Quote Originally Posted by FDG View Post
Yeah I have the same problem. This DCNH thingy seem to vary constantly whenever the environment changes. A practical example: someone coming from a big city where life is very competitive and he looks like a Normalizing type - he can keep up the pace but not direct other people, he barely has time to finish his stuff, has to ignore whatever happens around him. Suddenly he moves to a small town in the countryside, he'll be considered a mover and shaker, directing everyone towards improving things, a clear dominant subtype.
Dichotomies can change (and so the type), but that requires a VERY intense focus and may take months and years if the already decided type seems strong. A Normalizing wouldn't become a Dominant in different situations, but simply forced to act like it, but will swing back to his default mode of approaching the life; that is, he wouldn't be relying on external factors to accomplish his goals the way connecting types are. My IEI father is a strong Normalizing at every situation, but he is a senior manager in the tiles factory, where he is probably forced to act like a Dominant (but not necessarily change into a Dominant type, as Normalizing can play that role too), but that doesn't mean his DCNH varies all the time.