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Enneagram Type 4 Board Archive 'sall 'bout da Benjamins, yo!Posted by Doc Rufus on November 01, 1999 at 17:46:18: In Reply to: It's all about the Sensors posted by Emily, the very anxious Senior on November 01, 1999 at 17:06:47: [Emily]: Hey again... [Cory] - Hey. [EmilySFJ]: High School. Ah, yes, the parties, the beer, drugs, sex, Saturday night Football games, Homecoming, Prom...these are the best years of our lives. [ESTJarvis] - Well, yes since this is a Sensing society, these things hold cherished value in our world. I'd say the parties, bee, drugs, sex hold alot of appeal to the Artisans, while the football, homecoming, prom, social traditions are dear in the hearts of Guardians. Not too many Idealists and Rationals are into that...although my first two years of high school I was very SJ-ish. I went to some football games, I was in Young Republicans, yet I was known to be very creative and somewhat of a loner. By the time I got to my junior and senior years, I shed off the artificial SJness that was imposed on to me by parents and society. During my junior year, I ate with some guys at lunch...somewhat unlikable artisans. I didn't talk to them really, I just wanted someone to eat lunch with because I felt uncomfortable eating alone. Whenever I ate alone at lunch, and somebody walked by, I felt some shame. During my senior year, I ate in a teacher's room during lunch - I knew her for four years. Hmm, in retrospect, I think she was an ENFJ - Miss Scott. She seemed quite extraverted, real nice, and she was in a poetry club, which hints at her NFness. Also during the year, I got more close with the theatre crowd at school...a crazy, but likable bunch. But, once school got out and I graduated, I lost touch with everyone and since June 98, my life has been much more dull and lonely. [Candle Girl]: *BARF* [Candle Boy] - MY NEW SHIRT!!! [Emma Lee]: I HATE school with a passion. I don't know if you've done any reading up on the MBTI lately, but teenagers *seem* to all be sensors. Shallow hedonists that only focus on wishy-washy traditions and late night cruisin' with their friends. [Doc Rufus] - No, not All. A conservative guess is about 60% of them are into it. Not all Sensors are that way - some are driven real hard to excel in school. [My favorite GOLDEN award] - They are called Sensors because it is their senses that give them information about the world. Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, Smell. They do what Feels good, and they only give attention to the people that Look good, etc... For most, intuition is completely out of reach, and their minds can't handle in-depth conversation or abstract ideas...like the Enneagram! I know that when I tried to give the MBTI to some of my sensing peers, they just "didn't get it," in the words of one of them. But, the intuitive people that took the test thought carefully about each question, and were enthusiastic to know more about their types. Sensors usually are not interested in the inner world of fantasy and ideas like intuitives are, they are interested in reality and logic, and material items that they can see and touch. For most, fashion and trends rule their lives, and they care more about Dawson's Creek than learning about themselves and Why they were put in this awful world to begin with. [Blair Bitch] - I agree. iNtuition is their weak spot, but likewise, Sensing is ours. And whenever they do speak from the heart or soul, it's usually something very cliched. iNtuition and Sensing are pretty much where our mind is focused - inside or out. Thus, iNtuitives see the inside workings of their minds much more clear than a Sensor, while a Sensor has a gift for describing and remembering the outside world. [Enema]: So, if you can't tell, I feel like an outcast, like I'm the Only one in school looking In, instead of Being in the here and now. [Corny] - the typical Four "I'm the only one" syndrome! ;) [xemcats]: Actually, I do have some experiences that I value from high school. I'm in choir...this is my fourth year with the same people, the same teacher, the same room and environment everyday. It is the One place where I feel like I belong, and it is a wonderful release to just sing, and make beautiful music with like-minded people, and escape the fiery, sensor-littered, confining halls of high school. I think it helps tremendously to be able to have at least One place in school that feels as if you've 'Come Home.' [AllSNsRTkn] - Yes! Just like my experience with the theater crowd. Well, not quite...I didn't know them for 4 years, but we got to know each other while working on the play. [Bobette]: Alas, this is my last year, I graduate in 2000, and I sometimes find myself worrying that I won't survive in College and the 'Real World', that is plagued with sensors, just like high school. I know we need these people; they keep order and press logic into life, but I just can't find it in me to Like the damn suckers! [Bob] - Thank God my mom is a Sensor! She has covered my butt many times - she handles my finances! I strive to be independant and all, but I don't mind paying my bills through her because I know I can trust her. If I had to pay bills on my own, I'd EASILY forget (speaking of which, for the past week I have been needing to write some checks out to her!). One last thing, wouldn't you say NP's are the most forgetful, while SJs are the most responsible? iNtuition + Perceiving = being neglectful, while Sensing + Judging = realistic and practical. From California, With Love,
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