Post by Auburn on Mar 31, 2016 21:16:50 GMT -5
My submission for this week's Celebrity analysis and addition to the website:
Psychology
I believe Amy Cuddy is a TiNe Psychoanalyst; one who has invested a great deal of time decoding one element of human emotional dynamics. From this TED talk, we can see that although she is not directly advocating falseness of personal values or opinions – she is well aware of the results that can occur from an external feedback loop of emotion. And through this she suggests a maximization of personal expression and a better competence in the world. This displays a keen awareness, stemming from Ti, of the operations of external emotions -- and the social (and personal) effects they can have.
She is at once triumphing over her polarity, and finding some point of reconciliation with its values. However, we also see that in her presentations she is battling to be present, while a far more withdrawn psychology sits underneath. There is a strong exertion of effort in her words and hands, both in large crowds and one-on-one interviews, which showcase her more natural state.
Vultology
Using the second video above, one of the first things we notice (beginning at 0:20-0:40) is that Cuddy holds a rigid, withdrawn composure. But this rigidity stems further than a desire to appear collected. We quickly see Cuddy’s hands demonstrating meticulous, puppeteer hands (Ti) while she also pauses heavily and disengages her eyes downward, as seen in the following images:
Especially in the right-most image, we see both the very taut fingers of Ji as well as the eyes disengaging down while her entire posture freezes for the duration of the thought. During this moment, she is seeking internally to crystallize the language of her counter-point: “Y’know, I think it’s not the body language, as much as it is… (pauses) that everyone feels like an impostor at some point”. Next, right at the end of this pause, we see her transition into an Fe Warm Swell (0:39-0:40) as seen below:
This gesture is delivered gently alongside a very noticeable investment of energy. Her hands fold into herself first then come back out with a methodical push. This gesture also aligns perfectly with her words, which are speaking specifically about a moment of empathy “everyone feels like an impostor at some point”. This phrase itself points to a Ti>Fe priority in psychology, where there is awareness of social facades and protocols (Fe) from the detached view of Ti.
Moving along in this interview, we next see another similar scenario at 0:49-0:51. At 0:49 she pauses/freezes again, while at 0:51 she delivers a very empathetic push alongside the phrase “I feel like you were telling my story”. Then, immediately afterward at 0:53, she goes into a disengagement downward + neutralization. This again showcases the back-to-back signals of Ti & Fe, stemming from the dominance of this oscillation pairing.
This pattern repeats a multitude of times during the interview, such as at 2:43-2:48 where her hands return to a meticulous, delicate posture right as she is making a very meticulous conceptual distinction: “But, here’s the thing… (and it’s funny that you explained it that way because I think that when people think about body language…” We see it again at 3:12-3:19 and again at 7:00-7:06, combined with very heavy puppeteer hands and momentum halting.
Her perception functions are playing a far less visual role in her demeanor (as is typical of J-lead types), functioning primarily in how they inform her awareness of the present and give her data recollection. But we can still see very clear signs of Ne/Si, firstly in the quality of her eyes – which are relaxed around the eyes, naive and gently sitting in their sockets:
Like her eyes, her mental trajectory follows a very conceptual and semantic path of interpretation. Her attempts at explaining her positions border on philosophical and are presented in a way that is arising axomatically from the static datasets/studies, but which relate more abstractly to our ways of viewing people and ourselves. She becomes invested, in several occasions, in clarifying the conceptual distinctions between one idea and another, and elaborating on what this means to human beings and societies. This presents us with a very classic Alpha modality of reasoning.
A Deeper look at her Psychology
There are mountains to say about Amy, but I will try to hold myself back... The most important thing I wanna say is that I think she is a polarized TiNe; probably the most I've ever come across. Needless to say, she's not easy to read! She seems very FeSi at first glance (and if she really wasn't TiNe, I think she'd have to be FeSi) but I wanna take a moment to make a case for why I think she's TiNe.
Her line of work has placed her in a position of public communication (and not only that, but with the capacity to do it confidently -- due to her self-same message and methodology) which all add to her much more animated gesticulation. But there is an intense amount of effort invested in her demeanor. As we would expect of an introvert, after every natural and unavoidable withdrawal, it takes all that much more energy to come back out again.
So it's the difference between the shortness of breath of someone who is going back-and-forth from their car and house, versus someone who stays in their car. She appears to be really riled up, constantly "pushing" in a way that we never see with an FeSi. The FeSi is far more seated in their body and less jittery.
We see her moments of withdrawal in several personal quirks, such as how she pauses and lays her hand over her mouth throughout the whole TED talk:
Psychologically, she is an incredibly withdrawn person, as is revealed by her personal testimony and how she worked to "fake it" through her career. For a high-Ti user, the use of Fe can feel very much like faking it. Amy is a TiNe who rose up to the challenge of Fe, and is succeeding in manifesting Fe, in many ways. Since being a child she has been aware of marginalization, she grew up thinking of herself as an intellectual, and her headiness still seems to be where her primary strength is.
I think Amy gives us an example of how a Ti>Fe user can integrate Fe's values, and become more of themselves. Once again, we see that balanced and polarized types are among the most influential and accomplished individuals.
Understanding the Mind through Expressions (and the Social)
There are *so many* parallels between her line of thinking and the whole creation of CT. The initial framework of CT is essentially the result of two TiNe aiming to, like Amy, decipher the science and truth of psychology using Fe as the channel.
I resonate so much with her methods and psychology, and (this is probably biased but!) think she's a wonderful and beautiful human being. ^^
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What are your thoughts? Any feedback would be most appreciated.
