Kenneth Almighty
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It's becoming almost an instinct for me to type whoever I interact with, as MBTI is probably the most practical psychology I can think of. However, who generally escapes me is my dad.
I've always put weight on ENTP (because, you know,every kid wants to be *just like* their dad every dad wants to be *just like* their kid), but now I'm receiving more evidence to the contrary. I eventually started leaning on INTJ, due to what I know from his work (he's a lead bioinformatician, which is a programmer that creates databases for gene sequences et al), but then talking with him via e-mail recently I think I'm getting the bigger picture that he's actually very idealistic about his choice of work, and regrets not spending enough time with this family.
Here's an e-mail reply from him that probably gives away the whole thing (the question -- and only question -- I asked is what was the appeal in model railroading):
I doubt INTJs are capable of having mid-life crises
Anyway, thoughts?
I've always put weight on ENTP (because, you know,
Here's an e-mail reply from him that probably gives away the whole thing (the question -- and only question -- I asked is what was the appeal in model railroading):
I sometimes ask myself the same question…
Why do you like Lego or your Warhammer warriors? (BTW, I used to like Lego too, when I was really young…)
My earliest recollection, long before your grandparents bought me my first train at age 14, was that of entering into a room in the Hudson’s Bay department store, with a very large train layout. I remember all the motion and all of the lights…. A miniaturized world, surreal yet artistic.
Why am I restarting it now? I guess I’ve been feeling somewhat unsettled in life – lots of professional stresses, lots of family stresses, especially your mother’s illness. I guess one might even say, feeling a bit lost within oneself. I guess this latest binge started out as an innocent trip to a local model shop. Seeing the familiar territory of modeling supplies and models were a source of comfort to me. I started to remember the many hours of contented distraction I had with the hobby when I was younger. I started to realize that I could now afford to do a lot more with the resources I had.
On the subject of the steam engine, I have to tell you that the realism of the motion, head-lights I could turn on and off, and especially, the realistic train sounds – bells, whistles, steam chuffing… I suddenly felt immersed in this little world once again, and realized that it didn’t feel so expensive a “toy” now to indulge in. I’m going to take another run at it. This time, I’d like to try “narrow gauge” rustic (still BC mountain like) modeling.
I doubt INTJs are capable of having mid-life crises
Anyway, thoughts?