Monday, October 24, 2005
Quiz: What Type of Thinker Are You?
What Kind of Mind Do You Have? (via Zen State)
I got three results. Apparently I am a Spatial Thinker, a Musical Thinker, and an Existential Thinker. Other similar types of tests have given me very high results for Logical (the pattern recognition/problem solving part NOT the adding and subtracting part. I suck at math, but that's what computers are for, right?), Linguistic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Kinaesthetic.
I wonder if this means I am a Rennaisance girl? Or maybe it just means I am indecisive. Or maybe I am indecisive because I am a Rennaisance girl ... so many possibilities...
Anyway, my quiz results are below. I have highlighted appealing career options in red because I am due for another career crisis anytime soon. When it occurs I can look back at this post and say yes if "Religious Leader" is a valid career choice, then it is not all that much of a stretch to think that "Goddess" is also a valid career choice. Besides, given that I don't agree completely with any existing religion, working in the religion industry will work out much better if I start my own religion.
Spatial Thinkers:
* Tend to think in pictures, and can develop good mental models of the physical world.
* Think well in three dimensions
* Have a flair for working with objects
Spatial Thinkers include
Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo, Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Careers which suit Spatial Thinkers include
Mechanic, Photographer, Artist, Architect, Engineer, Builder, Set designer
Musical thinkers:
* Tend to think in sounds, and may also think in rhythms and melodies
* Are sensitive to the sounds and rhythms of words as well as their meanings.
* Feel a strong connection between music and emotions
Musical Thinkers include
Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix
Careers which suit Musical Thinkers include
Musician, Music teacher, Sound engineer, Recording technician
Existential thinkers:
* Like to spend time thinking about philosophical issues such as "What is the meaning of life?"
* Try to see beyond the 'here and now', and understand deeper meanings
* consider moral and ethical implications of problems as well as practical solutions
Existential Thinkers include
Leonardo da VinciThe Buddha, Gandhi, Plato, Socrates, Martin Luther King
Careers which suit Existential Thinkers include
Philosopher, Religious leader, Head of state, Artist, Writer
// posted by suze @ 1:38 PM 
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I'm sure the quiz is not all that accurate. But it is interesting about the Linguistic Thinker thing. Was Writer one of the professions suggested?
# posted by 
: 10/25/2005 08:19:00 AM
: 10/25/2005 08:19:00 AM
"Ponderable for the age" I like that :)
I guess programming is writing too. Communicating mostly with the computer instead of mostly with people. And there is the blog and novel and music.
I was always good at my personal broader definition of language - writing, learning new languages, programming, music, art, dance, science, and even maths until I decided I couldn't be bothered with the boring stuff.
ps he sentence didn't sound naughty until you asked if it did!
I guess programming is writing too. Communicating mostly with the computer instead of mostly with people. And there is the blog and novel and music.
I was always good at my personal broader definition of language - writing, learning new languages, programming, music, art, dance, science, and even maths until I decided I couldn't be bothered with the boring stuff.
ps he sentence didn't sound naughty until you asked if it did!
Snap David:
You are a Linguistic Thinker
Linguistic thinkers:
* Tend to think in words, and like to use language to express complex ideas.
* Are sensitive to the sounds and rhythms of words as well as their meanings.
Linguistic Thinkers include: Leonardo Davinci, William Shakespeare, Sylvia Plath, Anne Frank.
Careers which suit Linguistic thinkers include: Journalist, Librarian, Salesperson, Proof-reader, Translator, Poet, Lyricist, Blogger.
You are a Linguistic Thinker
Linguistic thinkers:
* Tend to think in words, and like to use language to express complex ideas.
* Are sensitive to the sounds and rhythms of words as well as their meanings.
Linguistic Thinkers include: Leonardo Davinci, William Shakespeare, Sylvia Plath, Anne Frank.
Careers which suit Linguistic thinkers include: Journalist, Librarian, Salesperson, Proof-reader, Translator, Poet, Lyricist, Blogger.
Zen your blog persona is definitely Linguistic. I often think there are hidden meanings in your posts that I completely miss!
David,
I just made up "programmer as writer" as I was writing that comment :)
I used to think programmer = problem solver. But a programmer is also a translator of sorts and isn't a writer a problem solver too? I mean most writers have something they want to communicate. It can range from instructions (very programmer like), to an idea, to a feeling. Even if a writer's goal is to raise questions and make people think...then they still need to write in such a way as to achieve that goal (ie problem solving).
And as with most problems there are constraints. I guess some writer constraints could be style, or word count.
Or maybe I am just pushing the similarities too far... probably most programmers are crap writers :)
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I just made up "programmer as writer" as I was writing that comment :)
I used to think programmer = problem solver. But a programmer is also a translator of sorts and isn't a writer a problem solver too? I mean most writers have something they want to communicate. It can range from instructions (very programmer like), to an idea, to a feeling. Even if a writer's goal is to raise questions and make people think...then they still need to write in such a way as to achieve that goal (ie problem solving).
And as with most problems there are constraints. I guess some writer constraints could be style, or word count.
Or maybe I am just pushing the similarities too far... probably most programmers are crap writers :)
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