Posted by Rocko on July 27, 1999 at 20:15:00:
I'm am a nine. I scored very low on 8 and 1. Point nine seems so far from 8 and 1 that I have a hard time believing that any nine could score high on either 8 or 1.
The 9w1 or 9w8 descriptions, therefore, seem to be convenient ways to describe different 9 tendancies, nothing more nothing less. Wing theory, in other words, seems to generate more type distinctions, but is wholly insufficient to capture the infinite variety found in human behavior. Wouldn't it be just as accurate to modify the base type with the second highest preference? Why not 9/5 or 9/2? But then what would that really describe?
Seems useless to me to speak in terms of wings. Just try to understand the behavior of each point and use that knowledge to improve.
BTW, as a nine, I experience anger best when I'm in my car and the jerk speeding by can't see or hear my cursing or hand gestures. Its odd though that I almost always catch myself and look around to see if anyone is watching. But I do experience the emotion...something that I never feel in other situations.
Rocko