Survey questions for Beta Quadra members
It occurred to me that the only places where people describe themselves in any detail are in "What's My Type" or in reference to some specific question about a function. Here's a little challenge for you....If you're rather sure about your type and you're in this quadra, tell us about yourself (or at least a little bit). :) (I'll post this in the other quadras too.) And don't try to analyze what functions you're using; just say it as it is.
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What are your favorite things to do?
What is a typical day for you?
What do you hate doing?
What are biggest weaknesses?
What are you really good at?
How do you arrange things at home?
How do you organize your day?
What is your process in thinking or doing things?
Do you have "alter ego" personalities, and what are they like?
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What are your favorite things to do?
Everything which can engage my senses/mind. Which means, just walking places full of people and noise with subsequent high quantity and quality of input to observe (the quality of input is measured by the hotness factor of the female gender people being observed). I also enjoy a lot dancing, reading about stuff that is interesting, traning for various sports - this changes monthly, usually every time I've got a different fixation. I love debating, though unfortunately the internet is the only place where I can perform this activity continuosly. Sometimes I even like working, when there is a substantial monetary payoff. Of course I love going out with girls too :lol:. Novel experiences excite me, so for example even restarting school, if there are new classes available, will rev me up.
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What is a typical day for you?
Depends from the time of the year, and the activities I'm involved into at a the given point in time. October-June I wake up, go to class and pay attention to everything, then comb back home and see if a friend is available to go out, otherwise surf the internet, or do some work, or workout, or watch the TV and listen to music, or take my bike and go for a ride, or (rarely) study. During the summer I tend to wake up early, go at the computer or wash the dishes, then go out a bit, then come back home, then work, then take my bike and go to the beach, then return home and surf the internet, then go out in the night etc etc
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What do you hate doing?
Everything which is forced upon me and everything which bores the shit out of me.
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What are biggest weaknesses?
Moodiness, an all-or-nothing approach to self control (either I am strict rigid and do everything as planned, or slack completely), distractability (though not so much while executing a task), a certain temper (though it comes and goes away periodically), not realizing the emotional impact I can have, prioritizing actual fulfillment of immediate needs over long-term goals.
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What are you really good at?
Fastly and swiftly assessing a situation/task and taking action in order to resolve the situation/execute the tast. Fast absorption of new learning material. Very high energy level. Extreme self-control if my mind is set on a definite goal. Perseverance.
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How do you arrange things at home?
I rarely arrange things. When it happens, I go by feel.
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How do you organize your day?
I don't exactly organize my day. I might have two or three reference points, like: today I need to do A B C, though I generally do not order them, and do not decide which time precisely the tasks/chores must be executed.
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What is your process in thinking or doing things?
I don't exactly think when I do something. I tend to feel the situation and/or the task on a gut level, and resolve everything straight away in the fastest way avaliable. I tend to "attack" things without necessarily forming a plan previously.
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Do you have "alter ego" personalities, and what are they like?
Different people tend to have different opinions of me. The questioned parameter is vastly related to how much I like the given person, and to the environment in which the relationship develops. The higher I like the person, the more they'll think I'm on the funny/gentle/kind/obnoxious side of the charachter. The less I do, the more rude/quiet/boring/asshole. The more formal the environment, the more I'll appear as an ass. The more relaxed, the better.
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I didn't read other replies...
What are your favorite things to do?
I love taking a bubble bath, because I do it so rarely. I love discussing a movie that I loved. I would LOOOVE sleeping longer than I should. mmm... sleep. mmm... (4 hours per night 5 nights a week is not enough sleep! Having to wake up at at 6am is not for everyone.) I love changing the topic. :wink:
What is a typical day for you?
School day - My alarm clock goes off at 6am. I convince myself not to lie down for "just one more minute". Then I drink 2 mugs of coffee with lots of sugar and milk, have a small breakfast and then walk to school. ... Then I walk home, change into something more comfortable and spend the rest of the day playing Utopia, playing DDO, watching CSI Miami. At some moment I start feeling cranky and tired. Then I remember that I haven't eaten anything for a really long time. Then I prepare something simple and eat it in front of the TV. Then I'll read the forum a little bit and then force myself to go to sleep. 1.30 am - I'm not really tired, but I go to bed, chat and cuddle with the BF and then fall asleep.
Any other day - I do what I would do at a regular school day after I get home. I rarely go out.
What do you hate doing?
I hate making plans when I actually don't feel like doing anything. Why should I force myself to go out and have fun. It doesn't make sense. I never reject invitations to important social events just because I'm feeling tired.
What are biggest weaknesses?
I get angry too quickly. Or actually... I'm usually a happy person and I'm as friendly as anyone else, but when I get angry, I will get really mean very fast. I sometimes over-react.
I want to hug cute and furry animals. I can't resist kitten cuteness.
I'm too easily insulted and when something makes me feel bad, I will feel phlegmatic/sad/serious/weak for a few hours.
How do you arrange things at home?
I usually don't do anything, but when I decide to get something done, I do too much. Once I decided to really wash the floor. It took 3 hours for 9 square meters.
How do you organize your day?
Like everyone else. I do the things that I have to do and then try to do the things that I should do. (key word "try")
What is your process in thinking or doing things?
