I've never officially had my IQ tested, but judging from where the rest of my family lies on the scale I'd guess I'm around 130. I was an INTJ, and am now an ENTJ as I slowly move more into the world of relationships. I graduated from Engineering and yes I was one of two girls in a couple of my classes... and almost the only blonde caucasion in the room! I really get this quote from Nantucket! I've just decided I'm trying to meet guys in the wrong places... the bar where all the tradesmen from the oil rigs hang out not a good place. (Although it can be fun to watch them jump when they ask me what I do!) Courses, libraries, networking events, and even sporting events seem to be a better fit for me.
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I've got a one-two whammy because as a long-haired, natural blonde who looks 30 instead of 40, the kind of men who approach me are looking for a ditzy girl and then after one date they realize I am not the simpleton they are looking for
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as for how I think:
In school I loved to solve problems, it was easy for me to connect the data (from a prof's notes) to the solution method they were looking for. At first I thought it was just a good memory that enabled me to solve problems and write tests so well, but later I realized it was my ability to synthesize solution methods out of all that data I could store in my head. I was much more interested in the method used to solve the problem then in the answer. If I was off by a negative that just meant I had to be careful when I was writing an exam, at least I understood the stuff.
I need variety, I took extra courses in school, played sports and worked. The time crunch pressure kept me motivated to work when I had the time. The variety kept me from getting too zonked out.
Now that I'm no longer in school and I'm not getting the same exposure to puzzles that I was, I've become more interested in analyzing social situations. I obsess over conversations (future and past), and replay them imagining different paths to get to different places. (sound familiar?) I've found that writing these simulated situations down has helped me empty my memory RAM and it allows my to stop dwelling and start focusing on the present momment again. This has been valuable in avoiding social blunders that could result in more obsessing
Unfortunately I just discovered Brainage... so my interest in puzzles has be rekindled!
Kristina