Hello Steemians!! Today I thought I'd write about something that's been on my mind, and explore a little bit about why two seemingly opposite characteristics can be cohesive. The dictionary describes an idealist as someone who is guided by ideals rather than practical application. A couple of synonyms would be dreamer or visionary.  The definition for pragmatist is: a person who is guided more by practical applications than by ideals. Synonyms for pragmatist are realist or materialist. One may think both ways of living are exclusive of each other, but they are not. There are 16 different personalities according to mbti theory and each one is given labels. I always test infp, the label being "the idealist" or "the dreamer," so I have a little personal knowledge on what it means to be one, and it means *always* looking for the ideal, the perfect, in any experience or situation.  True perfection can never be attainable, it doesn't exist because we live in an intrinsically imperfect world. The *real* world!! I think of Mr.T: *"stay in school! Don't do drugs! Get a job! Welcome to the real world sucka!!"* Ok, he didn't say that last part haha. We can come off as depressed, discontent, aloof, yet intelligent. My online expression allows me to be different: excited and bubbly!  (But think of Kurt Cobain and Sylvia Plath, and John Lennon, also infps/idealists) We're *always* striving, not only with our environment, but in our own minds!! Always imagining and speculating on what could be better! This then often forces us to act in pragmatic ways to help reach our destination. I would even argue that there is no such thing as pure idealism without pragmatism. I will say first hand we are not always stargazing, staring at our navel, and imagining. We all have to be practical when push comes to shove. For example, I can clean my house even though it's a pain in the ass to do so. ;P  Have you ever taken the mbti personality test? It's the most famous personality test in the world and there are many websites offering it for free. Here are a couple links if you're interested. https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test and http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp Do you describe yourself as an idealist, a pragmatist, both, or something different? An idealist can be pragmatic, but can a pragmatist have an idealistic streak? Comments welcome!! Love, snowpea ❤😘🙂🌸 *Images from Pixabay (except for selfie :D)
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