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Type Five: The Observer
 

Basic Proposition:  Love and respect are gained by practicing self-sufficiency.

Habitual Focus of Attention: What others want from me.

What "Observers" tell us about themselves:

  • They have a marked need for privacy;

  • They limit intrusion from a world that wants too much from them;

  • As a result, "Observers" hoard time, space, energy, knowledge and themselves;

  • They detach from feelings and observe rather than participate; and,

  • They are minimalists

"I think I feel..."

 
     

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