I love taking personality tests. Finding out more about myself without actually having to do any real introspection is marvelous.
The other day, I was working on my monthly update of the myPersonality profile I made on Facebook three or four years ago and I realized how untrue I was being when answering the questions. They were simple questions ("I do not like poetry. Very Accurate, Moderately Accurate, Neither Accurate nor Inaccurate, Moderately Inaccurate, or Very Inaccurate"), but for some reason, I would convince myself that I am indeed one of great sophistication and of a high enough class to spend a sunny day out on my porch reading poetry and sipping a glass of iced tea with my pinky out while adjusting the brim of my white sunhat. "I do not like poetry." Very Inaccurate.
I was planning on exploring the reasons behind my lies, but I actually cannot even figure out why I would decide I love poetry.
"I do things according to plan." I answered Very Accurate. I mean sure, I make to-do lists to set my mind straight, but I rarely complete them or even do what the list says. Before I come home from school, I plan to study until I know every bit of material that may or may not appear of an upcoming test, but in reality, I go home and fall asleep for three hours before waking up for the sole purpose of watching television.
Once, during a sixth grade trip to Disney World, we were required to follow a itinerary each day, but every single day, I would sneak away from the group of obnoxious youths of uniformed bright orange shirts to follow the plan of not following the plan I had in mind. I was always caught, though, because, well, my shirt was bright orange.
I even dream of purposefully following my schedule backwards during school just to see how different my day would be.
Unless planning to not live according to a plan is living according to a plan, my answer should have been "Very Inaccurate."
Maybe "Moderately Inaccurate" because I used to be a Girl Scout. Always be prepared.
I took an aptitude test recently and one of the top career choices for me was being a janitor.
I hope I skewed reality when answering those questions.
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