Recent content by Dave Fallon

By "chameleonism", do you mean the ability to fit into different social situations? I've found I can respond adequately to "small talk" in various situations though I may not really care about either the topic or the person/people doing the talking. Or I can often find excuses to avoid a...

I just saw this interesting article and wondered what others thought of this, especially anyone who either casually or seriously follows astrology. http://www.sciencealert.com/news/20142110-26367.html Is there a correlation that might explain astrology scientifically? Could astrology be...

Ok! So if you are interested, here is my guess at your personality. I'm going to guess you are an INFJ, not an INFP. Here are my reasons: The library: I think an INFJ would be more interested in what the library has to offer them and in efficiency, because Ti function. An INFP would be...

You have an interesting personality! But, at 14 I'm not sure you can nail it down to any one thing, yet. You'll probably find yourself in several different functions as you "figure it out", and then have a better idea about this in your late teens/early twenties. However, there's a few things...

I have a lot of respect for meditation and those who practice it. One of the many great disappointments I have in myself is my seeming inability to stick to a regimen of meditation. I think it's a great thing, I really want to do it, but my brain will not cooperate. At all. Sometimes a mere five...

Well, I'd have to say it depends. I like live music, especially a band I am passionate about. But I also hate crowds. And I also don't like it when there aren't enough people in attendance, like at a small coffee-shop live music night, because I feel like the band is watching me and expecting me...

Well said. Yes, and step one in adapting is recognizing the problem. :) I guess that is what MBTI can offer us.

Heh. Yup, I definitely have this problem. So often I'll get worked up over a conversation that I think everyone is taking as seriously as I am, only to realize belatedly what a fool I looked like to everyone else. It's not that I don't get the concept of a conversation without the serious...

Well, I have to say that there is a possibility like I said of the "Clinton Effect", where nothing "illegal" happened, but it is so embarrassing that it is damaging in other ways. In the end, Bill Clinton wasn't accused of having an affair, he was accused of lying. It may be the same with Cosby...

I just want to say that I do still stand behind Anywhere But Here and agree with her on this issue. Yes, that is my answer. Just because 17 women say he is. Like Anywhere But Here, I will eat crow if I am wrong. But we're not in a court. Consider what our decision is: to continue to...

Yes, I agree. Though you have to admit there is a thin line between due process and prejudice. To take the bank analogy, you may not mind showing your ID, but what if they then said you need your birth certificate, Social Security card, two friends to vouch for your identity, and blood and...

Oh, OK. I hadn't looked at it that way. True, there's a lot we don't know because he's being quiet about this. And another thing I hadn't considered is that he may not have committed crimes but the truth is still embarrassing for him to reveal... Sort of the Bill Clinton effect: no matter what...

It is possible they are all lying to get money somehow. But the recurring theme here is we don't know. If you don't know they are lying, you have to give equal credibility to the idea that they are not lying. Lying under oath or committing other fraudulent acts is a crime, and as sprinkles...

Yeah, I think TooShyToSay is right that INFJs can figure out other INFJs, even if they can't figure out themselves. Two introverts also could provide the kind of intimacy without the threat of exposure that introvert/extrovert couples may face. But, two INFJs together would each have Fe as...

Ok, fair enough, sprinkles. If the public opinion is a court, then you are right that the basic order should be innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately, it really isn't a court, and that's why the rules aren't enforceable on the media or random bloggers or forum posters. For us poor fools...