Posted by Bartholomew on April 20, 2002 at 11:40:52:
In Reply to: Re: What's your point? posted by Jan on April 20, 2002 at 05:27:47:
: Curiosity; I wonder how strong you can identify with Leisurely Style.
Let's see:
: Inalienable rights. Leisurely men and women believe in their right to enjoy themselves on their own terms in their own time. They value and protect their comfort, their free time, and their individual pursuit of happiness.
Absolutely. There's a lot of animosity between myself and my parents for this attitude.
: Enough is enough. They agree to play by the rules. They deliver what is expected of them and no more. They expect others to recognize and respect that limit.
Absolutely, even more than the first one.
: The right to resist. Leisurely individuals cannot be exploited. They can comfortably resist acceding to demands that they deem unreasonable or above and beyond the call of duty.
This is something of a composite of the first and second ones, and it again fits me perfectly.
: Maņana. Leisurely men and women are relaxed about time. Unlike Type-A individuals, they are not obsessed by time urgency or the demands of the clock. To these individuals, haste makes waste and unnecessary anxiety. They are easygoing and optimistic that whatever needs to get done will get done, eventually.
This fits me maybe 20%. I go about things slowly and procrastinate, but I'd much rather not be that way. I usually end up doing things in a tremendous rush just before the deadline, or more and more frequently, not at all. It's a major source of stress, because I can't relax when I have things to do either.
: I'm okay. They are not overawed by authority. They accept themselves and their approach to life.
Yep.
: Wheel of fortune. Leisurely people believe that they are just as good as everyone else and as entitled to the best things in life. They maintain that blind luck often accounts for who fares well and who fares poorly.
No, not at all.
: Mixed feelings. Although they feel impelled to proceed in their own direction, when their choices put them in conflict with the people they care for, Leisurely people are often of two minds about how to proceed. They do not like to risk important relationships, yet they need to feel free.
Sort of.