most, INFJs are selective about their friends. Such a friendship is a symbiotic bond that transcends mere words.

INFJs have a knack for fluency in language and facility in communication. In addition, nonverbal sensitivity enables the INFJ to know and be known by others intimately.” (Butt, 2005)

 See also: “Caring for your Introvert” (thanks to Lindsey for drawing this to attention)

What Personality are you? Click here to take the test

Elisée Reclus and Piotr Kropotkin (Anarchists, Geographers)

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Anarchism has produced a group of characters of marvellous beauty. Both Elisée Reclus and the peerless Piotr Kropotkin were not only two of most striking and most expressive of anarchists, they were also geographers too.

Would the West actually be happier with less? The world downscaled

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Serge Latouche (Le Monde Diplomatique, Dec 2003) : “What if they very idea of growth – accumulating riches, destroying the environment and worsening social inequality – is a trap? Maybe we need to aim to create a society that is based on quality not quantity, on cooperation and not competition.” (read on)

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