TED Talk, showing a general overview of her ideas
Private Interview: (best for reading type)
Private Interview: (best for reading type)
Psychology
I believe Amy Cuddy is a TiNe Psychoanalyst; one who has invested a great deal of time decoding one element of human emotional dynamics. From this TED talk, we can see that although she is not directly advocating falseness of personal values or opinions – she is well aware of the results that can occur from an external feedback loop of emotion. And through this she suggests a maximization of personal expression and a better competence in the world. This displays a keen awareness, stemming from Ti, of the operations of external emotions -- and the social (and personal) effects they can have.
She is at once triumphing over her polarity, and finding some point of reconciliation with its values. However, we also see that in her presentations she is battling to be present, while a far more withdrawn psychology sits underneath. There is a strong exertion of effort in her words and hands, both in large crowds and one-on-one interviews, which showcase her more natural state.
Vultology
Using the second video above, one of the first things we notice (beginning at 0:20-0:40) is that Cuddy holds a rigid, withdrawn composure. But this rigidity stems further than a desire to appear collected. We quickly see Cuddy’s hands demonstrating meticulous, puppeteer hands (Ti) while she also pauses heavily and disengages her eyes downward, as seen in the following images:
Especially in the right-most image, we see both the very taut fingers of Ji as well as the eyes disengaging down while her entire posture freezes for the duration of the thought. During this moment, she is seeking internally to crystallize the language of her counter-point: “Y’know, I think it’s not the body language, as much as it is… (pauses) that everyone feels like an impostor at some point”. Next, right at the end of this pause, we see her transition into an Fe Warm Swell (0:39-0:40) as seen below:
This gesture is delivered gently alongside a very noticeable investment of energy. Her hands fold into herself first then come back out with a methodical push. This gesture also aligns perfectly with her words, which are speaking specifically about a moment of empathy “everyone feels like an impostor at some point”. This phrase itself points to a Ti>Fe priority in psychology, where there is awareness of social facades and protocols (Fe) from the detached view of Ti.
Moving along in this interview, we next see another similar scenario at 0:49-0:51. At 0:49 she pauses/freezes again, while at 0:51 she delivers a very empathetic push alongside the phrase “I feel like you were telling my story”. Then, immediately afterward at 0:53, she goes into a disengagement downward + neutralization. This again showcases the back-to-back signals of Ti & Fe, stemming from the dominance of this oscillation pairing.
This pattern repeats a multitude of times during the interview, such as at 2:43-2:48 where her hands return to a meticulous, delicate posture right as she is making a very meticulous conceptual distinction: “But, here’s the thing… (and it’s funny that you explained it that way because I think that when people think about body language…” We see it again at 3:12-3:19 and again at 7:00-7:06, combined with very heavy puppeteer hands and momentum halting.
Her perception functions are playing a far less visual role in her demeanor (as is typical of J-lead types), functioning primarily in how they inform her awareness of the present and give her data recollection. But we can still see very clear signs of Ne/Si, firstly in the quality of her eyes – which are relaxed around the eyes, naive and gently sitting in their sockets:
Like her eyes, her mental trajectory follows a very conceptual and semantic path of interpretation. Her attempts at explaining her positions border on philosophical and are presented in a way that is arising axomatically from the static datasets/studies, but which relate more abstractly to our ways of viewing people and ourselves. She becomes invested, in several occasions, in clarifying the conceptual distinctions between one idea and another, and elaborating on what this means to human beings and societies. This presents us with a very classic Alpha modality of reasoning.
A Deeper look at her Psychology
There are mountains to say about Amy, but I will try to hold myself back... The most important thing I wanna say is that I think she is a polarized TiNe; probably the most I've ever come across. Needless to say, she's not easy to read! She seems very FeSi at first glance (and if she really wasn't TiNe, I think she'd have to be FeSi) but I wanna take a moment to make a case for why I think she's TiNe.
Her line of work has placed her in a position of public communication (and not only that, but with the capacity to do it confidently -- due to her self-same message and methodology) which all add to her much more animated gesticulation. But there is an intense amount of effort invested in her demeanor. As we would expect of an introvert, after every natural and unavoidable withdrawal, it takes all that much more energy to come back out again.
So it's the difference between the shortness of breath of someone who is going back-and-forth from their car and house, versus someone who stays in their car. She appears to be really riled up, constantly "pushing" in a way that we never see with an FeSi. The FeSi is far more seated in their body and less jittery.
We see her moments of withdrawal in several personal quirks, such as how she pauses and lays her hand over her mouth throughout the whole TED talk:
Psychologically, she is an incredibly withdrawn person, as is revealed by her personal testimony and how she worked to "fake it" through her career. For a high-Ti user, the use of Fe can feel very much like faking it. Amy is a TiNe who rose up to the challenge of Fe, and is succeeding in manifesting Fe, in many ways. Since being a child she has been aware of marginalization, she grew up thinking of herself as an intellectual, and her headiness still seems to be where her primary strength is.
I think Amy gives us an example of how a Ti>Fe user can integrate Fe's values, and become more of themselves. Once again, we see that balanced and polarized types are among the most influential and accomplished individuals.
Understanding the Mind through Expressions (and the Social)
There are *so many* parallels between her line of thinking and the whole creation of CT. The initial framework of CT is essentially the result of two TiNe aiming to, like Amy, decipher the science and truth of psychology using Fe as the channel.
I resonate so much with her methods and psychology, and (this is probably biased but!) think she's a wonderful and beautiful human being. ^^
~~~
What are your thoughts? Any feedback would be most appreciated.