Ehhhh .. Go off to play video games. No, couldn't do that personally. The homework would be screaming at me to complete it immediately. P.S i love numbers so i would enjoy it.
Yep. You just can't it out of your mind completely until it's done, and done correctly, huh?
It's more of that it was something I set out to do that day, and when something unexpected about the assignment came up making it 5x more difficult to complete, I wasn't sure how to handle it. I ended up finishing not because it bothered me that it was just unfinished, but it's more like a matter of pride in the ability to complete something as planned. I think that's the difference between the STJ and the SFJ. I won't do something just for the sake of pleasing someone else, but I will do something to prove my level of competence to myself or possibly someone else.
If I had to explain it, I'd say I'm driven mostly by self-discipline and competence. Both kind of go hand in hand for me. Being able to control myself is the competent thing to do. If I want to know how well I did something, I look to my peers. How well did they do it? What were their circumstances? What were my circumstances? Just because I spend a lot of time on something doesn't mean I did it right. It's about the end product and how well it accomplishes what it was supposed to do.
The term DCO is silly. There's a name for the disorder that exists for a reason. Rearranging the letters changes the intent of the acronym, making it less of an important title that it should be. Making something organized or arranged correctly just for the sake of doing it is dumb, to me. Like I said, it goes back to my way of thinking that I push myself to do something if it's something that I should be capable of, rather than just because it feels wrong. Like, for instance, my room is a bit messy. But, if I go and clean some of it, what would that accomplish? What difference would the cleaner room after 10 minutes make as compared to 10 minutes before? Why is it necessary?
But, I have plenty of SJ tendencies. Another example is last night when I wrapping a gift for a coworker. I stopped halfway through because Ne went off telling me a cooler way to do the ribbon to make the gift look more suitable for their wedding colors. So, I went and got 2 colored ribbons, wrapped them around the box. I spent 5 minutes wrapping 2 ribbons around the box because I wanted the space between the bottom of one of the ribbons and the other ribbon to be completely even all around the box. If it's not, it looks like the person who wrapped it doesn't know what they're doing! An amateur! Then I got 2 more ribbons of the same colors for a bow, and did the same thing again making sure the space between the ribbons all around the bow was completely even. Then, I noticed a small streak on one of the ribbons, and thought, "That streak doesn't make it look presentable. It doesn't look clean and polished. I'm getting a new ribbon." I really got into the presentation of the box.
Ah yes, in section 62.7, line 8b, of my "Rules for Life as an SJ, including How to Organize Socks" it says that "exceptions may be made and derails allowed in threads in the case of compliments being given." Phew, you're fine!
Is there a part on how to survive in the world as the only female SJ in a household full of NF and SP males? :steam:
I do that too.
