Oh, so *that's* why I'm self-absorbed!

So recently I've been making my way through Please Understand Me II, by David Keirsey. I read about it in a book on fiction writing that recommended it as an aid for character development. But right now I'm using it to delve into one of my favorite topics: me.

In case there are any members of my fanbase of six (are we still at six? I imagine I've lost a couple in the past month or two of little posting) who haven't heard of the book, it's based upon the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. Keirsey takes the Myers-Briggs types and essentially interprets them, explaining behavioral tendencies, character strength and weaknesses, as well as dividing them into four groups: SPs (Artisans), SJs (Guardians), NFs (Idealists), and NTs (Rationals).

I, good fanbase, am an Idealist. Idealists are the rarest group, and though they are friendly toward other people and like to get along with everyone, they also tend to have very deep inner lives. See, that explains why I am one of my favorite topics and why my posts are perennially about things I think about rather than things I do. My type made me do it! I am living my inner life, seeking my me-ness, etc. etc. etc.

My Myers-Briggs type is INFJ, which stands for Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging; Keirsey interprets those characteristics as "Reserved," "Introspective," "Friendly," and "Scheduling," respectively. With those powers combined,* I am what Keirsey calls a Counselor. I am part of the second rarest type; we're just a little over one percent of the population, according to Keirsey. (INFPs, the least common, are one percent.) Keirsey says that INFJs are highly intuitive and have "strong empathic abilities," so much so that these abilities can borderline on what people call ESP, which itself "may well be exceptional intuitive ability."

Did you catch that fanbase? ESP. I know what you're thinking. Mwa ha ha ha ha!

But don't worry. As a Counselor, I am altruistic. I use my powers for good, not evil. Now . . . *getting out legal pad and posing pen to write* how does that make you feel?

*Ultra super bonus points to those who can name the reference.