Unknown and 6 Personal Types
“Nobody is perfect.”
—Common idiom
DO YOU KNOW ONE STORY “THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT”? The bind men told different things when they touched to different parts of the elephant.
The story shows that they could not reach to the truth, and we should open our eyes to know the truth. To know the truth, to observe with own eyes is necessary.
Firstly, to observe, secondly, to judge, finally, to react, may be right method.
Known and Unknown
Everything is separated to Known and Unknown. It is said that there are 4 situations about Known and Unknown as Known-Known, Known-Unknown, Unknown-Known, and Unknown-Unknown.
Known-Knowns: I know what I know ;Situation A
Known-Unknowns: I know what I don’t know; Situation B
Unknown-Knowns: I don’t know what I know; Situation C
Unknown-Unknowns: I don’t know what I don’t know; Situation D
*Above ”I” can also be replaced with “We”.
6 Personal Types
Everything also can be separated to things about person, object and information. The above figure shows 6 personal types about things. All 6 types have their core of their value.
For person,
Politician: Rules
Believer: Faith
For Object,
Scientist: Classifications
Artist: Art
For Information,
Mathematician: Numbers and Formulas(?and Models?)
Philosopher: Languages
How to React to Unknown
When we meet to Unknown, which includes Situation B, C, and D, we observe it whether it is person, object or information, and try to be any one of 6 personal types to react to Unknown.
These 6 personal types will be meta frame about how persons react to Unknown.
Afterthoughts
“The glass is half full,” says the optimist.
“The glass is half empty,” says the pessimist.
“Pour in some whiskey,” says the realist.
--Kouhei Takagi + ChatGPT 4o