Author Archives: Kip Parent
The Death of Reading? Not so fast…
Good news! Despite conventional wisdom, and many alarmist essays to the contrary, reading for pleasure is still a popular pastime both in the U.S. and the rest of the world. (For a taste of the “alarmist essays to the contrary”, … Continue reading
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The Temperament Gap: Guardians, Idealists, Artisans, Rationals, and Politics
Much has been made in the press recently about the “Gender Gap” when it comes to politics. A recent poll by Pew Research shows that President Obama outpolls Mitt Romney by 20 percentage points among women, while among men the … Continue reading
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Politics and Temperament: Why President Obama Should Love Idealists
As I wrote in yesterday’s entry, we surveyed more than 1800 people last over the past weekend who had completed the KTS-II to find out how the different temperaments sort out when it comes it current politics. We focused on … Continue reading
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Politics and Temperament: Who You Vote for May Be in Your Genes
We have run many surveys over the past 12 years, querying tens of thousands of people who have completed the KTS-II as to their political leanings. Besides accurately predicting the outcomes of the 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010 elections, … Continue reading
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Avoiding Presentation Melt-Down: Presenting Effectively to the Big Boss
No matter what career you have chosen, at some point you are called on to make a presentation to “the Big Boss”. Whether you’re in a corporation, academic setting, non-profit, or government organization, you will be asked to make a … Continue reading
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More Fun With Statistics
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” - Phrase popularized by Mark Twain Thanks for the comments to last week’s first entry about Facebook usage statistics. There were were several interesting questions that it just so happens … Continue reading
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Fun With Statistics: Facebook Use by Personality Type
We recently ran a survey to find out what correlation, if any, there is between personality type and Facebook usage. One of the specific areas we were interested in was whether any types had noticeably more “friends” than other types. … Continue reading
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Breaking Up is Hard To Do*
They say that breaking up is hard to do Now I know, I know that it’s true -Neil Sedaka We recently (last week) surveyed 7000 people who completed the KTS-II to research the relationship between temperament and the usage of … Continue reading
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Politics, Genes, and Temperament
I recently read an article on cnn.com about research that claims people’s political leanings are less tied to nurture than nature. Essentially, the researchers are finding that where you are born, the political leanings of your parents, friends, and colleagues, … Continue reading
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Introverts Are Happy Too!
As I predicted in my previous entry “Don’t Worry, Be Happy(er)”, many of my introverted friends felt a need to push back on the assertion that acting extroverted can make anyone – including introverts – feel happier. Comments such as, … Continue reading
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