Thu, 17 Jul 08
I took a test to assess my "Signature Strengths", offered by the University of Pennsylvania. You have to sign up to the site, but there are lots of tests, and it's kind of interesting. Here are my top five personality strengths. I'm not surprised, other than to have seen that Spirituality actually ended up sixth, but then, most of the questions had more to do with religion than spirituality, and I'm not very religious (but I'm highly spiritual).
Your Top Strength
Honesty, authenticity, and genuineness
You are an honest person, not only by speaking the truth but by living your life in a genuine and authentic way. You are down to earth and without pretense; you are a "real" person.
Your Second Strength
Humor and playfulness
You like to laugh and tease. Bringing smiles to other people is important to you. You try to see the light side of all situations.
Your Third Strength
Love of learning
You love learning new things, whether in a class or on your own. You have always loved school, reading, and museums-anywhere and everywhere there is an opportunity to learn.
Your Fourth Strength
Curiosity and interest in the world
You are curious about everything. You are always asking questions, and you find all subjects and topics fascinating. You like exploration and discovery.
Your Fifth Strength
Appreciation of beauty and excellence
You notice and appreciate beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in all domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience.
Now, I admit, I could have actually fudged the test results if I'd wanted to. I'm pretty smart, and I could tell where a lot of the questions were leading, so to speak. And some of the questions were stupidly worded, such as, "I can't imagine lying or cheating," which is just dumb. Of course I can imagine it. Duh. I just don't do it...
Anyway, there are a lot of interesting tests there. How much use they'd be to you, I can't say, but if you've got some time to kill and you enjoy doing psychological personality assessment tests, go around to the Authentic Happiness Test Center on the University of Pennsylvania website and check it out.



