Ludmila M. (IEE) about variety of interests

A change of interests and hobbies is inevitable for such a child. You might enroll them in one studio or one set of courses—say, karate or music school—but that doesn’t mean they’ll continue going there for the rest of their life. It means that after some time their enthusiasm will fade, they’ll get excited about something else, and they will try many, many different options. If something truly resonates with them, they will stay with it for a longer period.

<...> An IEE loves dynamism; the play element is important. I really enjoyed dancing, figure skating, and swimming. Movement is essential—where you control everything yourself: if I want to swim one way, I do; if I don’t want to, I don’t. Skating: if I want to skate fast, I do; if I want to stand still, I do. Everything depends only on me—on my desire—that’s the first and most important thing.

In dancing, there is movement, play, and communication. Boring monotony like fitness—lifting your legs in a fixed routine, gym machines—or the monotonous, dreary squeaking of a violin—no!

Everything must be lively, dynamic. Dancing is perfect for an IEE. It has play, movement, and all kinds of adventures. I went to ballroom dancing, tango, and belly dancing.

If a child doesn’t want to go somewhere—never force them.

<...> IEE's strengths: communication, psychology, journalism, public relations, acting. They always need novelty and interest, variety, interesting people around, something prestigious. Assembly-line work, law, accounting — such things should be excluded entirely: monotony, repetition, boredom, dreariness. That’s not for me.

I went to study law. I believe that’s contraindicated for an IEE. Working with formalities is dry; working with documents, regulations, strict deadlines is difficult. What suits me are free-spirited artists, advertisers, creative professionals.

No — to technology, laws, formalism, monotony.