Celebrations

Riverfire

Heaven

Stunning timelapse of the Milky Way galaxy overhead Spain's highest mountain, El Teide (3718m) captures a story paired with the minimalist classical music Italian pianist and composer, Ludovico Einaudi.

Goal setting

Time to set my priorities right and do some goal setting. Something different from the insightful and introspective posts that I usually do. A quick list of goals to keep me in direction.

Long term goals

Career progression - Management / Ownership

Independence with no sort of assistance

Finance/partner/family & dog

Insurance

House/Manageable mortgage

Annual holidays

Retirement fund

Passive income

Goals for this year

Work hard

Continuously learning

Develop stable social support

Earn more money

Continuously further knowledge on philosophy

Save, save, save

Invest, invest, invest

Make the most of each moment
Self actualization 

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Important to consider achieving the hierarchy of needs in order to achieve self-actualization.

Time

A further twist on the Myer Briggs

I recently completed this test which explores Jung dimensions of (I-E S-N F-T J-P), as to who I am, who I prefer to be, and what I am attracted to. 

The test can be completed here.

The results are shown below.

Actualized type: INTP

(who you are)

Introverted (I) 55% Extroverted (E) 45%

Intuitive (N) 68.57% Sensing (S) 31.43%

Thinking (T) 53.85% Feeling (F) 46.15%

Perceiving (P) 73.33% Judging (J) 26.67%

INTP - "Architect". Greatest precision in thought and language. Can readily discern contradictions and inconsistencies. The world exists primarily to be understood. 3.3% of total population.

Preferred type: ENTJ

(who you prefer to be)

Extroverted (E) 57.14% Introverted (I) 42.86%

Intuitive (N) 51.16% Sensing (S) 48.84%

Thinking (T) 56.25% Feeling (F) 43.75%

Judging (J) 51.28% Perceiving (P) 48.72%

ENTJ - "Field Marshall". The basic driving force and need is to lead. Tend to seek a position of responsibility and enjoys being an executive. 1.8% of total population.

Attraction type: INFJ

(who you are attracted to)

Introverted (I) 60% Extroverted (E) 40%

Intuitive (N) 69.44% Sensing (S) 30.56%

Feeling (F) 59.09% Thinking (T) 40.91%

Judging (J) 66.67% Perceiving (P) 33.33%

INFJ - "Author". Strong drive and enjoyment to help others. Complex personality. 1.5% of total population.

Reflection 

I've completed this test numerous times and know most of the questions back to front, so there could be some bias going on, but I did complete the test with my gut instinct. The results are surprisingly accurate and consistent with what I usually get on tests. It is still important however to keep in mind that this is pop psychology, and that the results are not statistically valid, and rather act as a stereotype, in which we believe in those stereotypes because of the forer effect which entails believing in general traits that everyone has. However, I've been looking into the functions of "dominant, auxiliary, tertiary and inferior" and found it's made general sense to me as an quick and easy way to understand people and I've been trying to cross compare to find patterns.

1. My introversion / extroversion is usually quite close, so it's accurate.
2. My intuitiveness is usually quite high over sensing.
3. My thinking and feeling is quite close, which sounds about right.
4. My perceiving is quite high, which is extremely accurate.

My preferred type also matches well with the theory. Theory says that I can further develop my functions from observing well developed ENTJs. It makes so much sense now why I always admire executives and really want to be one, but I've noticed I just struggle to become one and I always end up trying too hard.

I'm not surprised that the test shows that I'm attracted to INFJ's. I noticed I am naturally drawn and attracted to complex personalities with strong altruistic and benevolent values. I always had this irresistible pull towards judgers, which I didn't know before, but now that I've understood the MBTI, it makes more sense. But it's definitely those with strong altruistic and benevolent values that causes butterflies, makes my legs go jelly and I completely lose myself into a dream state just from their presence.

I noticed that I am deeply attracted to goodness, but also rebelliousness as well. There's just something enticing about rebellious girls who don't live and adhere to the expectations and pressures of society. They are usually aware that most things in the world are merely perceptual constructs of society, and thus they exist in a timeless sphere and create their own abstract or rational perception of the world independent of the commonly accepted pop-culture views of society. That abstractness and eccentricity is irresistibly alluring.

The only sensing type that I've been attracted to is the ISFJ, based on personal experience and observations. I believe it's their sensing component which is very systematic and maintenance oriented, which is my complete opposite given that I am intuitive. They are very grounded in the present and are value driven. So we end up being a very compatible couple, in that one person helps maintains and keeps things organised and is very practical and keeps an eye out on the small details, while the other is the thought powerhouse, the big picture thinker, that is filled with endless and useless information, but also full of goals and dreams to be achieved. This is truly a combination of two different functions that leads to a practical compatibility, of which can really achieve much and be of success.

However, I do really admire most intuitive feelers (NF) and can get along with them. Usually with intuitive thinkers (NT), there is always some friction of which I can never figure out why, as it seems that long distance debate, criticism and analysis occurs on things, and sometimes we end up with a certain conflict, but if our views are the same or that they are superior in their thinking and logic, I have the utmost respect. I have the most respect for intuitive thinkers (NT) for they like myself, are always on a pursuit for truth and knowledge, one of values I highly respect moreso than material possessions and social status which are common for sensing types (S). They are willing to sacrifice the many luxuries of life, while pursuing a cause much greater than themselves which is also common for intuitive feelers (NF) who have very complex, deep and strong values that they are guided by. I believe that I may also have traits of intuitive feeler, as there are many things which I feel deeply about as I noticed I am usually driven by certain values, rather than following an objective goal independent of values, it is usually a mix of both.