We’ve heard “All things in moderation,” over and over and over and over and over. ~Two-bit Guru
- The length of your life is directly related to the length of your telomeres. If you want to learn what telomeres are, and how to encourage them to grow longer, or at least not get any shorter, check this out.
- Here is the anodyne for everything that ails you. Really. Everything is OK.
- The stillness of introversion is not only creative and inspirational, it has provided us with thinkers and leaders that have changed the world. A terrific TEDtalk by Susan Cain.
- Can a bracelet imbued with ionic hoopla or magnetic abracadabra heal your body? Apparently not, unless the placebo effect is doing the healing. In defense of metallic object healing, though, I admit that I have worn a copper bracelet for elbow and shoulder pain. It worked, and I don’t feel that it was the placebo effect.
- A being after my own desires, the writer of this blog, a Presbyterian Chaplain, loves trash. Includes an epiphany and a slide show of art created from junk. A delight, although a bit long on the religious connections.
I watched a talk by Susan Cain not long ago and immediately Kindled her book. I very much enjoyed it because it was all about me! I score very high on the introvert scale and need my time alone. I wrote to a friend recently that I liked living in my little apartment because I can be surrounded by people but I don’t have to actually interact with them (he thought that was “hysterical.”) My idea of a good weekend is to park my car on Friday afternoon and not move it until Monday morning. I’m glad the word is getting out that introverts aren’t broken. Trying to turn us into extroverts is tantamount to bullying.
I was surprised to hear Susan Cain say that the population is comprised of 1/3 to 1/2 introverts. I thought it would have been less, but then if they’re all spending a whole weekend in their apartments I guess they wouldn’t be noticed.
I can understand wanting to have people around without interacting with them. I need my time alone too, but I like to speak to audiences as well.
Have you ever taken the Meyers-Briggs personality test?
I think I did take that personality test not too long ago. I found this in my journal from February, “INTJ 67/62/25/44 (Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging). I haven’t a clue what it means.”
Does that tell you anything about me?
My impression from meeting you was that you were more extroverted. I’m no wizard when it comes to Meyers-Briggs, or any other personality test. One thing I have thought is that by classifying people into types they might be inclined to accept that as an absolute and therefore not be inclined to change. Sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy.