Alan Ball sometimes lacks energy. He is fairly apathetic and passive, preferring sluggishness to movement and leniency to initiative.

Although Alan Ball does not take a neutral interest in most activities or subjects, he rarely engages himself passionately, either. He can thus tackle all sorts of tasks, even if they are seemingly from outside the realm of his talents or training, initially.

Alan Ball defines himself in terms of his objective perceptions of reality. He is often the center of his own interests and has little regard for outer reality if it does not awaken an echo within him. As a result, his behavior tends to be withdrawn and introspective.

Alan Ball has a phlegmatic personality, and his responses to various outer stimuli are sometimes postponed or delayed. He is fairly slow to initiate an activity, if not laboriously so, but once he begins, he is steady and determined.

Alan Ball has the ability to concentrate and focus his attention on a single object intensely and exclusively. He may become a specialist in his field.

Although open to others, Alan Ball’s perceptions, and even his difficulties, are self-centered enough to keep himself from being submerged.

Alan Ball’s fierce individualism will promote independent and original behavior. He tends to lack team spirit. On the contrary, he needs to feel free and untrammeled by others to be really effective.

Alan Ball is motivated by a thirst for power which gives him a certain authority. He has a feeling he is leadership material. However, he might be tempted to infringe on other people’s freedom and get involved in troublesome power struggles.

Alan Ball has personality and presence. Because he trusts in himself and his convictions, he has a personality and presence. He is quite sure of himself and may tend to be rather self-satisfied, although this does not eliminate his need for other people’s approval and recognition.

Alan Ball is not troubled by irrational fears or anxieties.

Alan Ball is chiefly interested in tangible facts and realistic details. A pragmatic personality, he never loses sight of the utilitarian or practical aspects of things.

Alan Ball’s mind is quite nimble. He may adopt a rigid, methodical approach when necessary or switch to a more flexible, free attitude that expresses his spontaneity.

Alan Ball’s thought processes rarely follow the laws of logical reasoning or linear thought; instead, they proceed from an overall vision, which is pieced together from more or less obscure and subconscious clues.

Alan Ball’s mind is especially perceptive of details. To arrive at a global perception, a vision of the whole, he proceeds gradually, piece by piece, aspect after aspect, in a fairly linear fashion.

Alan Ball is inclined to be scattered. He is not especially eager to sort things out or arrange them. He likes to be surrounded by his chaos and usually manages to pluck out what he needs.

Alan Ball behaves in accordance with his momentary whims, allowing himself to be inspired by his imaginations. His openness and spontaneity give him the scope to be skillful, ingenious, or shrewd, rising to whatever the immediate circumstances require.