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Definitely I notice the overall image of the writing first. I kind of get to the t-bars and such last. I look at the legibility, baseline, size, slant, stuff like that. After analyzing for a while, I start to get a kind of overall image. I'll see sign after sign of the same things. It is a...

A couple of people have objected to my spotting signs of high intelligence in their writing, saying they don't agree. It brings up an interesting question: what the heck do I mean if I write that there are signs of high intelligence? Actually, I mean there are signs in the writing that...

Well, Ashataria, I'll give it a try, but the samples are pretty indistinct on my computer, so I will get less than usual. The overall look of it is fairly well organized and laid out. That is a sign of someone who plans well and is, of course, organized. The writing appears to have a rhythm...

Hmmmm, Ashitaria, I did finally get in (I tried a different browser and then logged in again), but I think it will have to be bigger. I can't really see the sample well enough to analyze it.

I'd be willing, but for some reason I can't look at the attachments. It says I don't have sufficient permission.

Hey walfin, I'm so relieved you didn't feel like I stepped on your prerogatives with the graphology. I figured it couldn't hurt to have two people do it, since we probably have different approaches. I was just all excited to see a graphology thread and jumped in.

I like the haiku, Hawkeye. I did this very quickly, so there aren't that many details, but I am pretty sure what I did do is right. Your handwriting is very nice. Mature, emotionally balanced, artistic. It shows a lot of intuition (disconnected letters), a frank and open nature...

I'm glad you are pleased. I should have said, if I were an employer, I would hire you. Alas, I am not, but I think anyone who did hire you would be lucky to have you as an employee.

I'm not sure how much more could be determined from a sample online, because it is so hard to determine the size, covering strokes, pressure, evenness, etc. For that matter, I'm not sure how much more I would spot, since I am as I said a bit out of practice. I'm sure getting some this week...

Okay, Alice?, I took a look and worked a bit harder on it than on Anamalech's. I also included much of what I was looking at. I only had time for the Shakespeare. Let me get back to you on the other sample later. It is getting late. Some characteristics were reinforced very strongly by...

Reading is a great pleasure for me, and that includes non-fiction. I often do feel a bit of guilt relaxing with a book, but mostly I use books to treat myself at the end of the day. With some non-fiction, I do read only part, especially if I am using it as a reference book to answer some...

Why not? Tomorrow is going to be very busy, but I can probably get to it in the afternoon sometime. A whole page written in ink, on unlined paper, is best, but I'll work with whatever you post.

Hey, I said tries hard to be organized, not succeeds. :) I started learning it back in high school but didn't get good at it until years later when I got really interested and practiced a lot. Honestly I am out of practice now, so I hauled out my favorite book to remind me of some details...

Can I take a crack at it too? This handwriting sample shows a great ability to concentrate, even on small details. There is a lot of persistence, possibly to the point where the effort isn't worth the rewards, but if this person said he'd do something, I would believe he'd follow through...

I remember 12:34 on 5/6/78. It was a lazy weekend day and my family celebrated by lying around talking about it for a minute.

I would offer the explanation that since I didn't mention parentheses, and I listed + - * and / as the only operations allowed, you shut them out of your solution space. I'd say it was the problem statement, since once you knew parentheses were allowed, you got it.

I get along with other INTPs quite well, mostly. I get along best with INTJs and ISTPs, since we find lots to talk about. I don't find other INTPs boring at all, though.

I read about cases of that in The Body Has a Mind of Its Own. It describes many extremely interesting brain/body phenomena. Hah, they even had an episode of "House, MD" using that technique.

It happens every once in a while to me, and lasts a few minutes. Nothing as serious as what you are describing. My dad also has it due to working around jets. According to the American Tinnitus Association FAQ (there is an association for everything), it does not cause hearing damage. I...

Your answer is an excellent one. When I solved it, I didn't consider powers since it was in the set up that they weren't allowed, so I hadn't thought of that. I didn't say it explicitly, but since the order of operations is up to you, parentheses must be allowed, too. Next hint, then:

Ahhhhh! Thanks for clarifying. I read it as 2 to the power of 2 + 2 = 3 to the power of 3 to the power of 3, which is 19,683. The -1 solution does work for that, but it isn't what you asked. Now I have an answer. And there is a solution to the one I posed. Want a hint? I did not put...

Study engineering. I've known successful doctors who started in engineering, but no successful engineers who started in pre-med. Engineering can apply to anatomy quite well, and opens up more areas of medicine such as prosthetics, forensic medicine, physical therapy, and creating new...

Check out Norman's book The Design of Everyday Things, too. Now that is a great conversation starter. It has all these great little anecdotal examples, which seem to be just generally interesting to people. I bring it along if I am going to be waiting two hours for a car repair or something...

In his book Emotional Design, Donald Norman makes an excellent case for the necessity of emotion. Without emotion, decision making becomes very difficult, and he applied this logic to robots. Of course we can't dismiss emotion. When this question comes up, the emotions used for decision...

