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  Excerpt from Understanding the Entrepreneur  (Quinelle) -  The Socionic Entrepreneur and the MBTI ENTJ The socionic Entrepreneur is a TIE. This nomenclature stands for an Intuitive Thinking Extrovert who is Rational. (The order of the letters, discussed later, represents the Rational, rather than the Irrational, typology.) For those familiar with the MBTI, the closest type to the Entrepreneur would be the ENTJ, the Extraverted (note MBTI spelling), Intuitive, Thinking, Rational type. The ENTJ in the MBTI, and especially as defined by Keirsey and Bates (1984), is a leader type. (In Keirsey’s system of metaphors, the ENTJ is a field marshal.) In socionics, there are some small differences between the ENTJ and the Entrepreneur, which may become evident to those familiar with the MBTI later in this book as the various characteristics of the Entrepreneur personality type are discussed. It is not at all required to know the MBTI in order to understand socionics. In fact,...

  Excerpt from  Understanding the Critic  (Quinelle) -  Introduction Do you ever think you were born into the wrong family? Ever wonder what on earth your gifts are? This book is the second in a series of 16 books based on Dr. Ekaterina Filatova’s work, which was first made available to an English-speaking population through her opus , Understanding the People around You: An Introduction to Socionics (2009). Each of the 16 volumes is dedicated to a different socion or sociotype (a personality type within the framework of a society—or in more familiar Western parlance, a psychological type, or psychotype); these terms are used interchangeably in this book. This particular book, the one you are holding in your hands, is dedicated to the Critic personality type, the Introverted, Intuitive, Thinker, Irrational psychological type. This book will help you understand the Critic personality around you—and if you are a Critic, it may help you understand yourself better...

  Excerpt from Understanding the Analyst (Quinelle) -  WHO IS THE ANALYST The Analyst is an Intuitive Thinking Introvert (TII), who is also Rational. As such, he or she is a combination of the three expressed traits and the unexpressed trait, Rationality (emphasis on the Jungian definition, not the English language lay definition).  Some might say that he reminds one of Mr. Spock, of the television and movie series Star Trek . (The resemblance is clear enough that when my 10-year-old Analyst son was through-hiking the Appalachian Trail with his father, he was referred to by other through-hikers as “Spock,” though his official AT moniker was “Puff.”) Certainly, too, one would find many an Analyst in Silicon Valley; if one were to stereotype the geek world, it would contain mostly Analyst features.  Filatova describes the Analyst in the following way: The most notable attributes of Analysts are a lanky body and a hollow cheeked face, often with an elon...

  Today's daily excerpt comes from Understanding the Seeker (Kacee Quinelle)  Chapter 6 The Seeker at Home We have spoken briefly about the home behavior of the Seeker. He or she is no homemaker and is all too frequently oblivious to health and hearth. These traits—and others—create a home climate that differs quite significantly from that of many other personality types. When the other members of the household are also Seekers, the traits are intensified. When the other members of the household are not Seekers, conflicts are multiplied.* House and Housework Given the Seeker’s lack of interest and skill in homemaking activities, the house can become quickly untidy and not at all a cozy place, especially if the spouse and children are all Seekers. Fortunately, for most households, this is not likely. The Seeker personality is not common enough that one would expect to find it in grand distribution among any groups. Still, certainly, there can be more than one Seeker in a famil...

  Excerpt from Understanding the Critic by Quinelle - Chapter 5 Understanding the Critic’s Approach to Life What is the Critic? The Critic is an Intuitive Thinking Introvert (ITI). As such, he or she is a combination of the three expressed traits and the unexpressed trait Irrationality (emphasis on the Jungian definition, not the English-language lay definition). Filatova describes the Critic in the following way: Critics’ frowns and sullen expressions distinguish them from others. An onlooker might think that the Critic is criticizing them. The figure is most often heavyset and bulky. Those who have strong Intuitive functions may appear unkempt. They do not pay attention to their appearance, causing those around them to want to look after them. In socializing, they are often gentle, courteous, and tactful. However, those with strong logic functions can be neat and orderly. Critics can be aggressive when their interests are threatened. Critics perceive the world in its entirety and...