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Things that are on my mind,
besides drafting (and drafting) my novel, of course.
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Type-B Personality Advantages
Let’s face it – Type-A personalities are largely considered better than Type-B personalities. I mean, it’s kind of implied in the A=top grade, right? Just like extroverts are generally still considered “better than” introverts (though at least there’s more awareness about the positives of introverts, than when I was growing up, feeling like I should be a cheerleader instead of reading books alone in my room).
I’m here to give a shout out to all the Type-B personalities. Not only are we half as likely to die of cardiovascular disease, we are actually just as good or better at solving large, complex problems as our uptight Type-A counterparts. In fact, though Type-A people are labeled as “driven,” there is no data that says they actually achieve more in life.
In fact, being able to relax and not focus on minutia, can lead you to better, more global decisions, when considering large amounts of information from diverse places. Type-B people make great leaders because we are more able to dismiss small annoyances and focus on the good things our employees and co-workers do. We typically don’t micromanage or have control issues.
Type-B folks can also deal with the mess of long-term projects and focus longer on projects, in general, because they do not get side-tracked by unnecessary tasks not important to their large goal.
Type-B is also more likely to enjoy the journey and less boxed in by winning or losing. Therefore, we are more likely to meet long-term goals, because rejection doesn’t cause us to give up. We believe we’ll win eventually.
One Type-B stereotype is we don’t plan anything. I mean, I know my shortcomings, and I am a Franklin Covey devotee, scheduling my week down to 15-minute increments each day, and making daily plans at least a month out. So, I do try to compensate my weaknesses.
I think we all know there are many Type-A advantages, and I am proud of my Type-A fellows and often look up to them, but, today, I’m here to say, Type-B brethren, we’re alright.
Maybe there will be a class some time on how to be a little more disorganized.