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FEBRUARY 10, 2021 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK 5
by Nicole Monton
Let’s Not Take Things So Personally
Book Pick Of The Week
I went a little outside my comfort zone with When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara
O’Neal. It leans heavily toward the romantic genre, of which I’m not the biggest fan, but
O’Neal’s writing moved the story along in a way that kept me turning the pages.
Set in New Zealand, the novel follows sisters Kit and Josie Bianci, who spend the entirety of
the book unraveling their childhood trauma as it impacts their current lives.
The fact that Josie was supposedly killed in a terrorist attack 15 years prior only adds to the
drama! If you like romance with a little bit of mystery thrown in, this is the book for you.
And I’d like to say congratulations to Hawai‘i State Public Library System, which loaned out 1 million digital books in 2020 through its OverDrive platform and affiliated Libby reading app.
“It is a testament to the desire of keiki, mākua and kūpuna to enjoy the simple pleasure of reading and becoming absorbed in our collective stories to feel connected, even as we have been physically distanced,” shares state librarian Stacey Aldrich.
Of all the e-book and audiobook downloads, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling took the No. 1 spot for most-downloaded title.
Learn more by visiting hawaii.overdrive.com or download the Libby app.
P eople sometimes ask mehowIcameto choose writing as a career path, and I have no good answer. It kind of just happened. In high school, I remember taking the My- ers-Briggs personality test, and the whole purpose was to find a job suited to my personality to help me get a better idea of what to pursue in college. I was deemed an ENFJ all those years ago, but wanted to try the test again to see how I’ve
and the answers one chooses reveal how they make deci- sions and navigate life’s choic- es. The official questionnaire is long and probes how you feel in certain circumstances and which phrases most align with your values and convictions.
16personalities.com — it’s free! — which is an abridged version of the traditional My- ers-Briggs Type Indicator. And, wouldn’t you know it, I’m still an ENFJ.
you are in relationships.
My 16Personalities ENFJ synopsis remains accurate. However, one area that proved shocking was the potential ca- reer paths. ENFJs are most suited for careers in human resources, event coordination and politics — none of which
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is
a list of questions and the answers one chooses reveal how they make decisions and navigate life’s choices.
matured, or didn’t.
For those unfamiliar,
There are four categories, and you’ re scored on one of two ends of each spectrum based on your responses to the test questions: introversion or extraversion, sensing or intu- ition, thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving, result- ing in a four-letter sequence.
The cool thing about the 16Personalities test is that it breaks down each person’s four-letter classification re- garding everything from jobs you’re most suited for to strengths/weaknesses to how
are remotely appealing to me. So, why writing? I honestly have no idea. All I know is that
the Myers-Briggs Type Indica- tor is a list of questions — an introspective assessment —
That was years ago, and I was curious how I’ve changed since then. So, we tried it. My co-workers and I recently went on a temperament tour via
I love doing it.
Is there something you think I should try? Send suggestions to nmonton@midweek.com
@nicmonton
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