u/Primedot

I've been piecing together some patterns based on observation on how a person might dictate their approach to energy management and work ethic. Due to these patterns being quite cohesive, I am wondering if they could be somehow related to IMEs, considering Kępiński talked about energetic-information metabolism. Some people around here are very knowledgeable in the theory, and while I have my own hypothesis, I want to know what other people think, since there can be quite a bit of contradictory info out there. Here goes.

We are talking about a person that has large amounts of trouble starting tasks, but once started, it is also very hard to stop until the task is complete. This is focalized towards daily energy expenditure, and I will talk about tasks that require continuity across multiple days shortly. It is hard to understand the origin of the trouble for starting the task, it might be a question of efficiency, where tasks are selected very carefully and only those that are worth it are undertaken, and this could lead towards prolonged periods of apparent idle research. However, other reasons for failure to launch can be present. Once the task is started, there is an initial surge of energy, the person becomes hyper-active and explosive and can clear huge amounts of work in a low amount of time, however, this explosion leaves the person tired and the rest of the task becomes more slow paced. This is particularly interesting since this person doesn't know how to manage their energy in a nuanced way, they either go 100% or 0% but there is no in-between (something something dimensionality), this is why, by going 100% at the beginning of the task, they tire out quickly and then continue to go 100% but they are unconsciously more tired and go slower, at around 70%. As I said, this is a person that most of the time doesn't understand their energy levels, they don't feel tired or stressed, and can only notice that they are tired if they are yawning a lot, or their eyes are closing automatically (objective measures).

Once the task is started, this person hates being yanked out of their state of flow. This person can be engaged in this task for hours, and in their mind, it has only been minutes. They ignore bad posture, hunger, bathroom breaks etc. Yet when anything interrupts their flow, it can get very annoying and spike their blood pressure. In their mind, the task is always "about to be complete", just "two more changes and its finished", so while working on the task, the goal is always in sight, and getting interrupted feels like that goal was robbed from them, or like they are losing the great vision they had been slowly forming in their mind. This person often chooses not to engage in a task if they have another task coming up, due to not wanting to leave the task unfinished. This person also runs into the problem of prolonged breaks, if this person takes a break, the length of the break is inversely proportional to their feeling of being locked into the task. This person is also not particularly a perfectionist, it is very easy for this person to understand when the task is done, and for them, a job done (thanks J Peterman) is better than a job well done.

For tasks that require continuity over time, the trouble becomes increased, not only is it hard to begin the task in the present day, but the person is also left confused as to when to stop with their task, since there isn’t a "done" factor, so theoretically they can go on forever. And if the person stops, not only are they left with a feeling of incompleteness, but are expected to start again soon (in the next couple of days or the next week), which is, again, hard to do. This leads to some preferred working environments: for example, if the person is told on Monday to have the task done by Friday, then the person waits until Thursday to do the task in a big surge of energy, and doesn't know how to manage their time during the week, this style of work doesn't suit them, considering that if there is a surge of work on Thursday, they are Fkd; However, if the person is given lots of small 1-2 hour tasks every day, then they are able chip away at their goals perfectly fine and maintain a steady workflow, this work style is much better for them.

This is overall the natural way this person gravitates towards their energy expenditure. The problems are easily dealt with by creating a schedule and sticking to it. Utilizing clear step-by-step goals that allows the person to manage their tasks. Lets say this person decides to study 1 chapter of a book per day, however, 1 chapter is relative, some are harder, some are longer (yeah yeah..), which means one day they can be there 3 hours, and another day 30 minutes. It becomes an effort of time management rather than goal management, this person should put an alarm that rings after 1 hour of studying, and then take a break or finish studying. The person will be left with an awful feeling that they left their task incomplete (i.e "I didn't finish the chapter/paragraph"). But overall becomes a good chain that gives them control over their absolutely awful energy management.

So anyway, if you've read this far, thanks for sticking with it, and please share your thoughts on what kind of Socionics process this may be pointing towards. As I've said, I have my own theories, but I'd rather not say as to not influence the outcome. I know some people here are very knowledgeable, and I'm really curious about what you think, perhaps this is a well documented energy management style and it is pretty obvious? Overall, I'm taking this as a big learning opportunity since I'm genuinely curious. If you have any questions, need me to expand on anything? Give context? Clarify some things? Please ask in the comments, I think there is a lot I haven't shared just because I didn't want to make it too redundant. Thanks again for reading.