It seems to me like you can extend this usefully into three dimensions. Specifically by adding a “playfulness” axis. I find that being more playful makes it easier to hit that centerline, but being too playful puts me at risk of trivializing things to the point that I start to feel shame. I can also imagine for others being too playful c…
It seems to me like you can extend this usefully into three dimensions. Specifically by adding a “playfulness” axis. I find that being more playful makes it easier to hit that centerline, but being too playful puts me at risk of trivializing things to the point that I start to feel shame. I can also imagine for others being too playful can make them get self-centered and dismissive of others, basically on the “anger”/king side of that axis, which I guess could be fun for a while if you could sustain it but might really cause problems eventually…
It seems to me like you can extend this usefully into three dimensions. Specifically by adding a “playfulness” axis. I find that being more playful makes it easier to hit that centerline, but being too playful puts me at risk of trivializing things to the point that I start to feel shame. I can also imagine for others being too playful can make them get self-centered and dismissive of others, basically on the “anger”/king side of that axis, which I guess could be fun for a while if you could sustain it but might really cause problems eventually…
Very curious - if there is another axis ‘playfulness’ then there has to be ‘negative playfulness’ - is there a word for it?
I'd probably call it "seriousness"--I've definitely worked with some people who live on that side of the spectrum!