Keirsey

Keirsey
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INGENIOUS LOGICAL PRAGMATIC
rational keywords CALM CURIOUS STRATEGIC
INNOVATIVE INDEPENDENT SYSTEMIC
rationals make up 10% of the entire population
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rational share the following core characteristics
Rationals are the problem solving temperament, particularly if the problem has to do with
the many complex systems that make up the world around us. Rationals might tackle
problems in organic systems such as plants and animals, or in mechanical systems such
as railroads and computers, or in social systems such as families and companies and
governments. But whatever systems fire their curiosity, Rationals will analyze them to
understand how they work, so they can figure out how to make them work better.
In working with problems, Rationals try to find solutions that have application in the real
world, but they are even more interested in the abstract concepts involved, the
fundamental principles or natural laws that underlie the particular case. And they are
completely pragmatic about their ways and means of achieving their ends. Rationals
don't care about being politically correct. They are interested in the most efficient
solutions possible, and will listen to anyone who has something useful to teach them,
while disregarding any authority or customary procedure that wastes time and
resources.
Rationals have an insatiable hunger to accomplish their goals and will work tirelessly on
any project they have set their mind to.
They are rigorously logical and fiercely independent in their thinking -- are indeed
skeptical of all ideas, even their own -- and they believe they can overcome any obstacle
with their will power. Often they are seen as cold and distant, but this is really the
absorbed concentration they give to whatever problem they're working on. Whether
designing a skyscraper or an experiment, developing a theory or a prototype technology,
building an aircraft, a corporation, or a strategic alliance, Rationals value intelligence, in
themselves and others, and they pride themselves on the ingenuity they bring to their
problem solving.
Rationals are very scarce, comprising as little as 5 to 10 percent of the population. But
because of their drive to unlock the secrets of nature, and to develop new technologies,
they have done much to shape our world.
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There are four types of rationals
Although all Rationals share core characteristics, not all of them are the same. In
Keirsey’s observations, he noted that there were four kinds of Rationals. They are: the
Rational Fieldmarshal (ENTJ), Rational Mastermind (INTJ), Rational Inventor (ENTP),
and Rational Architect (INTP).
Fieldmarshals will usually rise to positions of responsibility and enjoy being executives.
They are tireless in their devotion to their jobs and can easily block out other areas of life
for the sake of their work. Superb administrators in any field - medicine, law, business,
education, government, the military - Fieldmarshals organize their units into smooth-
functioning systems, planning in advance, keeping both short-term and long-range
objectives well in mind.
Masterminds are head and shoulders above all the rest in contingency planning. Complex
operations involve many steps or stages, one following another in a necessary
progression, and Masterminds are naturally able to grasp how each one leads to the next,
and to prepare alternatives for difficulties that are likely to arise any step of the way.
Trying to anticipate every contingency, Masterminds never set off on their current project
without a Plan A firmly in mind, but they are always prepared to switch to Plan B or C or D
if need be.
Inventors begin building gadgets and mechanisms as young children, and never really
stop, though as adults they will turn their inventiveness to many kinds of organizations,
social as well as mechanical. There aren't many Inventors, say about two percent of the
population, but they have great impact on our everyday lives. With their innovative,
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entrepreneurial spirit, Inventors are always on the lookout for a better way, always eyeing
new projects, new enterprises, new processes.
Architects need not be thought of as only interested in drawing blueprints for buildings or
roads or bridges. They are the master designers of all kinds of theoretical systems,
including school curricula, corporate strategies, and new technologies. For Architects, the
world exists primarily to be analyzed, understood, explained - and re-designed. External
reality in itself is unimportant, little more than raw material to be organized into structural
models.
Which rational are you?
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INGENIOUS LOGICAL PRAGMATIC

rational keywords CALM CURIOUS STRATEGIC

INNOVATIVE INDEPENDENT SYSTEMIC

rationals make up 10% of the entire population

Which rational are you?

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