"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
~R.W. Emerson

Psychology, Love Languages

Recently, I've been reading a lot of psychology stuff. Fascinating stuff, really. Here's a list of books I have read/am reading/want to read:
Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
What the Dog Saw - Malcolm Gladwell
Drive - Daniel Pink
Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman
Split Second Persuasion - Kevin Dutton
The Optimism Bias - Tali Sharot
The Wisdom of the Enneagram - Don Riso
Play - Stuart Brown


At the same time, I've done a little introspective thinking, using a combination of personality tests and online forums to guide my thinking. Here are some interesting tests (for anyone who cares, which I suspect is not many):

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Myers-Briggs / Kiersey Temperament / Jung

My type: ENFJ

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Enneagram
My tritype is 2w3, 6w7, 1w9 - the "Helper Advocate."

Some stuff from a my test results.

In enneagram theory, you have one type for how you relate to the world (either 8, 9, or 1), one type for how you think (5, 6, 7) and one type for how you see yourself (2, 3, 4.) Your tri-type contains one number from each of these triads. They are listed in the order of how strongly they present in your personality.

Your core type (your strongest type) is Type 2 with a 3 wing: Type Two individuals are generous and kind. Twos love others and want to be loved, and becoming close to others is a theme in the life of the Two. This is why Two is often referred to as the Helper type – because they keep coming, time and time again, to the aid of others. Out of all the types in the Enneagram, Twos are the most likely to help someone when they’re feeling down or when they’re being attacked. When a Type Two is stressed, they can become aggressive like an unhealthy Type Eight. When they’re healthy, a Type Two becomes emotionally aware like a healthy Type Four. You are a Type Two with a Three wing, which means that the helpful nature of the Two combines with the ambitious nature of the Three, making you a very driven individual.

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Some words that describe you: principled, moralistic, perfectionist, self-critical, generous, helpful, selfless, loving, loyal, reliable, anxious, skeptical.

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Global5 or SLOAN test

My type: SCOAI (SCo|A|I)

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Love Languages

1 Words of Affirmation

9 Quality Time

4 Receiving Gifts

6 Acts of Service

10 Physical Touch

On a scale of 1-12, with 12 being the highest, this measures how much you value each type of expression of emotion.

Dipping Sauce

Yeah it has an obscenity, but this was awesome.

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value. Rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

-C.S. Lewis

Serendipity

This trailer is a masterpiece. The movie was pretty good too, but this trailer was absolutely brilliant. I suggest watching both.

Wimpy Drawings

This blog was inspired by the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It's a pretty awesome blog.

http://wimpydrawings.com/

I cried.

You're going to get goosebumps watching this.