I came across this quiz from Gretchen Rubin and thought it was an interesting way of thinking about personality types.
Upholder/Questioner/Rebel/Obliger
Although she mentions that most people can connect to aspects of each type, I knew immediately that I am a Questioner. None of the others even came close (although I do like checking things off a to-do list). I am self-motivated (though I crave positive reinforcement) and I like to gather a lot of information before I make a decision (sometimes too much). Perhaps the most illustrative: "It really bothers me when things are unfair or arbitrary."
YES. NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY LIFE IS HARD FOR ME.
I haven't asked David to take this quiz, because I don't need to. I can tell you with great confidence that he is an Upholder. Such a rule-follower, that one. I can pretty easily put most of my friends in one category or another, too... (Jamie is an Upholder, Beth is an Obliger, Monica is an Obliger. I think my brother is probably a Questioner also, maybe even a Rebel...)
Where do you fall in these categories? And is your life partner the same as you?
I think I'm an upholder with lots of obliger tendencies.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I think I'm an Obliger with lots of Upholder tendencies.
DeleteI knew I would be a Questioner or a Rebel just based on those words. I am a Questioner, but I found it fascinating how much I identified with the Rebel question: "Sometimes I find myself attracted to institutions with lots of rules—the military, the police, the clergy." It's true! I have! But I know how much I hate arbitrariness and strict adhesion to rules that are dumb or meaningless. I'd like to also say for the record that I also have some Upholder tendencies.
ReplyDeleteMr. E is an Obliger for sure.
I know you'll be shocked when I tell you I am a questioner and D is an upholder! Haha- twins.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely an Upholder.
ReplyDeleteToo funny!
Totally an Obliger, with streaks of Upholder.
ReplyDeleteI want to know what you'd have me pegged as before I tell you!
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