Re: Myers-Briggs

2006-05-05 Thread Charlie Bell
On 06/05/2006, at 1:53 AM, Dan Minette wrote: Given that I so often disagree with Dan on many things, I think it only fair to chip in that I was lurking on this one too, and he has basically said what I would've... :) So, where are we wrong this time? Charlie

RE: Myers-Briggs

2006-05-05 Thread Dan Minette
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Nick Arnett > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 4:21 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: Myers-Briggs > > On 5/5/06, The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I see a glaring logical error. The idea

Re: Myers-Briggs

2006-05-05 Thread Nick Arnett
On 5/5/06, The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's no different than ennenagrams and other bullsh!t that sounds good to the ignorant and uninformed. So what do you think of this bit of "logic" from the skeptics' site: "However, his typology seems to imply that science is just a point of vi

Re: Myers-Briggs (was: Blog entry with interesting comment)

2006-05-05 Thread Dave Land
On May 5, 2006, at 2:01 PM, Max Battcher wrote: Dave Land wrote: And, of course, each is a spectrum: Because they are spectra there are a number of encoding schemes out there to try to disambiguate those that move or are near the lines, and some psychologists will tell you the categorizat

Re: Myers-Briggs (was: Blog entry with interesting comment)

2006-05-05 Thread Max Battcher
Dave Land wrote: And, of course, each is a spectrum: Because they are spectra there are a number of encoding schemes out there to try to disambiguate those that move or are near the lines, and some psychologists will tell you the categorizations are meaningless without the full test and know

Re: Myers-Briggs

2006-05-05 Thread Dave Land
On May 5, 2006, at 1:27 PM, The Fool wrote: From: Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On May 5, 2006, at 11:52 AM, The Fool wrote: From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ok, here are a few sites for those curious: And for the skeptical (I have only skimmed this, as it's time to head out):

Re: Myers-Briggs

2006-05-05 Thread The Fool
> From: Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On May 5, 2006, at 11:52 AM, The Fool wrote: > > >> From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> Ok, here are a few sites for those curious: > >> > >> And for the skeptical (I have only skimmed this, as > >> it's time to head out): > >> http://skepdic

Re: Myers-Briggs (was: Blog entry with interesting comment)

2006-05-05 Thread Dave Land
On May 5, 2006, at 11:39 AM, Deborah Harrell wrote: OTOH, I'm split between the J and P, which makes me feel a little better, not desiring to be known as judgemental...even though in many ways, I am. Some are confused by the language of MBTI, and find one or the other terms for each of the fou

Re: Myers-Briggs

2006-05-05 Thread Dave Land
On May 5, 2006, at 11:52 AM, The Fool wrote: From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ok, here are a few sites for those curious: And for the skeptical (I have only skimmed this, as it's time to head out): http://skepdic.com/myersb.html MBTI is psuedo-science at its finest. OK. You're o

Re: Myers-Briggs

2006-05-05 Thread The Fool
> From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ok, here are a few sites for those curious: > > And for the skeptical (I have only skimmed this, as > it's time to head out): > http://skepdic.com/myersb.html MBTI is psuedo-science at its finest. ___ http:

RE: Myers-Briggs (was: Blog entry with interesting comment)

2006-05-05 Thread PAT MATHEWS
At any rate, you still test out Idealist, and in many ways that's the most important part because it's the central theme of your life. Pat, INTP but unwilling to make up my mind oh, look, a bird! BAD kitties! http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Myers-Briggs (was: Blog entry with interesting comment)

2006-05-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
Ok, here are a few sites for those curious: http://www.personalitypathways.com/MBTI_intro.html http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html And for the skeptical (I have only skimmed this, as it's time to head out): http://skepdic.com/myersb.html I do have a problem with this site's dis

RE: Blog entry with interesting comment

2006-05-05 Thread Horn, John
> On Behalf Of Nick Arnett > > > > All the books are aimed at boys. Both the AS and the ADD > books. It > > seems that AS presents itself differently in girls so that makes it > > very difficult to pick good books. > I think you may be mistaken about this. Many of the ADD > books are writte

RE: Blog entry with interesting comment

2006-05-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
I'm combining posts here- > PAT MATHEWS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 3) Again in my observation, Aspies come in roughly > two flavors: the > organized, single-focused, linear mind; and the > absent-minded > professor/free-spirited idea mill. Inattentive ADD > goes with the latter. If > you h

Re: Frameshifting

2006-05-05 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:39 AM Friday 5/5/2006, PAT MATHEWS wrote: Prayers for the ADD: "Oh, God, grant me focus and ... oh, look, a bird!" Prayers for the OCD: "Oh, God, help me to relax - starting precisely at 8:01 Monday morning as soon as I get to my desk and have my coat off but before I turn on my compute

Re: Blog entry with interesting comment

2006-05-05 Thread PAT MATHEWS
Thanks! http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Subject: Re: Blog entry with interesting comment Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 07:00:19 -0700 On 5/4/06, Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: All the

Re: Blog entry with interesting comment

2006-05-05 Thread Nick Arnett
On 5/4/06, Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: All the books are aimed at boys. Both the AS and the ADD books. It seems that AS presents itself differently in girls so that makes it very difficult to pick good books. I think you may be mistaken about this. Many of the ADD books are writ

Re: Frameshifting

2006-05-05 Thread PAT MATHEWS
From: Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 09:00 PM Thursday 5/4/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:37 PM Thursday 5/4/2006, Dave Land wrote: Gadzooks, you hit a nerve. Now, I have to stop writing this email and get some work done for a 12:00 meeting. I hope it

Re: Frameshifting

2006-05-05 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:00 PM Thursday 5/4/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:37 PM Thursday 5/4/2006, Dave Land wrote: Gadzooks, you hit a nerve. Now, I have to stop writing this email and get some work done for a 12:00 meeting. I hope it is not significant in

Re: Frameshifting

2006-05-05 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:00 PM Thursday 5/4/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:37 PM Thursday 5/4/2006, Dave Land wrote: Gadzooks, you hit a nerve. Now, I have to stop writing this email and get some work done for a 12:00 meeting. I hope it is not significant in that context that the ti