Personality tests are stupid
July 31, 2007 on 8:35 am | In introspective | 2 Comments
So most of this test consists of questions like “are you uptight and frigid or are you a free-spirited hippy?” And the thing is, the results that I get on these tests completely depend on what kind of mood I’m in. What do you say to questions like, “do you value mercy or justice?” Well if I’m annoyed at the time, justice. Kill that guy on death row, he has it coming. But if I’m feeling gracious, mercy. I’ll try to understand his motives in the crime, what kind of background he had, what caused him to do what he did. (Assuming it’s a man - is that reverse sexism?) Anyway. It all depends.
And with questions like “is your desk orderly or messy?” it just depends on the day. Usually it’s messy, but I know where everything is. So in a way, it’s organized. And what about “do you think with your heart or your head?” Generally it’s with my head, because I’m very practical, but I’m not an accountant. No offense to accountants, but you know how you guys are. Very by-the-book and whatnot. I’m pretty flexible.
Maybe if the test was more descriptive, I’d get more accurate results. Because I don’t think I’m a huge introvert… I like hanging out with people, but after spending a whole day with a group, I need a few hours to myself to watch TV and poke out my belly. You know that time is important. So yeah. Personality tests are stupid.