claremont: I don't believe in all this stuff, and there is no proven correlation whatsoever between a person's temperament and his/her career choice. Most people are in careers far removed from their temperament. I would rather choose to believe in well-referenced research than copied and pasted portions off a so-called motivational book.

Adbash: @Spicy lo: kudos for u. I think I have dominance of Melancholy(70%) with Phelgmatic(30%). Bt I'm definitely nt an introvert 'cos I do open up a little when I'm with a very close friends. Is that a bad combination?

Duke_Nija: I'm back. Sorry for the delay. My phone went off, you know how it is with blackberries and batteries.

Spicy, thanks for your contribution.



The Temperaments.

The Sanguine
The sanguine is arguably the most exciting, excited and interesting/interested temperament. This is a 'people person'. Always noticed, always on the spotlight. Sanguines are the most Friendly of all the temperaments. They are really really nice. The Sanguine is the MOST extroverted of all temperaments. They are the attention getters, usually the most popular in the group and the chit-chatters. They are talkatives and can sometimes be lousy with a great sense of humour.

Sanguines are also the most DISORGANISED and SCATTERED of all temperaments. Your Friend that uses his towel and keeps it in the kitchen is a sanguine. They are hardened LATECOMERS. A Sanguine will most probably go late for his own burial. Sanguines are RESTLESS. They cannot stay in one place. They have too many friends but no close or bosom friend because they are not dedicated and cannot keepup.
They are not dedicated to anything and mostly end up with abandoned projects and unrealised ideas despite a large pool of ideas.
Sanguines are great Exaggeraters, often adding maggi and pepper to make their story more appealing.

Sanguines are easily carried away by the crowd, forgeting themselves in the process, they need approval and follwership from people to be motivated and high. They are terrible at keeping secrets as they will leak or blow out without even realising it. They are chatterboxes who often speak stupidly without even listening to understand what is being said or asked. They are trully and sincerely nice and friendly but their lack of dedication often betrays their good hearts. They are often bad mouthed and can kill with their word alone.

If you have an uncle who always easily makes promises but never keeps any, don't blame him, he's a Sanguine. They are always excited. But when you see them angry sad or depressed, don't kill yourself, they will bounce back the next minute with Joy and Happiness singing to MayD's new track 'Ile-Ijo' for no good reason. You would be shell shocked.

They are never thorough, often skiming through an article instead of reading it to get the important details. And at the end, they narrate that article as though they wrote it with keen expertise and apt grace, often foolishly leaving out the key details to the awe and amasment of other temperaments that know better.

Oh, Sanguines love conversations. They can gist, and gist and laugh and talk and gist and shout, with their loud voice. Total complete noicemakers. They are good motivators and inspiration to people with more depressing and lonely traits. They hate reading and never do too well in class, often reading a week to the exam date. They are generally forgetful, your neigbour that constantly burns his rice , mostly late in the night is most likely a Sanguine.

Well I guess I've tried. [b]Next is the Choleric temperamen[/b]t..

spicy v:

I would say you have a blend θf Choleric and Phlegmatic. Not sure θf the percentage though.

Duke_Nija: The Phleg would make a good teacher since they are calm, easygoing and relaxed.
A Choleric would make a good principal or headmaster because of their strong disciplinary and administrative qualities.
A Sanguine would make a terrible principal, headmaster or even teacher because of their lack of dedication and commitment, as well as their disorganised and poor administrative tendencies.
A melancholy would also make a good teacher, nothing special.

Duke_Nija: A Sanguine should never become an Accountant or Financial mangaer. He would not only give a wrong financial report, he would constantly make mistakes, overlook tiny details or miscalculate. Remember basic accounting errors, errors of omission, comission, double entry e.t.c. These are more likey to be done by a Sanguine than anyother temperament.

A Choleric can become an accountant, but need to be a little more patient.
A melancholy will make a great Accountant, as well as the Phlegmatic.

Obere4u: Who can help find mine?
I like frnds who are too lousy or quiet.... Am easily annoyed.... Likes helping people.... Hate been a leader but does well when giving the opportunity.... Love's ladies so much but dnt like been with them... Always forgives but never forgets... Always procrastinating... Believes that everything that happens has a purpose

Adaeze003:

I think you're like me... Mel/phleg..

Chicolee: I'm 60% melancholic, 20% phlegmatic, 10% choleric and 5% sanguine

Tingles: I don't even know where I can place myself, the only temperament I lack is Choleric. I react to people based on their temperaments. And here you say I can't combine more than two? This article got me more confused.

Emylexray:
be sincere with yourself. only then will you be able to know your true temperaments . A person will not be able to know his temperament if he or she is not truthful to his or her herself. Accept those weaknesses. A lot of people fail to discover theirs because they always view theirself with rose-coloured glasses. Go back and read those characters and be sincere with yourself.

Adbash: @Spicy lo: kudos for u. I think I have dominance of Melancholy(70%) with Phelgmatic(30%). Bt I'm definitely nt an introvert 'cos I do open up a little when I'm with a very close friends. Is that a bad combination?

spicy v:

Lol, you are definitely an introvert. You actually think you aren't one because you are loud when you are around close friends but if you were in a room with total strangers would you go all out to make friends or you'd rather observe?

Mel/Phel aint a bad combination. You'd be really reserved, cool and calm. You are a thoughtful person, very sensitive and detail oriented. Your friends will describe you as someone who takes things really personal and that is because θf your highly sensitive melancholy nature. You are highly suspicious, have trust issues, very laid back and very into your world. Also very stubborn, you will act like you are listening to what is been said when you are told what you don't like but will silently go back and do what's in your heart. You are a faithful, reliable and dependable friend with high morals and perfectionist tendencies. See! Not bad at all.

Just so you all know, there's a thread in romance section title "temperament N love". Duke and I are looking at temperament and its role in relationships. Expecting your inputs guys, see y'all there.

gabychuks: I am phel/mel, but sometime i wish i could change becoz i wish i could be the attention getter and all that but i end up only having them in thoughts.

ItsModella: When you described the sanguine and phlegmatic, I just saw myself in your words. Latecomer is my middle name. I go late to almost everything. You have to tell me when to stop the gist else I can go on forever. And I procrastinate till the 11th hour.

gabychuks: I am phel/mel, but sometime i wish i could change becoz i wish i could be the attention getter and all that but i end up only having them in thoughts.

Obere4u:
Thank goodness there is someone like me in this world

spicy v:

Lol, you are definitely an introvert. You actually think you aren't one because you are loud when you are around close friends but if you were in a room with total strangers would you go all out to make friends or you'd rather observe?

Mel/Phel aint a bad combination. You'd be really reserved, cool and calm. You are a thoughtful person, very sensitive and detail oriented. Your friends will describe you as someone who takes things really personal and that is because θf your highly sensitive melancholy nature. You are highly suspicious, have trust issues, very laid back and very into your world. Also very stubborn, you will act like you are listening to what is been said when you are told what you don't like but will silently go back and do what's in your heart. You are a faithful, reliable and dependable friend with high morals and perfectionist tendencies. See! Not bad at all.

Just so you all know, there's a thread in romance section with title "temperament N love". Duke and I are looking at temperament and its role in relationships. Expecting your input guys, see y'all there.