Quote: There ARE techniques and tips that would help him, but one runs up against another trait of his: he won't be told what to do by anyone. Even if it was something he was planning on doing anyway, if someone tells him, then he will stop dead in his tracks and put it off. Not just stuff I tell him-- because I tell him very little along the lines of what to do.
That's because "Give me liberty or give me death" is one of the Type 7 mottos. What I might suggest is that you offer to "trade" function with him. For instance, say "How 'bout we clean out my shed this morning and then this afternoon we could clean out yours?". That way he will feel neither put upon or obligated.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
