I remember doing this once in a more advanced job interview for a leadership position. I was almost impressed by the sheer number of interviews (4) and tests (3) they wanted me to take. But it was a lot of fun and also very rewarding as it helped me become more conscious of how my way of approaching problems may be perceived differently by others, as well as how I could make the most of my mind and do the best to satisfy my needs. It was a journey of improved self-knowledge, which I still think is one's single most important form of development regardless of personality type.
I took the test again after reading your post and was very little surprised by the results, which were the same as when I last did it 5 years ago ^^.
Not being able to fix things is pretty tough for me, I need to fix things.. and that can start to weigh on me.
To me, I had to become aware of the fact that when I most needed help to solve something, I would insist on working on it myself to "complete" it so that when I shared it with others they would see that I had "fixed it" and done a good job. Only when I understood that this is exactly when I should do the opposite, ask for help and show vulnerability/imperfection, was I able to do my best as I wasn't constantly stuck working on things that other people with different qualities would be better at doing anyways.
Yes! I feel exactly the same and am trying to explore a bit of others’ types and how those sorts of difference can compliment each other, but could lead to misunderstandings just based on how we perceive each other. I find that could possibly the most fascinating thing of all, it can help us understand others and possibly teach us how to interact with each other a bit better.
See I find this fascinating, as while I need to “fix” things myself.. I normally don’t even want people to know I fixed it.. I just really need things to be fixed. I struggle with letting things not get done or disagreemts to go unresolved.. I also feel the need to “mediate”. In a task though, it’s more than I don’t see it being done the best way possible so feel the need to take it on myself. That is probably a bit of the perfectionist there and I’m trying to work on letting go a bit. I fight the inner monologue of “if I don’t do it, it won’t get done.” Which can lead to taking on too much and being a bit of a control freak haha. I am working on it.
How we all respond to things differently and the reasons of why we do I think show the sheer complexity of us as human beings and it sort of makes me smile. Once we begin to understand one another, we can make connections and achieve things we maybe could have never done before. I think that is pretty special ☺️
btw, in the short time I spent with you at SF.. I can say your results don’t surprise me that much and it makes me want to read a bit more. 😉 Thanks for sharing! ❤️