¶ Books and stories that are romantic, adventurous, and different are the favorites of this type. Detective stories are often in high favor with him also.
Physical Assets
¶ The physical advantages of this type are his quick energy—based on his wonderful breathing system—and the rich, rapid-flowing blood, produced by his wonderful heart system.
He is noted for his ability to get "his second wind" and has remarkable capacity for rising to sudden physical emergencies.
Physical Liabilities
¶ A tendency to over-excitement and the consequent running down of his batteries is a physical pitfall often fatal to this type.
Favorite Sports
¶ Hurdling, sprinting, tennis and all sports requiring short, intense spurts of energy are the ones in which this type excels.
Social Assets
¶ Charm and responsiveness are the chief social assets of the Thoracic. Inasmuch as these are the most valuable of all social traits, he has a better natural start in human relationships than any other type.