Welcome to INTegrated JuXtaPosition (iamtbot 2.0)

I have left the previous posts intact as a momento. As you can see they're over a decade old, and as you can imagine, a lot has changed. That being said, if you're an MBTI enthusiast like me, you might suspect that the foundational undercurrents of life that brought me here, remain strong. Hence the new name: INTegrated JuXtaPosition.  At first, it seems contradictory. Juxtaposition emphasizes separation and contrast, while integration emphasizes unity and cohesion. Together, "integrated juxtaposition,” describes a purposeful bringing together of contrasting elements in a way that forms a cohesive or meaningful whole. In this blog, I will explore life from varying the perspectives (often considering the interplay between the logical me and the creative me, or other seemingly opposite selves), and often through an MBTI lens.

Why blogging?

I decided to revisit blogging because it turns out creative expression continues to play an important role in my life. Even when I attempt to limit social media (due to the endless scroll of distractions), I always seem to find my way back to it in some form, because it provides an outlet for my thoughts. Sure, I could buy a journal (and I have. Many actually...), but the convenience of apps (almost always available at my finger tips) and ease of typing makes it much easier to journal digitally. I have even tried adapting note taking apps as journals, but there's something a bit motivating, endearing (and challenging in terms of writing style) about the idea that someone might come across this and read it, if it's published online. As a late adopter of Reddit, I thought it might be a sort of middle ground between journaling and other social media styles (yelling at length into the void vs. short, concise yelling into the void), but I quickly discovered that's not exactly how it plays out. However, I also discovered a couple intriguing communities, especially the MBTI subreddits where people post interesting questions. I found myself wanting to reply, but realized my answers were much more journal like than "answers", straying off topic onto tangents often. I decided to try using Reddit questions as journal prompts and answer them here.