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Rational Intuition and Other Paradoxes of Writing

Rational Intuition and Other Paradoxes of Writing

Published Feb 22, 2023 Updated Feb 22, 2023 Culture
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Rational Intuition and Other Paradoxes of Writing

Workshop Diary 9

Translator: Austin Wagner

 

When I’m in a bad mood I take personality tests. Not only is answering the questions a distraction all by itself, you also have a guaranteed reward at the end: a report on just how incredible, loveable, and special you are. It’s a game both safe and secure – no personality test will ever tell you you’re an asshole. They all see you as the most one-of-a-kind. Sure, it’s hard to stand by any assertions of uniqueness when every 9th or 16th or nth person gets the exact same description, but hey, that’s why it’s a guilty pleasure.

Every few years I take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and I’m consistently an Architect. The system measures four different traits, which leads to sixteen possible types. The Architect is an INTJ – Introverted,

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