PERSONALITY TEST # 5

Looking at the following 10 punctuation marks and signs on a computer keyboard, rate them in order of “Which is more me? Which is less me?” 10 is the most me. 1 is the least me.

? _________

. ___________

, ___________

* ___________

( ) __________

+ ___________

- ___________

! ____________

= ____________

$ ____________

POSSIBLE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT EACH MARK COULD MEANS

? I like to question things. Raising questions is a great method to get a good education. A question mark is a fishing hook - that can help one find out what's under the surface of the waters.

. I like things in black and white period. If the president, the pope, or the priest says it, that’s it. No ifs, ands or buts.

, I like to pause – hesitate – for a moment knowing and figuring there is more to come – possible ifs, ands and buts.

* Yes, but what I’m saying is not my idea. I got it somewhere else. I want to acknowledge that. We’re all plagiarists. * The idea for this test probably was triggered by Victor Borge [1909-2000], the commedian and piano player, who used to do a musical comedy routine with punctuation marks.

( ) I think real communication happens behind closed doors, in secret, in the back room or during coffee breaks. That’s where one finds out what’s really happening and what's really going on.

+ I’m an optimist. I think adding life experiences like personality tests and various other things into one's lilfe are a plus.

- I’m a pessimist. I think subtraction is better than addition - that less is better than more which just complicates things and gums things up.

! Everything and everyone and every moment of life is exciting.

= All people, all ideas, all places are equal. Everyone and everything and every place has its pluses and minuses.

$ Money is important. It’s not just the root of evil, but is the real bottom line on many decisions.

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NOW COMES THE REAL TEST

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© Andrew Costello