I love frameworks that divide behavior & personality into categories because of how they help us transcend the idea that there is a right or wrong way to be. 1/
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They don’t do so by saying that “it’s wrong to believe there is a right or wrong way to be.” That would be a performative contradiction. 2/
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Instead they add dimensionality to the question. A personality type framework asks, “Right or wrong for whom?” A developmental framework asks, “Right or wrong for what stage of one’s life?” 3/
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“Add dimensionality” is a mathy way of saying “add more context”. Rabkin's Dictum: If you don't understand something, it's because you aren't aware of its context. 4/
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As a student of computing science, I am endlessly fascinated by the idea that we overcome binary thinking by adding more digits. 5/
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Replying to @doriantaylor
A binary digit is the smallest kind of dimension :)
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Yeah, it could be a mental strain & harder to visualize. I think a 2x2 should be like an aphorism, giving the reader a nudge but plenty of space to work out the implications themselves
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It's a strain to visualize, but it's often a way to relax on the front of making choices/importance assessments. The reason I like the 2x2 over say 2x2x2s or 3x3s is that it forces you to make choices and identify the most important dimensions.
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There's also important affordances to 2d that are missing or complicated to work with in 3d
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