Toward successful personal work and relations - applying a Yin/Yang Model for classification and synthesis

For personal and work relationships to be successful, a number of different psycho-social qualities are required. It is postulated that all qualities exist in dual form, i.e., as pairs of opposite and complementary aspects which are further differentiable into two typical classes. In ancient philosophies, these are known as yin/yang and they appear in neuropsychology as the laterality of the brain’s hemispheres. Using yin/ yang classes enables us to keep the discussion largely non sex-specific. Both neuro-psychology and philosophy consider the full development and proper synthesis of both aspects to be required for an individual to fully exploit his/her creative potential. Focusing on science and engineering, relevant pairs of qualities and their ideal synthesis are discussed and a model of fractal Yin/Yang nesting is proposed, which can be explained by personal differences and sex-relatedness.