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Scruffy

Posted on March 16th, 2008

Via Justin Kodama and Shailendra Rao’s work on “3D Portable Office” design, Understanding Office Ecologies
, I found David Kirsh’s The Context of Work. This paper is full of insightful models, but the simplest lessons are around the distinction between neat and scruffy office usage “person­ality types”.

I am unde­niably a scruffy, preferring to keep infor­mation acces­sible than orga­nized. Thank god for Spotlight.

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MBTI

Posted on February 4th, 2005

Several MBTI tests have rated me an INTp, although I’ve never taken the official Myers Briggs. Over time, I’ve moved from extreme Introverted to only mildly Introverted, but the other measures have been stable.

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20 Questions to a Better Relationship

Posted on February 4th, 2005

measure result
eXpressive 510
Practical 810
Physical 510
Giver 610

You are a RPYG-​​Reserved Practical Physical Giver. This makes you a 1950s Parent.

You are relent­lessly patient, loving, generous and devoted. You are unflap­pable. If on some rare occasion you do raise your voice or say a swear word in anger, anyone around to hear it will remember it (and think it was funny). At the same time, you’re very cute and charming, and even if you don’t catch someone’s eye at the beginning of the night you’ll surely have their attention by the end.

Your calm, conser­v­ative nature conceals a passionate (and sexy!) heart.

You can have trouble bringing up problems, but your approach to conflict is calm and even-​​handed. The problem can be is that you are so busy worrying about your partner’s satis­faction that you don’t ensure your own. This can build up over time and make you restless. Despite your sexual nature, you are more likely to cheat emotionally than physically.

You tend to work out your frus­tra­tions in the bedroom. Depending on your partner, this can be an excellent strategy. You would be a great candidate to balance out an XSYT, but not a good match for an unap­pre­ciative RPYT.

You have an odd, ritu­alized vice that doesn’t suit the rest of your persona — like smoking a certain brand of ciga­rettes or drinking a certain kind of wine.

Of the 190365 people who have taken this quiz, 4.8 % are this type.

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