Assignment 2.4 - Typology and Writing

My Jung Typology is ISTJ.    I agree with the strong preference of Introversion 100%.  As a student the online classes are perfect for me in that aspect.  My decision as to whether I would takes classes online or on campus was kind of made for me due to the fact that I need to be at home with my children after work and I work a full time job, classes at the campus would be rather difficult for me.  However, having the one on one with the teacher would be invaluable to me.  I prefer to be instructed one on one and step by step.  As a writer being by myself is absolutely the optimal way I like to work, surrounded by books and online instruction.  I am learning a lot about myself as writer, such as I tend to follow the instructions to the letter instead of adding a little bit of myself to the assignments. 

It stated that I have moderate preference of Sensing over Intuition 25%.  That is very true.  There have been many times that I have looked back at a situation and wished that I had went with my intuition, especially decisions as a parent.  I second guess myself so much that my intuition goes right out the window.  From what I can gather a definition of a person that leans more towards sensing prefers to make use of their senses to gather information as it provides data in a concrete form.   I like that word, concrete.  That is very true for me, what is in front of me that I can see, makes the most sense.  As a writer this could restrict me, because I tend to look at and rewrite again and again until I think it makes sense and there is not a lot of imagination to that type of writing. 

The T is for having a slight preference of thinking over feeling 12%.  Just the facts, that is all that I am pretty much interested in.  So far, this typology test is pretty accurate for me.  Emotions can get you in a lot of trouble.  When I let my emotions rule, nothing good can come of the situation.  Don't get me wrong, I don't feel that I am cold and calculated, on the contrary, I look at it as being careful, becoming a parent, just solidified that in me.  I am known to my children as way too serious. We have fun, just in a careful way.  

The J is for Judging over Perceiving 33%.  I looked this up as well and this means that I approach life in a structured way.  I like that word too, structured.   Absolutely, yes I agree with that.  How else could you get anything done without structure.  This makes me appear rigid, but it makes the most sense to me.

As a writer these typologies would be beneficial if I wrote biographies and dictionaries.  As a student, they will be beneficial in structured learning, maybe not so much for anything that requires creativity or imagination.  I tried writing a book with my oldest daughter.  I thought it would be fun to have her come up with a story and I would write it and she would draw the pictures.  She told me the beginning of her story and I wrote feverishly and told her we would continue later that week.  I wanted so badly for it to be just as she told it to me, but I was saying well how about if the princess did this or how about this scenario.  After 3 or 4 pages of this, she could tell that mommy was being a little too helpful.  I kept what we came up with, and we didn't finish it.  I did a lot better with telling stories from loads of library books, that we would bring home every week.  Those provided a lot more fun than the writing of her own story.  We laughed a lot more with those.  One of the best times that we had was reading, "The Monster at the End of This Book,"  We laughed at every page and it took forever for her to go to sleep.  Now that's what I call a fun time.

I am definitely learning that as a writer, I need structure, I need it to make sense.  As a student, I may not be much fun, but I want to learn more and more, everything that I can from every subject.  Weighing too many options could really keep a writer from being productive or creative. 

This test seemed to me to tell me what I already know about myself.  I thought it might give me more insight in to who I am.  There were no surprises, so that part I liked.  As far as assisting me writing in college, I don't think that taking the test would change or improve what I do.

In Ms. A's instructions for this assignment, she wrote, "Have fun."  I am trying Ms. A, I'm really trying.  I will publish this post after I have read it a few more times though, just to make sure.