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

Aaron Elkins 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.

Aaron Elkins feels, thinks, and acts as a function of objective circumstances. The outer world is the only one which counts for him, and his awareness is entirely focused on it. He is rarely moody or preoccupied and may sometimes be wary of his subjectivity.

Aaron Elkins 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.

Aaron Elkins 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 Aaron Elkins is open to others, their perceptions, and even their difficulties, he is self-centered enough to keep himself from being submerged.

Aaron Elkins’ individualism will promote independent and original behavior. He tends to lack team spirit. In contrast, he needs to feel free and untrammeled by others to be really effective.

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

Aaron Elkins has 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.

Aaron Elkins often finds it easy to make decisions because he is in a positive frame of mind. He is rarely hindered by negative feelings or anxiety, but his optimism may lead him to overestimate his own potential and make him liable to misjudgment.

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

Aaron Elkins approaches life with a spontaneity and unpredictability that seldom obey predetermined plans. He trusts in his intuition and reflexes, and relies on his natural good timing.

Aaron Elkins 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.

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

Aaron Elkins 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.

Aaron Elkins’ behavior usually obeys his momentary whims, and he allows 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.