Evening star., 1927-11-13
Peculiar Types Are Analysed in Study of Elements of Succe

| concluded that the matter was not
worth considering further. but few
days later the chemist returned and
asked for private interview. This
was granted.
He apologized to the president for
his previous abruptness and said that
he had been sure that he (the presi-
dent had been the author of a series
OF annoying molestations which he
had been suffering for some months
past. The chemist described how
carefully placed walls and tubes would
be displaced or upset when he alb
sented himself from the room for
while; he was confident that some Of
his reagents had been adulterated: he
could swear that some of his most i'm.
portant reference books had been hid
den and his life made misera BILE in A
dozen malicious ways.
This, he said, he had at first thought
to he tricks on the part of some of the
other employees; later he decided that
| they would not dare to do it, that it
must be some one who wanted his
position. most likely Mr.. S. But
Mr.. S. had been in Europe during the
Summer and the molestations had con-
tinued. Therefore. uIlon reflection. he
had felt sure that they could come
from no one else but the president of
the concern.
He had. he said. decided to test his
chief out by an interview and had
been convinced more firmly than ever
OF the correctness of his theory bv
the presidents annoyance and per-
pleXity. But the graciousness and
Self-expresSion shown at their second
meeting had quite upset his theory
and he felt il only decent for him to
make this apology and explanation.
He was sure now that the prosecution
was the result of Ku Klux Klan activi-
ties,
Traits of the kind I have described
all tend toward failure. Yet many
personalities conspicuously queer have
| averted failure. What did George
Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte
and other successful people of this
type have that they failed TO fs;l'
They probably had two things. They
had certain other personality traits or
talents which enabled them to express
| themselves i'm spite of their schZoid
inclinations and which may even have
utilized their secluSiveneSs or their
grouChiness to the enhancement OF
| their self-eXpreSSion. In the second
place. they probably had fortuitous or
deliberate advantages in the selection
of an environment. In order Ia
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| schizoid personality must have his en-.
vironment specially modified to fit his
particular needs. Occasionally he will
forge his way through to a dominan mt
position, above the necessity for hu.
man contacts. and hold it, but he must
, have either this or some other form
of modified isolation. II individual.
istically handled. his possibilities NAV
be developed.
~
WHAT to do If you think you are
queer?
Well. II YOU have schizoid traits.
make a deliberate effort to recognizes
them. The first step in overcoming
them is recognition
BY frankly recognizing the disad.
vantage of unsocial tendencies and
taking every opportunity to cultivate
social technique one can to a certain
extent develop the more balanced
elements of his character at the ex.
pense of the unbalanced. A little sue
cess achieved by deliberate efforts in
this direction is likely to stimulate
greater efforts and greater success.
Many people could be more agreeable
if they really wanted to be. and many
would want to be If they knew the
real nature OF their disagr+eea bleness.
The second step is evaluation. Such
schlzoid traits as you have may de-
velop into your chief assets. Suspi.
ciousness. for example, might he valu-
able to a detective. Detachment from
the ordinary human emotions Is par
ticulariy valuable in certain pref.
sions--in Judge. for example, or in
psychologist and to some extent In
vsychiatrist.