Richard Wiseman posted a cool one recently, on his blog. Imagine you have to make the number 8 from the numbers 4, 7, 6, and 3. You can add, subtract, multiply, or divide to make the number 8. (No exponents, logs, or other operations.) 4 + 7 - 6 + 3 = 8 So, can you make the number 24 with 5...

I think a lot of people have solved it, given the references to taxicab numbers. I expect no one wanted to spoil the answer for others, and it is easy enough to look up, given how famous the number is. That is why I didn't post an answer, anyway.

LIWC dimension Your data Male avg Female avg Need for Achievement.......2.87..........5.8.......5.6 Need for Affiliation............0.00..........1.1.......1.3 Need for power................0.72..........1.7.......1.8 Self-references.................0.00..........0.5.......0.8...

Those tricks for testing if a number is a multiple of 7 are just lovely! While they aren't really a factorization rule like the others, they are very neat tricks I hadn't come across before, and I shall use them with pleasure. Thanks.

The person I admire most in the world (my husband) is an INTJ. If someone thought I was like him, I would find it hard to be insulted. (The assertion would be wrong, but not insulting.)

Yes, I used to do that when I was a child. My mom would say something when I was 4 and I'd repeat it back when I was 10. It drove her crazy, and now my daughter does it to me and my mom just laughs. I don't do it nearly so much any more. I am not sure why. But when I concentrate on what...

I don't think INTPs are any more or less patient that others. It depends on the circumstances. Probably we are patient or frustrated with different kinds of circumstances than others, though. I am very patient with students who are genuinely trying to learn, or with myself working on...

It is a tag cloud. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_cloud

I learned casting out nines and the rules of factorization back in 5th grade, and never forgot them. In honor of Carl Jacober, a great math teacher, I shall post them here. 2 is a factor if the last digit is 0,2,4,6, or 8 3 is a factor if the sum of the digits is a multiple of 3 4 is a...

I don't know if songwriters count, and I sure don't know what his MBTI type is, but it is possible that Jonathan Coulton should be listed here. He's certainly extremely funny. http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/

Actually, I do like Wikipedia. I wouldn't use it for serious research, but for this discussion it seems about right. Your use of it to advance the 3 cause was really funny. Oh, and to those advocating how great a dozen is, 12 dozen is just gross.

Well, yeah, but you can't go by how long the Wiki articles are. I mean, the great Dizzy Gillespie's entry is a lot shorter than the entry for the TV show Married...with Children. What does that say about Wikipedia? I will go along with 3 being more mystical, and a better number of legs for...

Well, I've never seen anyone use negative numbers for prime factorization. Anyway, it would mean a second even prime, and I wouldn't want you to become sad.

Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. They have a scale model in front, made in bronze, with orbits and everything. http://www.griffithobs.org/exhibits/bexterior.html There are many others, possibly including a museum in your area. The largest is in Peoria, Illinois, USA...

Don't forget that 2 is the only even prime.

You seem like a very nice person. And it sounds like this woman is the sort to take advantage of very nice people. You have been very understanding and forgiving, offering trust and the benefit of the doubt. You have done all that you could possibly be expected to do. She stole your phone...

That's pretty much how I always saw it. I had to study this book in college. All science majors did. I wrote my essay about what a terrible parent Vic was. He deliberately created life and then rejected it, completely failing in his responsibilities. I never considered whether he was an...

I suppose if more good comes out of a trauma than bad, then it could be considered a positive trauma. Why not?

That is just sad.

Well, obviously a personality type can change. I mean, Phineas Gage's type clearly did. Now, to be sure, Gage had a large iron rod through his brain. I knew a guy who was completely different after a bad motorcycle accident, and another who was slightly different after the removal of a brain...

No, I liked high school. You are only focusing on the classes. Classes are just there to be got through. Do what it takes to maintain a high GPA and don't look for the classes to be entertaining. You will probably have a handful of teachers that inspire you, earn your respect, and make...

This is a really good point. "Counting my blessings" does a great deal for my mood, too. In my case, it is separate from religion, and more of a simple appreciation for the good things in my life. I'm glad this got brought up.

Hi! You sound exactly like someone who had troubles and then started trying to solve them with psychology, NLP, and hypnosis. There are several such people that I know and love dearly, so what you wrote sounds VERY familiar to me. I am happy to hear a story of someone finding something...

The only good thing I remember about middle school was that it ended, eventually.

Most Desired: Curiosity Independence Honor Tranquility Least Desired: Status Vengeance Order Acceptance EDIT: Hmmmmm. Misread the description of "honor." I think I should have put "idealism."

I recommend making some kind of new commitment. Offer to volunteer once a week somewhere (local library, tutoring center, nature center, food bank, senior center, whatever). If you are in the US, you can go to http://www.allforgood.org/ and type in whatever you want to do, like "literacy" at...