Good article. Decided that I'm a Still Water before turning into a Distiller. After I've had my time to process what's happened - during which time I pretty much shut down and go all poker face like I'm gambling with a couple million - I start asking questions. The first reaction can be infuriating for others though and I need to be more Distiller, or at least get to it quicker. Asking me to get my thoughts out into the open doesn't help because my response is usually "I'll get back to you".

Trying to work out which one is the Babbler. He's kinda like the Handler and a bit like the Distiller, but the Babbler is the guy who just starts talking to make it look like he's trying to work out what happened when internally he's going quietly and messily insane. He probably ends up in the We're Doomed category though.

Agree with comments above too: we can learn new behaviours, it's just a matter of wanting to make the change.

Great blog btw :)