I've actually found this chapter to be one of the most interesting. I haven't considered the ways in which my senses engage with the world I interact with as an indicator of my work ethic. The first point that caught my eye in the chapter was one of the questions in the sensory survey. The question involved the television programming I enjoy and tend to relate with. In all honesty I can't watch television any more. I tend to over think the shows I'm watching and pick them apart to the point where they aren't enjoyable any more. Throughout the past year the same has happened with film. I'll sit in the theater excited for the film, but my learnings in film school and my senses trigger me to look for the worst in my viewing experience. 

     This chapter focuses heavily on scheduling and time management. According to the readings this individual has the organizational skills to lead a team of people. I guess I can't disagree with the statement. I've been in terrible group situations before that were resurrected by one individual who could keep everyone on track and delegate tasks in a timely manner. unfortunately I'm really finding this chapter to be reiterating the same points. Of course the other characteristics I'v discussed in previous blogs had a great relation to my daily life, and in some cases taught me a lesson. Unfortunately this chapter just recounts the fact that it's important for one to write down tasks, keep and agenda and be mindful of their time management. It's incredibly tough to draw some sort of deep understanding from a lesson that at this point in my life seems so trivial. From a young age I've been taught to write down thoughts and even earlier this year several of our professors discussed the value of a journal or personal notebook to record life experiences. 

     In all honesty I feel this style suits my personal needs. The apporpriate changes that I require to be a more organized person and to be successful in my field is perfectly summed up in this chapter.

     Out of all the style types dictated in 'Organizing For Your Brain Type' I feel the Maintaining Style falls the furthest from my personal sensibilities. The first thing I think about when distancing myself from this brain type is the clutter in my room. It's messy, there's clothes on the floor and collections of things on my desk and dresser tops. Although it looks messy and is clearly unorganized, I know the location of everything. Through my own inconsistencies I am organized. Quite often by following the rules of the maintaining style I will actually lose tracks of things. If I meticulously place a note for myself in a place that is obvious and out in the open I actually will disregard it and not spot it. the same goes for organizing objects. By putting things in the right place I actually inhibit my ability to find them. i don't know why this works for me, but it does and I keep doing it. Maybe it's my harmonizing brain type that thrives with change and the bustle of my room and life. In fact just the other day rather then typing a note for myself to edit a specific photo for a client I simply took the oven mitten from the kitchen and put it in the middle of my bed. When I returned home from shooting for a different client the oven mitt cued me to remember because of the absurdity of it's location.

     After carefully recording my findings from the Organizing style quiz I found myself to be a 'Harmonizing Style' type person. or at least that is what the article dictates I am. I glanced through the other 3 styles to see if the book got me right and in all honesty the harmonizing style falls the closest to my sensibilities, that's not to say it's completely exact though. 
     The harmonizing style seems to bring out the liberalism in me. As it states i am a compassionate person and voice my opinions often. I try to communicate often and use that to solve situations and negotiate with peers. That isn't to say I thrive in social environments. On one hand I work amongst many people each weekend at nightclubs, and I love to network with the crowd and make new friends. On the other hand if i were to choose between completing an assignment with a group or on my own I would choose the latter. 
     Where it really pegs me right is when it talks about thriving in energy and a lifestyle with commotion can be my downfall. I tend to undertake way too many things at once, and with my ongoing anxiety issues these events can easily pile up and become more cumbersome. My time management skills can be horrible sometimes as I have an obsession with doing so much at once. My mind tends to get clouded with ambition and thoughts that don't come to fruition.
     When looking at the other styles I feel like I'm in the negative batch of character traits. The three other choices seem to be very organized and well put together.  Reading the description to the harmonizing type makes me think the book is saying "you are different and aren't very organized, but it's okay to be different". Unfortunately most of the liberally social traits don't help with organizing work.