by Jay Ackley | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles, INFJ
Season 1, Episode 1 Transcript The venerated “door slam”. It’s a form of ghosting in my mind, rather than the standard view of being fully synonymous with it. Perhaps it’s a question of intensity, but a door slam is sudden, hard, absolute, and final, whereas...
by Jay Ackley | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles, INFJ
by: Jay AckleyJuly 28, 2020 Let’s cut to the “chase” (pun intended). Of course, INFJs can “read people”. And so can every other personality type. It’s called compatibility, connection, amity. However, seemingly implicit in this question asked by some INFJs...
by Jay Ackley | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles
by: Jay AckleyMay 12, 2020 My age? I don’t know. Just a kid, but old enough. Wondering about the world. I asked Dad whether I should believe everything I heard on TV. His reaction? More than just amusement… Laughter! He knew my sincerity because he knew...
by Jay Ackley | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles
by: Jay AckleyMay 12, 2020 In his work, The Philosophy of Loyalty (New York: Macmillan Co., 1908), p. 57, American philosopher, Josiah Royce, wrote: Loyalty is for the loyal man not only a good, but for him the chief amongst all the moral goods of his life, because...
by Jay Ackley | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles
April 14, 2020 Understanding of the similar concepts of sympathy and empathy is lacking. Misconceptions and disagreements about both pervade our discourse. Many see one being either superior, more desirable, or inherently positive and the other negative, as if...
by Jay Ackley | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles
The Anatomy of a Midlife Crisis March 24, 2020 Every midlife crisis is the same. The same cause and the same effect. It happens to all of us, too. The only differences are when it happens, and to what extent it’s embarrassing. I had my midlife crisis when I was 28....
by John Bodine | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles
How Extraverted Feeling Users Can Love Properly Carl Jung once said that “the world hangs on a thin thread.” He was speaking of a metaphysical relationship that the universe holds between tension and balance. With proper tension, the distant concept of “wholeness” can...
by Jay Ackley | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles
Several years ago, I was first tested for personality type. The professional placement firm I had engaged administered the official MBTI Instrument as part of their process to match candidates with positions. Ultimately, I found a job through independent networking,...
by Jay Ackley | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles, ESTP, INFJ
Matt’s a good friend of mine. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and two dogs. He’s a salesman by occupation but he’s also a dancer, model, and semi-professional pool player. He is an Alpha and has the wolf pack to prove it. Not only is he an ESTP, he seems the...
by Jay Ackley | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles, ISFJ
The ISFJ personality is one each of us has encountered throughout our lives. They are fundamental to the health of our society in protecting our traditions and our relationships. Possibly the most nurturing of individuals, they have an intrinsic sense of duty directed...
