Recent content by BallentineChen

Nice. It's interesting you make an effort to include "if you value progress" versus "if you value the status quo," because these are the assumptions that basically determine whether critical thought would be valuable to you or not. In the thread I linked to, if you have a difference of opinion...

Though I agree, I didn't want to take sides in this thread for the purpose of keeping distractions at bay. The OP is about this specific quote.

I was reading the thread Homosexual relations, natural or not?. It was obvious in the thread that people on both sides of the issue had strong beliefs, which reminded me of this principle I've applied in my life - Evidence Derived Worldview. The idea is basically about how people form...

I'd like to hear more INFJ males chime in on this thread and share what are their thoughts on what it is that constitutes a man. This isn't just a question relevant to INFJ males, but males in general, due to increasing numbers of absent fathers. How do people define what it is that consitutes a...

I think being an INFJ poses some inherent difficulties for males. Most of this has to do with societal expectations for males and INFJs having as having "feminine" characteristics. It's easy to see how this would make them feel a need to defend their masculinity. I'd be more interested in...

1. "It" value: The air they carry. Intelligence, social grace, a dash of enigma. 2. Ambition: What they are passionate about, where they want to be, the fire. 3. Communication Skills: Clear headed, effective communicator, self-awareness. 4. Intimacy: Being comfortable in the presence of...

This was the driving reason behind why I've rejected all the girls that were interested in me and have never had a relationship, but that was because I didn't want to use other girls when I knew I wasn't truly interested in them. If I had found a girl that I truly liked, and she reciprocated the...

Nobody Knows, about a family of abandoned children in Japan.

An example of me getting into a self-absorbed rant from INTJf:

The beginning is always the hardest, but I think it's possible that you'll find cardio enjoyable after you get over the initial hump. If you plan on getting a treadmill, make sure that you will stay committed to it. Most treadmills I see in people's houses are unused. They are easier on the...

From my introductory thread: My want to "pour cold water" on other people's arguments are my way of dumping on their intolerance, but I exercise emotional restraint for the sake of pragmatism.

Wow, how did you learn about the interplay of these functions?

I'll try to keep you posted. The best thing we have going for each other right now is that we both like our independence, but that has its inherent challenges as well, like trying to figure out the balance between being there and being suffocating.

For sure. When I just started I would get pissed at how much they made my feet hurt, I would get so pissed that I made myself keep on running until the pain went away so I could run in peace. After 2 weeks of that, I decided to relax and just walk in them, and after I came back from a cruise...

I've recently started running again. I've had good results from it two years ago when I shed about 15 pounds. I got orthotics to remedy my flat-feet and it took me 3-4 weeks to acclimate to them (foot soreness), but now I love them. My runs now vary from 4.5-5.5 miles. I'm trying to shed 30...