Oh. Right.

[f4f3]

Somebody told me that I overthink things.

Well yes, I thought, I think about things a lot.

Doesn't everyone?

And then someone (Anna, who may or may not still be around here, but who plays a mean game of Scrabble) posted something like "Twelve things you'll only understand if you overthink things". And all of them applied to me.

So there's a thing.

And there's a new person at work, who described himself as Red and likely to get Redder the more pressure he was under. Poor chap, I thought. Hypertension is a bitch.

And then he went on to describe what I took to be a Myers Briggs knock off, where we are all one of four colours. So I took the silly test, and I'm Yellow.

Which means I thrive on supportive and creative environments, and hate being judged, amongst other things, and that was right too (don't worry, I'm not reading anymore into this than I do into the fact that Pisceans are romantic fantasists who are fond of a drink.

But still, as Hamlet, Oedipus, Lear and those other guys said, "I wish I'd known this stuff earlier."

Comments

[andrewducker]

The question is - how can you make your life better with this knowledge?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

It's a good question - my thought is to be a little bit more in the moment, and also to actively look for a job that suits my temperament, or find a niche in the current place that does.

And stop worrying so damn much...

[ravurian]

But where are the links, sir?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

To the test? :) Such things can be googled.

Or in my temperament? That's a very good question...

[fiendish-cat.livejournal.com]

I did one of those. But there were only three colour. No yellow. I think I was a red. Can't remember what that meant, though I seem to remember reading 'Leadership' into it.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think the Reds get to be leaders, and the rest of us get to be managed...

[parthenia14.livejournal.com]

I have vaguely heard of this. All of the annoying people with no self doubt are basically Reds.

Pisceans are romantic fantasists who love swimming.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Romantic fantasists who love floating on lilos while drinking Pina Coladas.