And thinking (again... and again...)

When it comes to personality tests, I typically split right down the middle — 50/50 on thinking and feeling.

I think and I feel.

Really though, I feel about people and I think about ideas.

This often catches people off guard. They are surprised when my personal warmth and desire to make feel good recedes by and is replaced by sometimes sharp and harsh realities in the idea realm.

I find intellectual sparring fun. I play devil’s advocate for kicks.

Well, it’s not exactly for kicks, although I do find it fun. It’s actually because I think that the world is grey. And way too many people are keen on black or white.

It’s the same with thinking and feeling:

There’s real power in emotionless evaluation AND there is real power in people believing that you care about them, as humans.

Ask yourself where you excel — thinking or feeling — and how you might play with the other one this week.

Rebecca Rapple