A Matter of Perspective Pt. 2: Judging vs. Perceiving
Yes hello and welcome back to the Matter of Perspective series. This week, I'll be reviewing a second cause of conflict: Judging vs. Perceiving. Now, if you're unfamiliar with the Myers Briggs Personality Indicators, feel free to explore this link and discover all there is to know about the personality types:
http://www.myersbriggs.org/
So first off, why would this one thing make such a difference? Well, the judging and perceiving traits indicate how different personality types like to live their lives.
Let's start with the judging trait.
These are the ones who like things in order and exact. The devil's in the details and work must be done before play and done way ahead of the deadline, to avoid any unnecessary stress. Judging types like things to be decided and set in stone.
Now, for the perceiving trait (which I'm going to be more fond of, in general, since I am an INTP).
We are the ones who are open to new ideas, more loosely organized, and we work well when confronted with a deadline. I know this for a fact. I'm most productive when something is due pressingly, almost daringly, soon. This can put me in a stressful situation most all the time, but I'm trying to break the habit. Finally, we like to mix work and play. Half the time when I'm doing homework or cleaning, I'm listening to music. Honestly, I'm always listening to music, even when it's not playing. My brain is like a jukebox. All the time.
Someone help.
(no, not really. it's nice to have music all the time)
You're probably wondering by now, "What on earth does any of this information have to do with conflict?" Well, if it's not a bit obvious to you, then perhaps you should read it again.
It all has to do with the way we perform our outer lives. What we keep internal, locked away inside our skull cap, usually doesn't cause any sort of conflict until it escapes into our external world. Then, it typically directly affects any surrounding people.
In general, those with the perceiving trait are more relaxed and casual with basically, well... everything. People with the judging trait are more strict and they have mental deadlines of when they think things should be due and there's these due dates and all this to be done today and here's a list of things to do tomorrow and this weekend and next week and next month.......
When in reality, stressing out about anything will only make you miserable and one step closer to death. So take a step back and just assess the world around you. Will it matter if not everything is done in one day? Will it matter in the end if you miss a deadline? Will it make a difference if you are more productive? Will is make a difference if you're ahead of deadlines?
Truthfully, there is no real answer. I suppose a better philosopher could come up with an answer your you. And I'm not saying that your Myers Briggs type has to define how you mold your behavior and live your life. INTPs are stereotyped as being logical and detached, but I'm not going to allow that stereotype to restrict what I can do in my life. If I want to have a senseless, meaningless adventure and create strong attachments to things, I will.
In the end, if you're happy with your life, you're doing great. Do no harm, but don't put up with things that make you unhappy. Just keep in mind that it's not always chill to be completely senseless (there's the logician in me). Have a bit of sense, but also have fun.
Until next time, my friends, peace and good times.
http://www.myersbriggs.org/
So first off, why would this one thing make such a difference? Well, the judging and perceiving traits indicate how different personality types like to live their lives.
Let's start with the judging trait.
These are the ones who like things in order and exact. The devil's in the details and work must be done before play and done way ahead of the deadline, to avoid any unnecessary stress. Judging types like things to be decided and set in stone.
Now, for the perceiving trait (which I'm going to be more fond of, in general, since I am an INTP).
We are the ones who are open to new ideas, more loosely organized, and we work well when confronted with a deadline. I know this for a fact. I'm most productive when something is due pressingly, almost daringly, soon. This can put me in a stressful situation most all the time, but I'm trying to break the habit. Finally, we like to mix work and play. Half the time when I'm doing homework or cleaning, I'm listening to music. Honestly, I'm always listening to music, even when it's not playing. My brain is like a jukebox. All the time.
Someone help.
(no, not really. it's nice to have music all the time)
You're probably wondering by now, "What on earth does any of this information have to do with conflict?" Well, if it's not a bit obvious to you, then perhaps you should read it again.
It all has to do with the way we perform our outer lives. What we keep internal, locked away inside our skull cap, usually doesn't cause any sort of conflict until it escapes into our external world. Then, it typically directly affects any surrounding people.
In general, those with the perceiving trait are more relaxed and casual with basically, well... everything. People with the judging trait are more strict and they have mental deadlines of when they think things should be due and there's these due dates and all this to be done today and here's a list of things to do tomorrow and this weekend and next week and next month.......
When in reality, stressing out about anything will only make you miserable and one step closer to death. So take a step back and just assess the world around you. Will it matter if not everything is done in one day? Will it matter in the end if you miss a deadline? Will it make a difference if you are more productive? Will is make a difference if you're ahead of deadlines?
Truthfully, there is no real answer. I suppose a better philosopher could come up with an answer your you. And I'm not saying that your Myers Briggs type has to define how you mold your behavior and live your life. INTPs are stereotyped as being logical and detached, but I'm not going to allow that stereotype to restrict what I can do in my life. If I want to have a senseless, meaningless adventure and create strong attachments to things, I will.
In the end, if you're happy with your life, you're doing great. Do no harm, but don't put up with things that make you unhappy. Just keep in mind that it's not always chill to be completely senseless (there's the logician in me). Have a bit of sense, but also have fun.
Until next time, my friends, peace and good times.
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