#and the blind belief in authors no matter what they do is baffling too

[childrenofthesun77]

Sorry, but I'm in my mid 20's at this point and people coming at me with "but fanfictions can fix this!" sounds kind of stupid to me?

Fanfictions are great! But how does it solve the problems I have with the canon text exactly? It's like comparing apples and oranges. It's not the same!

[divinity-in-death]

Anubis’ Personality Type

About Logisticians:

The Logistician personality type is thought to be the most abundant, making up around 13% of the population. Their defining characteristics of integrity, practical logic and tireless dedication to duty make Logisticians a vital core to many families, as well as organizations that uphold traditions, rules and standards, such as law offices, regulatory bodies and military. People with the Logistician personality type enjoy taking responsibility for their actions, and take pride in the work they do – when working towards a goal, Logisticians hold back none of their time and energy completing each relevant task with accuracy and patience.

Logisticians don’t make many assumptions, preferring instead to analyze their surroundings, check their facts and arrive at practical courses of action. Logistician personalities are no-nonsense, and when they’ve made a decision, they will relay the facts necessary to achieve their goal, expecting others to grasp the situation immediately and take action. Logisticians have little tolerance for indecisiveness, but lose patience even more quickly if their chosen course is challenged with impractical theories, especially if they ignore key details – if challenges becomes time-consuming debates, Logisticians can become noticeably angry as deadlines tick nearer.

When Logisticians say they are going to get something done, they do it, meeting their obligations no matter the personal cost, and they are baffled by people who don’t hold their own word in the same respect. Combining laziness and dishonesty is the quickest way to get on Logisticians’ bad side. Consequently, people with the Logistician personality type often prefer to work alone, or at least have their authority clearly established by hierarchy, where they can set and achieve their goals without debate or worry over other’s reliability.

Logisticians have sharp, fact-based minds, and prefer autonomy and self-sufficiency to reliance on someone or something. Dependency on others is often seen by Logisticians as a weakness, and their passion for duty, dependability and impeccable personal integrity forbid falling into such a trap.

This sense of personal integrity is core to Logisticians, and goes beyond their own minds – Logistician personalities adhere to established rules and guidelines regardless of cost, reporting their own mistakes and telling the truth even when the consequences for doing so could be disastrous. To Logisticians, honesty is far more important than emotional considerations, and their blunt approach leaves others with the false impression that Logisticians are cold, or even robotic. People with this type may struggle to express emotion or affection outwardly, but the suggestion that they don’t feel, or worse have no personality at all, is deeply hurtful.

Logisticians’ dedication is an excellent quality, allowing them to accomplish much, but it is also a core weakness that less scrupulous individuals take advantage of. Logisticians seek stability and security, considering it their duty to maintain a smooth operation, and they may find that their coworkers and significant others shift their responsibilities onto them, knowing that they will always take up the slack. Logisticians tend to keep their opinions to themselves and let the facts do the talking, but it can be a long time before observable evidence tells the whole story.

Logisticians need to remember to take care of themselves – their stubborn dedication to stability and efficiency can compromise those goals in the long term as others lean ever-harder on them, creating an emotional strain that can go unexpressed for years, only finally coming out after it’s too late to fix. If they can find coworkers and spouses who genuinely appreciate and complement their qualities, who enjoy the brightness, clarity and dependability that they offer, Logisticians will find that their stabilizing role is a tremendously satisfying one, knowing that they are part of a system that works.

Logisticians and Relationships:

Logisticians are dependable through and through, and this trait is clearly expressed when it comes to their romantic relationships. Often representing the epitome of family values, people with the Logistician personality type are comfortable with, and often even encourage traditional household and gender roles, and look to a family structure guided by clear expectations and honesty. While their reserved nature often makes dating Logisticians challenging, they are truly dedicated partners, willing to devote tremendous thought and energy to ensure stable and mutually satisfying relationships.

Blind dates and random hookups are not Logisticians’ preferred methods for finding potential partners. The risk and unpredictability of these situations has Logisticians’ alarm bells ringing, and being dragged out for a night of dancing at the club just isn’t going to happen. Logistician personalities much prefer more responsible, conservative methods of dating, such as dinner with an interested coworker or, in their more adventurous moods, a setup organized through a mutual friend.

Logisticians approach relationships, as with most things, from a rational perspective, looking for compatibility and the mutual satisfaction of daily and long-term needs. This isn’t a process that Logisticians take lightly, and once commitments are established, they stick to their promises to the very end. Logisticians establish foundations, fulfill their responsibilities, and keep their relationships functional and stable.

