Posted by Yoshi on June 28, 1999 at 23:28:19:
In Reply to: Re: 5w4 or 9w1 (anger and negotiating strategies) posted by Deep Thought on June 27, 1999 at 15:57:10:
Nines get angry, but it diffuses quickly and rarely surfaces--it looks more like frustration. Fives are clearly angry when they are angry, even though it doesn't last long. You certainly feel their verbal sting. Still it's nothing like an eight's anger.
Nines can be very cerebral and usually are. Anyone who thinks a lot, is thinking about something, and even fives aren't always, nor are they universally capable, of building new molecules in their heads. Fives just think they are superior and like to promote intellectual capability as their defining characteristic.
I also agree that nine is most eastern and five more western. Not a bad way to distinguish the two. I wonder what proportion of any given Aikido class is comprised of nines. Aikido was designed by nines for nines.
Yoshi
> How do 5's handle anger? Can an individual be a five and be harmonius to the point that they never get angry? I also see a difference between a nine just going along and later just doing what they want, and avoiding confrontation by going along and over time negotiating a new position.
> The nine/five style seems very asian to me in that yes probably means maybe and maybe usually means no. I know that's the case with me simply because I don't like directness and always need time to think about things. Maybe this alone defines the nine, but I wonder if this could also be five behavior.
> Deep thought (one who thinks he may be a five, but identifies with the 9)