<p>Wow! Two threads on personality, one of my favorite topics and one I that I feel I can help others with my contribution at the same time. Most believe that one is born with a set of preferences. One of these preferences (judging in MBTI) is living a structured, organized, scheduled and accomplished life. Judgers naturally “work first, then play”. The opposite side of this coin are perceivers - those who prefer a more open, flexible, sponstaneous, adaptable life. They “play first, then work”. </p>
<p>There are positives and negatives to each. Judgers, while accomplishing a great deal, sometimes make decisions before gathering enough information and sometimes focus so intently on their goal they miss seeing a need to change direction. Percievers are great at researching and studying the problem and they are excellent at adapting. However, they sometimes study the problem so long they miss the deadline and often they focus so much on staying open that they never settle on a plan.</p>
<p>In addition to these two preferences, it is interesting to note that most people have preferences that make certain activities not feel like work. Some athletes never feel that “working out” is work - it feels like play to them. (Not me - never found the “high” from physical exertion) Others, like many of us on CC, don’t feel it “work” to research colleges. If we follow our preferences, motivation is generally not a problem.</p>