While this may not translate into particularly exotic intimate lives, Logisticians are dependable lovers who want very much for their partners to remain satisfied. It takes patience on the part of more adventurous partners, but if different activities can be demonstrated as equally or more enjoyable than those already within Logisticians’ comfort zones, they are perfectly capable of trying something new.

However, emotional satisfaction can be another matter. While Logisticians are able to provide surprisingly good emotional support, this only happens when they realize that it’s necessary, and there’s the rub. Logisticians are not naturally receptive to others’ emotions, not unless they are stated clearly, and a partner usually only says “I’m angry” when it’s too late to address the initial grievance.

People with the Logistician personality type can get so caught up in the belief in their correctness, in “winning” arguments they thought were about facts, that they don’t realize their partner may have viewed things from a perspective of consideration and sensitivity. Especially with more sensitive partners, this can be a huge challenge for the relationship. Ultimately though, Logisticians’ senses of responsibility and dedication set the tone, and they spare no effort in noting to this distinction moving forward, the consequences having been demonstrated as real.

While Logisticians’ staid approach may seem boring to some, there is an undeniable attractiveness to it, though felt perhaps more by respect and admiration than emotional passion. Logisticians’ shells hide a strong and quiet determination and reliability, rare among other personality types, which can benefit even the flightiest personalities, allowing them to stay connected to the real world while still exploring new territory. Partners who share the Observant (S) trait are the best fit for Logistician personalities, with one or two opposing traits to create balance and to expand Logisticians’ sometimes overly isolated world, such as partners with Extraverted (E) or Prospecting (P) traits.

Strengths and Weaknesses:

Strengths:

Honest and Direct – Integrity is the heart of the Logistician personality type. Emotional manipulation, mind games and reassuring lies all run counter to Logisticians’ preference for managing the reality of the situations they encounter with plain and simple honesty.

Strong-willed and Dutiful – Logisticians embody that integrity in their actions too, working hard and staying focused on their goals. Patient and determined, people with the Logistician personality type meet their obligations, period.

Very Responsible – Logisticians’ word is a promise, and a promise means everything. Logisticians would rather run themselves into the ground with extra days and lost sleep than fail to deliver the results they said they would. Loyalty is a strong sentiment for Logistician personalities, and they fulfill their duties to the people and organizations they’ve committed themselves to.

Calm and Practical – None of their promises would mean much if Logisticians lost their tempers and broke down at every sign of hardship – they keep their feet on the ground and make clear, rational decisions. Peoples’ preferences are a factor to consider in this process, and Logisticians work to make the best use of individual qualities, but these decisions are made with effectiveness in mind more so than empathy. The same applies to criticisms, for others and themselves.

Create and Enforce Order – The primary goal of any Logistician is to be effective in what they’ve chosen to do, and they believe that this is accomplished best when everyone involved knows exactly what is going on and why. Unclear guidelines and people who break established rules undermine this effort, and are rarely tolerated by Logisticians. Structure and rules foster dependability; chaos creates unforeseen setbacks and missed deadlines.

Jacks-of-all-trades – Much like Analyst personality types, Logisticians are proud repositories of knowledge, though the emphasis is more on facts and statistics than concepts and underlying principles. This allows Logisticians to apply themselves to a variety of situations, picking up and applying new data and grasping the details of challenging situations as a matter of course.

Weaknesses:

Stubborn – The facts are the facts, and Logisticians tend to resist any new idea that isn’t supported by them. This factual decision-making process also makes it difficult for people with the Logistician personality type to accept that they were wrong about something – but anyone can miss a detail, even them.

Insensitive – While not intentionally harsh, Logisticians often hurt more sensitive types’ feelings by the simple mantra that honesty is the best policy. Logistician personalities may take emotions into consideration, but really only so far as to determine the most effective way to say what needs to be said.

Always by the Book – Logisticians believe that things work best with clearly defined rules, but this makes them reluctant to bend those rules or try new things, even when the downside is minimal. Truly unstructured environments leave Logisticians all but paralyzed.

Judgmental – Opinions are opinions and facts are facts, and Logisticians are unlikely to respect people who disagree with those facts, or especially those who remain willfully ignorant of them.

Often Unreasonably Blame Themselves – All this can combine to make Logisticians believe they are the only ones who can see projects through reliably. As they load themselves with extra work and responsibilities, turning away good intentions and helpful ideas, Logisticians sooner or later hit a tipping point where they simply can’t deliver. Since they’ve heaped the responsibility on themselves, Logisticians then believe the responsibility for failure is theirs alone to bear.

