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Chap 3 MBTI & Writing
- E vs. I
- E – actively involved with ppl/things, I – paused before saying
- E – write best when thinking out loud, write content first then outline
- Rambling / can get sidetracked
- I – write alone is best, need time to sink in for other advice
- S vs. N
- S – five sense, deliberate process of info, N – notice possibilities/futures/novel ways of looking at things
- S – start with concrete info, concrete instructions / expectations for paper
- N – good writing is originality, want new approach
- F vs. T
- T – establish criterion, pros/cons
- Focus on content, no emotionally invested in the topic
- F – more focused on target audience’s feelings
- Hard to write things without emotional connection
- P vs. J
- J – make exterior world orderly, like being decisive
- More likely to plan, more likely to stick to plan even though ineffective
- P – keep exterior world unstructured, take info before making decision
- Cover all angle, research as much as possible
- Write right before DDL
Chap 4 E & I
- E writer need noise / busy env, I like solitarity

Chap 5 S & N
Chap 6 T & F
Chap 7 : J & P
Chap 8 – 11 : not informative: DONE
Chap 12 Natural Styles & Consequences
- ST
- tech report (some can write satire well)
- hard to do narrative, not personal
- NT
- SF
- Narrative, ability to tell stories
- Natural optimism – almost childlike
- NF
- abstract and personal
- Transformation and rebirth (protean)
Chap 13 Drafting and Revising
Chap 14 Growing as a Writer
- E: shut-down external world and reflection
- I : More interaction with external world
- S: More imagination & original
- N: more realism, simpler msg
- T: more personal
- F: more objective analysis
- J: More inclusiveness
- P: More decisiveness
Chap 15 breakthrough writing anxiety & writer blocks
- Mapping exercise – 思维导图
- Freewriting exercise – 随便打字
Chap 16 Writing for diff audiences
- Formal (IT) & Informal (EF)
- Example EF

- ST audience

- SF audience

- NT audience

- NF

- Words that appeal to diff audiences


Chap 17: Collab
- Collab
- Breakdown in collab