Abby Ryder Fortson sometimes lacks energy. She is fairly apathetic and passive, preferring sluggishness to movement and leniency to initiative.

Although Abby Ryder Fortson does not take a neutral interest in most activities or subjects, she rarely engages herself passionately, either. She can thus tackle all sorts of tasks, even if they are seemingly from outside the realm of her talents or training, initially.

Abby Ryder Fortson feels, thinks, and acts as a function of objective circumstances. The outer world is the only one which matters to her, and her awareness is entirely focused on it. She is rarely moody or preoccupied and may sometimes be wary of her own subjectivity.

Abby Ryder Fortson has a phlegmatic personality. She responds to various outer stimuli by sometimes postponing or delaying her responses. She is fairly slow to initiate an activity, if not laboriously so. Once she begins, she is steady and determined.

It is sometimes difficult for Abby Ryder Fortson to focus her concentration on a single subject; however, she is extremely open and always tries to learn and integrate new information and ideas. She is more cross-disciplinary than specialist, and her centers of interest are fairly widespread and varied.

Abby Ryder Fortson’s objectivity in perception and behavior could, in the best of cases, lead to generosity and altruism.

Abby Ryder Fortson has a marked ability to adapt to others, to adopt prevailing attitudes, and integrate herself into groups. She is quite community-minded, with a true sense of team spirit, and gives the best of herself when working in unison with a group. Cooperation is her forte.

Abby Ryder Fortson has a tendency to yield, to follow, to put up with situations, and follow other people’s orders. She is modest and unassuming with a need for protection and a tendency to be dependent.

Abby Ryder Fortson sometimes doubts in herself and her skills; she may be fairly shy and self-effacing. Feelings of inferiority may interfere with her ability to take action, or, on the contrary, may propel her into action if she sees a possibility of reward or compensation.

Abby Ryder Fortson sometimes finds herself in a negative frame of mind. Undermined by her fears and her craving for security, she struggles to see the sunny side of life.

Abby Ryder Fortson is chiefly interested in tangible facts and realistic details. A pragmatic personality, she never loses sight of the utilitarian or practical aspects of things.

Abby Ryder Fortson approaches life with a spontaneity that seldom adheres to a predetermined plan; instead, she usually trusts in her ability to improvise or intuit, or her reflexes and innate good timing.

Abby Ryder Fortson’s thoughts proceed from an overall vision, which is pieced together from more or less obscure and subconscious clues.

Abby Ryder Fortson’s mind is perceptive of details. To arrive at a global perception, a vision of the whole, she proceeds gradually, piece by piece, aspect after aspect, in a fairly linear fashion.

Abby Ryder Fortson is inclined to be scattered. She is not especially eager to sort things out or arrange them. She likes to be surrounded by her chaos and usually manages to pluck out what she needs.

Abby Ryder Fortson behaves impulsively and is inspired by her imagination. Her openness and spontaneity give her the scope to be skillful, ingenious, or shrewd, rising to whatever the immediate circumstances require.