[towhomever]

January 31, 2017

4:40 pm

Matt and I haven’t been speaking. Our friendship more of less hit the rocks when I started talking to David more often. I don’t want to bother with the nitty gritty but basically I couldn’t take the on again off again nature of our relationship. It was reminiscent of Rachel and Ross in F.R.I.E.N.D.S which I found irritating. It’s a classic mistake people often make and I didn’t want to have to learn from experience before I decide to just end whatever was going on.

But I’m still as lonely as they come. Of course I have my distractions, and sad to say I feel as though I were using David. I’m not necessarily not attracted to him (that double negative though: Softens the blow), but it feels as though I couldn’t find anyone else here in UP- which is morbidly true. There are very few people whose company I enjoy, and much like in 6th grade I find myself avoiding people. Of course there are those I small talk with, and those that keep my time occupied but none that truly stop me from feeling lonely. I believe I’ve detached myself from loving people. I care for them externally but I’m not sure if I trust them completely. It’s become more and more difficult, because taking stabs in the dark looking for the basic good in people aren’t the best idea to reinforce your trust issues. And it’s not like any of my existing friends can do much about this issue since I’ve found that people hurt you even when they don’t mean to. I find that more terrifying than ever. I used to think anyone I was hurt by, maliciously intended to do so- but after Matt (both my brother and my friend) I now see that people can hurt you even if they think they’re doing the best for you or simply because they’re far too selfish to think of what the collateral damage may be.

Which means you can’t fully trust even the people that do love you. So my dilemma being that I’m far too sensitive to trust people, but because of that very sensitivity do I feel incredibly lonesome. Most of my childhood I spent feeling incredibly lonesome, most of my teenage years I spent trying to trust, and now that University is here: I’m forced into feeling lonesome because my sensibilities are far too naïve to handle a normal human relationship.

I am a child. I’m not sure if I could ever grow past that. This helplessness I harbour is difficult to assuage. Once again I am stuck not knowing what to do, and I hope to find some sort of resolve to all of this.

Relatively heavy stuff aside, my professor paid kudos to my answer to the assignment last week: We had to read an article that spoke about what makes a community scientifically literate. Specifically, it was concerning whether or not the Philippine community is scientifically literate. Naturally, my answer was no. To be exact, it was this:  

“Filipinos, factoring the number of those educated, are not scientifically literate. Also as indicated in the article, being scientifically literate isn’t only a matter of being educated but a way of thinking. Filipinos, much like the Americans, choose to disregard facts due to the strong belief system and blind trust in authority. To question, to be analytic and critical is the essence of being a scientist, attributes which many Filipinos lack. There are numerous superstitions stretching across this campus alone, such as Mariang Banga and all the other ghost/folk tales that the students take to heart. Not to mention that even those in Science courses aren’t even familiar with the Theory of Relativity or supposed common knowledge concepts in the scientific community is baffling. Some of the students haven’t even set foot in a well-stocked laboratory with functioning equipment. But again, as mentioned in the article, money isn’t necessarily the solution to a scientifically literate community. Even if there were enough funds, Filipinos are far too traditional. True, customs and beliefs are part of our culture and culture is a very important aspect of human life; nonetheless, in order for a country to be progressive – or in our case to solve problems such as over-population- the community must become scientifically literate. And given that the supposed scholars of this country believe that taking a picture next to a statue of a naked man will have any effect on whether they graduate on time or not without having any evidence to support such a claim or any logical basis to back it up, how is the rest of the country that doesn’t even have access to proper education going to be any more scientifically literate?”

The professor then asked if I could take a photo with the Oblation statue by the Humanities building to challenge my way of thinking, so I did. After telling this to Ervin and Gaston, they tell me that I had offended him so I sent an apology. Ervin said the only thing that was out of line was how I described the Oblation statue.

“Sir, I reread my comment and I’d like to apologize if my oversimplification of the oblation statue had been in any way too demeaning of the true idea behind the oblation. I understand that it is a symbol of offering oneself for the country. I meant for my comment to have a comical edge and realize it may have been insulting, and for that I sincerely apologize.”

I wasn’t able to see his reply before our lecture class where he mentioned my name and challenged the rest of the class to take a picture with the statue just the same to signify that you do not allow superstition to control your actions.

So that was NASC 5: Environmental biology. When I told Ervin and Boris that he wasn’t mad and that I now had a good reputation with that prof, he made a snide comment how every professor likes me. Boris and Ervin have been teasing and hinting that my wiles are what help with my academic standing. So when Ervin scoffed and said “Every professor likes you,” I shrugged and said “I don’t know- I remember one professor who liked you a whole lot more than he liked me.” Boris began coughing and spitting out his coffee in laughter because of my reference to Prof. Tablazon (The prof. who came onto Ervin last last semester)