Testing, 1, 2, 3...

This current college course relies heavily on the ability to understand oneself, so as to understand others and increase in emotional intelligence. Some back story: I am not exceptionally well-versed in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator  yet I have been aware of it for several years and taken various versions of 'assessments' from a number of online hosts to gather my own "type" as well as to rule out some bias and algorithm discrepancy that might be present in the testing. My results would only slightly vary. From what I understand (fueled by this historical snippet ), a guy named Carl Jung developed the first section of this personality metric that included 3 categories. Later, a mother-daughter duo made some updates to the system and added a 4th category (Judging/Perceiving). It appears that a 5th category has been introduced by some, as used by the website 16Personalities . Even with all 5 criterion, I am not convinced that we have completed this system. This curren...

It is here, I find myself, at the reignition of progress. After a brief hiatus from most things related to computers and education, I spent a good deal of the summer focussing on trudging through the medication regimen and gaining in ability, cognition, and strength, as well as spending quality time with my kids. I can say that having a more clear mind allows me to take this current fall term in college head-on and without as much distain. I also found solace in the option to enroll in an elective that has lower stakes. This gives me more time to reacquaint myself to the system of learning, the particular demands of this college, and the balance of other household duties that are inherent of not being disabled from illness. This is a good point to mention that this might well be my last month on antibiotics. I have shown a lot of improvement, and my doctor does not administer final testing due to the likely residual presence of antibodies that indicate Lyme. Essentially, we will have...