Azure Flame
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So here's a ted talk about the self.
http://www.ted.com/talks/julian_baggini_is_there_a_real_you.html
This brings up several questions in my mind:
Do we actually choose who we want to be?
Or
Do we choose to shape ourselves into who we already are?
I think the video was basically just saying, we are a collection of processes. So in mbti terms, my "self" would only be Se Ti Ni Te Ne Fe Si Fi. (this is my personal function order).
So to me, in my life I've chosen to capitalize on my strengths but I don't work on my weaknesses all that much. To me, this really seems to be the only choice I have. When I try to be more Fi-Ne in behavior, I actually start getting neurotic and frustrated, which makes me believe I don't have much of a choice other than to be what my function order allows me to be.
Ideas?
http://www.ted.com/talks/julian_baggini_is_there_a_real_you.html
This brings up several questions in my mind:
Do we actually choose who we want to be?
Or
Do we choose to shape ourselves into who we already are?
I think the video was basically just saying, we are a collection of processes. So in mbti terms, my "self" would only be Se Ti Ni Te Ne Fe Si Fi. (this is my personal function order).
So to me, in my life I've chosen to capitalize on my strengths but I don't work on my weaknesses all that much. To me, this really seems to be the only choice I have. When I try to be more Fi-Ne in behavior, I actually start getting neurotic and frustrated, which makes me believe I don't have much of a choice other than to be what my function order allows me to be.
Ideas?