Ali Ahmad Said sometimes lacks energy. He is fairly apathetic and passive, preferring sluggishness to movement and leniency to initiative.

Ali Ahmad Said has a great deal of sang-froid. His inner calm and stolidity predispose him to tasks which require self-control and perseverance. He does not readily display his emotions, even in the most hair-raising situations.

Ali Ahmad Said considers himself to be an observer of life. He is content to observe from a distance, and is often indifferent to the things that happen around him. This has led to a lack of personality and a lack of connection with others.

Ali Ahmad Said 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.

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

Ali Ahmad Said’s objectivity in perception and behavior could, in the best of cases, lead to generosity and altruism.

Ali Ahmad Said’s 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.

Ali Ahmad Said can adapt to a situation which requires that he be humble and submit to the authority of a more competent person or leader. However, he can also give orders and manage others.

Ali Ahmad Said sometimes doubts in himself and his skills; he might be fairly shy and self-effacing. Feelings of inferiority may interfere with his ability to take action, or, on the contrary, may propel him into action if he sees a possibility of reward or compensation.

Ali Ahmad Said often finds himself in a negative frame of mind. Undermined by his fears and his craving for security, he struggles to see the sunny side of life.

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

Ali Ahmad Said approaches life with a methodical and disciplined approach. He plans out his projects and schedules to yield maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

Ali Ahmad Said’s thought processes are usually clear, orderly, and linear; his reasoning obeys the dictates of deductive or discursive logic and relates to explicit goals.

Ali Ahmad Said’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.

Ali Ahmad Said is inclined to arrange, classify, sort, catalogue, and compartmentalize, in all his life activities as well as his work.

Ali Ahmad Said has the ability to set up a schedule for his work and budget his efforts accordingly.