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    It kinda surprised me when I first found out, but aren't most LSIs pretty passive? They all say they're so lazy. They don't like doing the dishes, they barely clean their room, they procrastinate and postpone things... Has anyone else noticed this?


    BTW, yeah, they do sometimes get very active and high-energy - but only when there's a competition of some sort and it's just a hobby.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kristiina View Post
    It kinda surprised me when I first found out, but aren't most LSIs pretty passive? They all say they're so lazy. They don't like doing the dishes, they barely clean their room, they procrastinate and postpone things... Has anyone else noticed this?


    BTW, yeah, they do sometimes get very active and high-energy - but only when there's a competition of some sort and it's just a hobby.

    I don't think that this is going to help you very much, but people consider me to be an LSI (my gut feeling is that I am ILE), and I do not consider myself to be lazy nor do I procrastinate very much. I am usually, for the most part, organized, and I stay on top of most things, so to speak.

    I also know a couple other LSI's that appear to be pretty active. One is a grassroots political campaign coordinator (aside from his full time job), and the other that I used to know always stayed physically active (i.e. running in the evenings, working on cars, etc.).

    But what you said above is in many cases true in my experience.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kristiina View Post
    It kinda surprised me when I first found out, but aren't most LSIs pretty passive? They all say they're so lazy. They don't like doing the dishes, they barely clean their room, they procrastinate and postpone things... Has anyone else noticed this?
    Postponment, definately. Laziness, ehh.... I can say, though that my parents, especially my SLI(or possibly LSE?) father are highly annoyed by this. For example, I had the entire week of from school this week and waited until this morning to take three straight hours of the day to do all the assignments I was given. While he suggested something to the tune of me doing small amounts of work over the week, I decided against it because i'm not the "short burst" kind of worker, and more importantly free my schedule so I can actually enjoy the break. But i've also noticed that's how I take care of everything; instead of doing little things around the house constantly, I think it's better to let everything pile up so it can all be done at once.

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    Interesting topic.

    I'm pretty perfectionistic.
    I tend to adopt an all or nothing approach. If I work on a project, I'll focus all my energy on it and neglect everything else. I don't need to be in the 'right' mood to do things. People think I spend more time than necessary on a task. Relative to other people, I do, but I think it's necessary for me personally. This approach can be problematic. Knowing the sheer amount of effort I require from myself I can put off work. But once I'm in "the zone" I would consider myself an unstoppable force

    Now that I think about it, this is how I approach a lot of things in life. However I would say I'm pretty routine with chores and exercising etc. It's like brushing teeth, it's just something I have to do.

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    One LSI I know does not keep her house up at all. It is not "dirty", but, an SEI I know said there was just no style, no 'care'.
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    What the fuck? I thought LSIs were self-disciplined, neat and tidy individuals.

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    lol, I'm reading much of what I hear/see from LSIs IRL. Perfectionism, letting things pile up, short bursts of unstoppable energy, etc. This confirms it for me. And to be honest, I can relate!

    During the high energy perfectionistic mode LSIs do über-cool things, so you guys still totally rock.

    Oh, and one more thing - I know two LSI Ti-subtype men who are very organized and tidy. Routine is everything. They always wear the same things and they always look very clean. I can imagine one other untidy LSIs eventually developing those routines. But most LSIs (especially younger ones) are still more relaxed than routined.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ezra View Post
    What the fuck? I thought LSIs were self-disciplined, neat and tidy individuals.
    They are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shakealittle View Post
    Interesting topic.

    I'm pretty perfectionistic.
    I tend to adopt an all or nothing approach. If I work on a project, I'll focus all my energy on it and neglect everything else. I don't need to be in the 'right' mood to do things. People think I spend more time than necessary on a task. Relative to other people, I do, but I think it's necessary for me personally. This approach can be problematic. Knowing the sheer amount of effort I require from myself I can put off work. But once I'm in "the zone" I would consider myself an unstoppable force

    Now that I think about it, this is how I approach a lot of things in life. However I would say I'm pretty routine with chores and exercising etc. It's like brushing teeth, it's just something I have to do.
    This is why EIE/LSI combo gets things done. I can also get into the perfectionism, all or nothing, in the "zone" when I'm working.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kristiina View Post
    It kinda surprised me when I first found out, but aren't most LSIs pretty passive? They all say they're so lazy. They don't like doing the dishes, they barely clean their room, they procrastinate and postpone things... Has anyone else noticed this?


    BTW, yeah, they do sometimes get very active and high-energy - but only when there's a competition of some sort and it's just a hobby.
    LSIs are not passive, they are not lazy, they keep their rooms cleaned, and they don't procrastinate and postpone things. What is surprising is that you can be so wrong about LSIs.

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