Elemental Truths: Phlegmatic Friendly Career Choices

Elemental Truths

A resource compiled for business owners, education professionals, counselors, and other interested parties on effective management,conduct analysis, behavior research, best practice procedures, crisis techniques, counseling resources and a clearing house for associated needful materials and tools and training. Similar topics would be in the 100's section of the library on philosophy and psychology.

Hippocrates connected the Phlegmatic with phlegm. Phlegmatics appear deliberate and stubborn. They resistant to expending their energy or their talents. They typically go through life quietly, expending as little energy as possible.

In an ideal situation the Phlegmatic would follow this routine.

Get up late in the morning
Go to work
Sit in a cubical
Work with numbers
Go home
Take a nap
Eat
Take another nap
Go to bed

The only thing that even begins to regenerate the limited energy reserves of the Phlegmatic is sleep, and that is often ineffective.

The Phlegmatic is very task-oriented and has a great capacity for work that requires precision and accuracy.

Phlegmatics have excellent success in the following career paths:

data processors
bookkeepers
librarians
accountants
records technicians
museum curators
webmasters
web designers
technology specialists
programmers
lab technicians
chemists
pharmacists

The Phlegmatic is a natural born observer. They spend their lives watching the relationships of others with an amused detachment. They believe they know what everyone else is doing right or wrong. Phlegmatics go about doing their work in a quiet, efficient manner and have no problems with excess.

Labels: career, compatable, job, temperament

6 Comments:

Gert Bruhn said...: I definately agree, absolutely another excellent reason for people to stop fearing the big stacks... and to stop bullying the small stacks. Today I just have time to just passing thru and I think you have a great topic related blog here! I'm definitely going to put you in my favorites! It was quite useful reading, found some good/nice stuff in here. Thanks!
I have a Website site.; 7:24 AM
Morgan said...: Thanks for this blog. I'm a Phlegmatic-Melancholy who is trying to find my niche in this fast-paced working world....; 7:20 PM
Vance said...: Hi Reg, do you have a page on Melancholic Friendly Career Choices? Thanks a bunch.; 8:57 PM
Reg Adkins said...: Yes, I do. But it is on my other site. In fact everything new I write is listed at the new site.
Here is the link.
http://elementaltruths.com/2008/05/21/business-and-work-success-for-the-phlegmatic-melancholy/
If that doesn't work go to www.elementaltruths.com and do a search for melancholy in the engine.
Hope you enjoy it.
Reg; 10:48 AM
Anonymous said...: Hi, Rich here. Some of what you said is true, but I don't agree with all the career choices listed. I see phlegmatics a more people oriented and could fit well in education or social services, or even human resources. I will say that the fast-paced business environment is not the most ideal for phlegmatics or melancholy temperments.; 2:59 PM
Reg Adkins said...: Hello Rich,
In fact, I agree with you. I mentioned the possibility of great success in fields where reading people is a plus in the final paragraph.; 4:33 PM