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{LIFESTYLE ATITUDE (J/P) PRESENTATION NOTES}
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{Be prepared with examples and stories which demonstrate J/P differences.  Personal stories will have the greatest impact and relevance to the participants.  Test these with an experienced TypeWatcher to make sure they clearly highlight only the J/P dichotomy.}
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{Use the examples in <i>Type Talk<n>, <i>Type Talk at Work<n>, or <i>16 Ways To Love Your Lover<n> until you find your own examples.}
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{You may have a particular "soapbox" to mention on this dichotomy.  For example, how workplaces (usually J in workplace cultural norms) punish Ps for their work styles (even when the Ps are effective and meet deadlines).  Another example is how cultural influences can be confused with type.  Most of the U.S. has a J bias, but there are countries with more of a P bias in cultural expression - Italy, the Bahamas, Caribbean - "Nothing is so important that it has to happen today."}
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{It is helpful to have something visual to support you in discussing each dichotomy.  This might include:}
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{A "T Bar" format.  Prepare a page (flipchart paper, overhead transparency, white board, etc.) that has a giant "T" in the center.  Write "LIFESTYLE" above the crossbar.  Place "J - Judging" on the left and "P - Perceiving" on the right.}
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{Complete the "T Bar" ahead of time with a list of words that are descriptive of the J/P preference dichotomy to present to your group or complete the "T-Bar"  through engaging the participants in a discussion of descriptive words for each of the preferences and record as they are identified.}
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{An overhead transparency or handout of descriptive J/P words to engage the group in a discussion of this dichotomy (see Good J/P Words in Aids and Handouts).}
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{A handout of J/P Highlights to engage the group in a discussion of this dichotomy.  These highlights are also listed below to help you prepare for group discussion (see J/P Highlights in Aids and Handouts).}
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{Cartoons reprinted on overhead transparencies that humorously depict the differences on a specific dichotomy.  This is challenging to find and prepare, but enormously entertaining for participants.  Again, check with an experienced Typewacher to make sure that your cartoon illustration clearly highlights one dichotomy and one dichotomy only.  (An example: One frame - A man sitting and contemplating opening a book in front of him.  The title on the book:  <I>Overcoming Indecision<n>.)  Be attentive to copyright violation issues.}
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{Lifestyle Attitude (J/P) Highlights (see Aids and Handouts).}
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{The distribution in the general population for the Lifestyle Attitude (J/P) is roughly 55% J and 45% P.}
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{Isabel Briggs Myers added this dimension to C. G. Jung's work.  She makes explicit what was implicit in his work.  One of the functions (Perception or Judgment) is used more in the external world and so the last letter of a type (J or P) tell us which function that is.}
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{If the last letter of a four-letter type formula is J, both Extraverts and Introverts prefer to use the Judging Function (T/F) in their outer world.  This makes their public lifestyle decisive and organized.}
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{If the last letter of a four-letter type formula is P, both Extraverts and Introverts prefer to use the Perceiving Function (S/N) in their outer world.  This makes their public lifestyle spontaneous and flexible.}
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{J does not mean that someone is judgmental of others in a negative way. It means that they prefer to use their Judging Function (T/F) to make a decision or judgment.}
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{Because this attitude is a behavior, these preferences are more easily observed and can be rewarded and punished.  Often performance reviews reward the structured types (reflecting an organizational bias toward J).}
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{The J/P preferences are very likely to become problematic in organizations and relationships when some want structure and others want to be spontaneous.  In societies as structured as Japan, Germany, or the United States, the flexible (P) types can be seriously disadvantaged.}
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{Remember -- We can access both attitudes, but we prefer one over the other.}
