Соционика - психологическое учение, базирующееся on Jung's typology and asserting that all people belong to one of sixteen mental types, depending on their way of thinking, worldview and relationships with other people.
One of these types is Don Quixote.Socionics gives it the definition of "Intuitive-logical extrovert", or "Seeker". People of this type are prone to fast fascination with new things, in every possible way trying to avoid everyday boredom, looking for interesting and profitable activities for themselves, new opportunities. They believe in inspiration and intuition.
According to socionics, "Don Quixote" is constantlyexperiencing alternation of emotional ups and downs, which then makes him headlong, chase after new ideas, then plunges into a state of despondency, apathy and passivity.
The type of "Don Quixote" socionics describes as a personable to convince, to persuade others to their point of view. He is compliant when it comes to everyday life and small things, as he considers these areas of life insignificant. The character, which was originally created by Cervantes - Don Quixote, was more passionate about their dreams and aspirations than everyday daily concerns.
Don Quixote does not attach much importanceFormalities and conventions, prefers direct informal communication. If such a person has an enemy, he will wage an honest and open struggle with him and will never retreat from his moral principles, like the real Don Quixote. Socionics believes that this person does not put mutual obligations between themselves and people close to him.
Don Quixote is constantly in need of emotional shakes and swings. He is quickly bored with the monotony, and he begins to look for new sensations and activities - hence the frequent changes in the sphere of activity.
"Don Quixote" have pronounced leadershipand organizational qualities, are able to take responsibility in a critical situation, when their thinking sharpens. Conversely, when everything is calm, they prefer to leave the leadership to someone else, because they do not like competition and prefer to avoid it. Moreover, without inspiration they will never work.
Don Quixote people are very proudand even ambitious, so they will never ask others for help. As a rule, they do not like disagreements; they strive to maintain peaceable and tolerant relations with everyone. They believe that everyone has the right to an individual position in life, but they are ready to defend their own very zealously.
In communicating with people do not know how to demonstrateneutrality, openly show both positive and negative emotions in relation to the interlocutor. This trait often leads to their being considered too rude.
These are the main characteristics of the type "Don Quixote".Socionics is a multifaceted science and allows you to identify many hidden traits of character. We stopped at the most important and vividly demonstrating the individuality of such individuals. Perhaps this characteristic will help you determine whether you belong to this type.