First, I'm always right except when I'm wrong. That means that I'm always entitled to my opinion and I want to do things my way. Second, I am just like everyone else (except alpha SF). I try to be efficient and useful.
Do you have "alter ego" personalities, and what are they like?
1) phlegmatic, indifferent and shy. Probably most common.
2) active and very chatty. With few select people.
3) silly and playful, using lots of theatrical expressions, like pouting and doing puppy dog eyes while trying not to laugh and then smiling and saying naively, "now you're supposed to give in. You wouldn't say "no", now would you?". :) only with BF.
4) evil bimbo bitch. Serious, stuck-up and egotistical. I usually have a reason to get that way.
5) Very sweet and friendly, smiling, shy. Nodding a lot, saying very little. Not fake. It's when I meet new people that I want to get to know better. I try to listen in stead of talking and I talk rather quietly. It's very different from alter ego no 2.
6) "teachers pet". I get really curious about little things and I start asking question from BF (or any close friend who I consider knowledgeable). "But why are so many cats black and white? It doesn't seem to offer any camouflage effect. And why is the tail so long? yeees, I know that they use their tail to land on their feet, but they might as well have a short flat tail. That would work too. And why... ".
7) ... etc ...
Re: The Beta autobiography thread
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Okay, I'm giving Beta a try :)
What are your favorite things to do?
Traveling, reading, writing, something physical. Also meeting someone who I have not talked to in a long time.
What is a typical day for you?
Finishing what I had planned for the day and then after that finding something to do.
What do you hate doing?
Talking to stupid people. School
What are biggest weaknesses?
being stubborn and rigid, not being tactful, impatience, and not letting out emotion. Sometimes I am just not emotional about something that everybody is and expects others to be.
What are you really good at?
Problem solving (most of the time), occasionally pushing boundaries if I can, sometimes experimenting with things.
How do you arrange things at home?
I don't keep much to arrange. Everything around my apartment looks very typical.
How do you organize your day?
I'll do some sprints first thing in the morning, and then I will make breakfast, check my E-mails, and make a to-do list. Go from there.
What is your process in thinking or doing things?
It depends on what I am doing. Usually I will organize it first, and then I would go from there, elimination, etc.
Do you have "alter ego" personalities, and what are they like?
I don't have one of those
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What are your favorite things to do?
reading, googling, daydreaming, complain or critisize (not always out loud), writing (or plannign to)
What is a typical day for you?
wake up an hour after my alarm; rush to get dressed (i've mentally picked up what i'll wear already); stop for a croissant then arrive at the office; make a fuss inside me about the things i have to do for a living. Do them anyway. Lunch. Finish up the rest of things-to-do-for-a-living. Dislike my collegues (internellay mainly), then head out. Possibly have a drink (or not, depends), home, dinner, maybe read and/or movie and chill withmy bf.
What do you hate doing?
Take orders, chores, "team work", paperwork, office work
What are biggest weaknesses?
expressing quick wit out loud, details, i can be very paranoid (and not sure about being right in being so or not)
What are you really good at?
persevering...? don't really know
How do you arrange things at home?
i've moved a lot and too often to "have a way of doing it'
How do you organize your day?
things-to-do-for-a-living VS. life
What is your process in thinking or doing things?
a.thinking them than doin'em;) - occasionally the opposite is true.
b. things that are part of my plan VS things that aren't
Do you have "alter ego" personalities, and what are they like?[/quote]
"alter ego"'s not ready yet;)
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What are your favorite things to do?
Being able to be alone when I want to be (then most anything can be my favorite, like organizing stuff or watching a film) or be with my friends when I want and perhaps play roleplaying or do anything together.
What is a typical day for you?
Wake up a little before my alarm clocks goes off (which annoys me). Make coffee, take the bus to school, drink coffee, go to classes, go home. Help around the house until i can go and be alone but being sure that I have helped enough. Maybe watch a movie and then go to sleep.
What do you hate doing?
Taking the bus to school. It is so crammed in the morning you cant sit down and everybody bumps into you and it's very awkward. I also fear being put into groups in school, doing any group assignments, it angers me.
What are biggest weaknesses?
Sometime i just shut down, I forget how long i have isolated myself and people start to worry about me, its not that much of a problem anymore but i always have to be aware of making sure I go and say hello to my parents and family when I am at home. I think too much before I speak, in most cases I appreciate it, but sometimes it's not so positive.
Though my number one BIGGEST problem must be my chronic nail biting and my constant fear of having some kind of ailment or illness.
What are you really good at?
Solving logical problems, organizing my time and things around me, consider myself a good writer. Then some other things.
How do you arrange things at home?
I organize by shape, not by content. My DVD collection I organize my types of DVD cases, not my genre. And I do that with most of my things. I hope I do understand the question properly. Organize my shape and size of an object vs the shapes of nearby things got get a balanced ratio.
How do you organize your day?
I make sure I have enough time to make coffee and catch the bus before I go to school. At school I follow my schedule and I go home when school is over and there I dont do much planing.
What is your process in thinking or doing things?
Make a plan in my head or think out a scenario in my head before I do anything. For example if I want to say something I try to think of any response to my comment before saying it outloud so I hopefully know what to say if people respond.
Do you have "alter ego" personalities, and what are they like?
I dont believe I have one.