LSI for Michael Spencer

Sundry Insights on My Personal Thinking Style

A . Personal Thinking Style

Personal thinking is usually reflected one 's actions and behaviors . It is frequently considered as the engine ' of an individual 's existence since it is where actions and behavior towards environment , friends relatives and families reside and is based on (Hurlbert , Koch Heavey 2002 . However , individuals have peculiarities , and personal thinking also does vary from one being to another . That is why there are a numerous cases concerning psychological behavior and thinking throughout the history of psychology as well as

humanity . For example psychologists have considered serial killers as distinctly different from other individuals . Studies suggest that serial killers often present high levels of intricate , complicated and sometimes twisted styles of thinking that are perennially highlighted in their crimes Moving on , one step in discerning an individual 's thinking and how it affects personal behavior is through the use and analysis of an LSI . Since I am no exception , this LSI helps me understand profoundly my personal thinking and how it affects my behavior . Before explaining my personal style of thinking , it would be best to categorize them into three types of thinking - primary , backup and limiting thinking . In doing so , my personal thinking may be properly and clearly explained The first point of discussion is my personal thinking

I consider my personal thinking style to be oppositional , which rationally explains why I am strongly judgmental and critical at times These tendencies sometimes pose a threat since I often do not go beyond what I perceive and disregard others ' opinions . This predisposition may sometimes be self-serving . Having it my way most of the time , I always seek things and decisions that serve my own motives , and never those that are in contrast with my views . Sometimes , this myopic view of things creates conflicts with people around me . However , when a mistake is made because of my own negligence , I can simply and humbly admit it When it comes to other people , seeing their mistakes tends makes me scrupulous . Being an individual who criticizes and scrutinizes others mistakes other than my own has caused me to put undue pressure on them

According to TargetLearning (Learning and Thinking Styles , 2008 , this character or style of thinking falls into what is categorized as Linear Thinkers . They describe Linear Thinking as a structured approach towards learning . It implies that an individual takes one step at a time and does not go beyond the next stage until he /she completes the stage prior to that . Using this approach , considering that things do not go on as I have planned this somehow impedes me from achieving my goals . In effect this causes my frustration , irritation and dismay . Putting pressure on others or simply blaming them is somehow a form of coping on my part . It somehow eases the anger and dismay that I hold towards my own failure that is , by displacing it on other people

Second , I consider my backup thinking style as...