Perhaps you've had the experience of taking a personality test of some sort and experiencing shock at reading the results. The shock likely wasn't because you learned something new but at how well it nailed you. I mean, if I were to walk up to you (assume I don't' know you well) and tell you how you operate. You'd say, "Whoa! How'd you know?!" So it's even more shocking when a computer can accurately tell us about ourselves.
On a recent test the computerized report also told me about my sense of humor. Whoa Mr. Computadora. It's one thing to tell me I'm driven and analytical but now you're telling me I also have dry humor? We like these tests, especially when they turn out accurate. We like saying, "yes, yes, that's me alright." I think this is for a couple reasons:
1) It satisfies a need when we are known (even by a computer).
2) It is hard to know or own up to ourselves accurately, so when someone can systematically lay out who we are, the strengths and weaknesses it is helpful to have that.
But how much more to be known by another human and to know someone else like that? I think this is one thing to consciously strive for in friendships. Where does someone thrive, where are they weak, what do they enjoy, etc. It is that deepness of knowing that strengthens the bonds. For instance, there are some things about me, like my political views, that only a few people accurately know. Not only that, they accept that about me, or don't judge - heck some even agree, which is an added bonus.
How well do others truly know you and how well do you truly know yourself?
On a recent test the computerized report also told me about my sense of humor. Whoa Mr. Computadora. It's one thing to tell me I'm driven and analytical but now you're telling me I also have dry humor? We like these tests, especially when they turn out accurate. We like saying, "yes, yes, that's me alright." I think this is for a couple reasons:
1) It satisfies a need when we are known (even by a computer).
2) It is hard to know or own up to ourselves accurately, so when someone can systematically lay out who we are, the strengths and weaknesses it is helpful to have that.
But how much more to be known by another human and to know someone else like that? I think this is one thing to consciously strive for in friendships. Where does someone thrive, where are they weak, what do they enjoy, etc. It is that deepness of knowing that strengthens the bonds. For instance, there are some things about me, like my political views, that only a few people accurately know. Not only that, they accept that about me, or don't judge - heck some even agree, which is an added bonus.
How well do others truly know you and how well do you truly know yourself?
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