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jdhorner,remember to bring it.
Feb. 26th, 2005
By the way
jdhorner,remember to bring it.
Lifer, Talent, or Mandarin?
Feb. 26th, 2005 07:43 pmWarning: (Mostly) political post.
Nicholas Lemann, author of The Promised Land, an examination of race politics in the US which I have not read, has a theory on people. Basically, the theory is that there are three types of people: Lifers, Talents, and Mandarins.
Lemann's description of these types, using the candidates for US President in 1996:
http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/analysis/time/9602/26/class.system/
Maclean's columnist Paul Wells' description of these types (shorter, funnier, Canadian):
http://weblogs.macleans.ca/paulwells/archives/week_2005_02_20-2005_02_26.asp#000996
Anyway, if you want to, there's an online test which tells you which type you probably are. Enjoy!
( but which one are you, Cam? )
Nicholas Lemann, author of The Promised Land, an examination of race politics in the US which I have not read, has a theory on people. Basically, the theory is that there are three types of people: Lifers, Talents, and Mandarins.
Lemann's description of these types, using the candidates for US President in 1996:
http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/analysis/time/9602/26/class.system/
Maclean's columnist Paul Wells' description of these types (shorter, funnier, Canadian):
http://weblogs.macleans.ca/paulwells/archives/week_2005_02_20-2005_02_26.asp#000996
Sidenote: Paul Wells is a very enjoyable read, both in column- and blog-forms. And he hates Paul Martin. It's a hoot.
Anyway, if you want to, there's an online test which tells you which type you probably are. Enjoy!
( but which one are you, Cam? )