Metamorphosis
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I'm thinking INTJ. Thoughts?
So far I've found almost nothing of his that I disagree with. I have always stressed the importance of appearance vs. what is actually done, even before I read his work. I suspect that is a difference though between ENTJ and INTJ. Power on the throne vs. power behind the throne.
Ultimate INTJ.
He wrote the book about how to be an INTJ.... (yes I've read it).
i kinda put this in the post i made just now, but try not to think of what he said in the prince and his end-all-be-all guide to leadership/power/government. think of it more as a "if you want to rule this way, here's how you would do it." he shows the strengths and weaknesses of that way of doing things and how to handle them. that doesn't mean he necessarily thinks of that as the best way to do things.Definitely! Alot of his perspectives distourb me from an ethical point of view, however they are logically correct. I still can't bring myself to follow most of what he says. I just don't like it. You know... I would rather have integrity, be honest and blunt rather than have power and have to manage my image and what I say.
I'm not interested in power. I'm interested in improving the external environment. Unfortunately, they often go hand in hand... But I just cannot play by Machiavelli's rules. In fact, I am brutally honest to the point where it is socially stupid. And I realize it but can't help it...
i kinda put this in the post i made just now, but try not to think of what he said in the prince and his end-all-be-all guide to leadership/power/government. think of it more as a "if you want to rule this way, here's how you would do it." he shows the strengths and weaknesses of that way of doing things and how to handle them. that doesn't mean he necessarily thinks of that as the best way to do things.
read discourses on livy to get a much better idea on how machiavelli thought we should be rule/be ruled.