most physically/mentally inert
people often associate physical/mental inertia with tiredness or depression, but what if this is your natural tendency when otherwise feeling fine? i am not sure i've learned how to jump start myself out of these inert states. it's like a wave will suddenly come over me, i will feel compelled to pick myself up, and begin "productive" activity. until then, i'm dead to the world. even my mind will sometimes feel like it's frozen in one spot. i often pace, tap, whistle, etc. to encourage some meaningful activity to follow (and sometimes it works), but generally it feels like i'm at an impasse until i have no choice but to act/think about what is actually relevant to my functioning in the world. crisis situations, which i encounter quite often at work and in my few (sucker) relationships, seem the perfect opportunity for me to act efficiently. i wonder if this is why i attract the crisis-prone types.
which types are most prone to physical / mental inertia?
i should also mention that i appear busy quite often and that work acquaintances think i work hard because:
1. i appear busy to them and put in a lot of hours
2. all at once, i will complete something that should have taken days/weeks.
INTp trait? Which other types might be prone to these patterns and why? what can be done to improve?
Re: most physically/mentally inert
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Originally Posted by reyn_til_runa
it's like a wave will suddenly come over me, i will feel compelled to pick myself up, and begin "productive" activity. until then, i'm dead to the world. even my mind will sometimes feel like it's frozen in one spot.
I've mentioned something along these lines before, and I believe I can influence the change with some physical activity and sensory input. Going outside and expending energy on something useless like a walk is the last thing I feellike doing, but I know logically it's the best thing for me. I will always come back refreshed, focused, and reading to get going on whatever it is that needs to be done. I get over that lethargic hump.