Enough with the more is better mentality and societal pressure to excel — on its terms. I’m tapping out. I need less, not more. Less stuff, less stress, less combativeness, less ambiguity, fewer choices, fewer tasks, fewer friends. Yet, more genuine and reciprocal relationships.
I am, and always have been, a conservative, type A, ISTJ, a ‘Red’ temperament with a heavy tint of ‘Blue’. A a detail-oriented, focused, driven, and task-oriented person. Pick the personality type descriptor.
My Personality Assessments
Myers-Brigg (Personality) Type Indicator
“I Said This You Heard That” Temperament Assessment
Red/Cholerics — > Power & Control — 19 points out of 40
Blue/Melancholics — > Order & Perfection — 15
Green/Phlegmatics — > Calm & Harmony — 5
Yellow/Sanguines — > People & Fun — 1Don’t like ads? Become a supporter and enjoy The Good Men Project ad free
DISC Profile Personality Assessment
Dominance 43%
Compliance 42%
Steadiness 12%
Influence 3%
“Understanding Myself” Assessment
The Big Five Aspects Bolded
Agreeableness — 9th Percentile (very low)
Compassion — 5th
Politeness — 26th
Conscientiousness — 88th (high)
Industriousness — 82nd
Orderliness — 88th
Extraversion — 16th (low)
Enthusiasm — 3rd
Assertiveness — 52nd
Neroticism — 52nd (typical)
Withdrawal — 41st
Volatility — 58th
Openness to Experience — 23rd (moderately low)
Intellect — 47thOpenness — 13th
Temperament Test Assessment
Four Temperaments Test by the Eysenck Method
What I want, what I need, are genuine relationships and interactions, not transactional achievements. I’ve ‘accomplished’ enough of those.
I seek to be content, accepting, satisfied — ultimately, sustainably happy.
“There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.”– William Shakespeare
Achieving more money, a better job, more status, more possessions — more stuff — won’t bring me what I truly crave.
“That’s what your house is, a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get…more stuff!”-George Carlin (in 1981)
I wish to stop burdening myself with myself, others do enough of that for me.
“Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.”– Voltaire
I should probably stop taking assessments too.
Resources
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®)
Through a series of questions, the MBTI assessment helps you identify your natural preferences in four areas of…
www.themyersbriggs.com
What is the DiSC assessment?
DiSC® is a personality profile tool used by more than one million people every year to help improve teamwork…
The Big Five Aspects Scale
The Big Five Aspect Scale is a comprehensive, open-source 100-item personality measure, which is scored so that you…
Four Temperament Test With 98% Accuracy
The quiz consists of 40 questions that simulate standard traits of human behavior. Remember, there are no “correct”…
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