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1)
It is far better to be on your own than with someone just for the sake of not being alone. That applies to friendships as wells as relationships.

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On the contrary, very often I need to be with someone as loneliness is unbearable. On such occasions, I can’t be too picky about who the “someone” is.
it depends to a large extent on the nature of the association. obviously in a professional association or something similar some amount of cooperation is necessary regardless of who the person is. i would spurn people who i think are assholes in almost any kind of social situation, but in a casual setting i'd probably be able to deal with most people regardless of how well i know them. a closer association needs typically to have the other person doing most of the emotional groundwork in order to actually move beyond a casual association.

2)
To proclaim my understanding and competence on a subject, and then change my mind on it because my understanding was shown to be incorrect, it’s embarrassing for me, especially in public, as I fear it makes me look stupid. I prefer to avoid this and usually wait until I am sure of my understanding and knowledge before I start talking about it.

Agree? Disagree? Neither? Etc --
i potentially could avoid speaking about a talking that a subject that i didn't know a lot about, but typically if i'm speaking about it, i know something about it in the first place. and although other people seem to have disputed this (such as socionix, which i find somewhat baffling), i change my mind about things all the time.

3)
I am naturally sceptical of second-hand information and whenever possible prefer to trust my own experience to reach a conclusion about something.

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On the contrary, I think any one person’s experience – including mine – may be too narrow or limited, and I prefer to broaden it by getting as much second-hand information as I can.


probably the latter, although i take this information in context. this question does not strike me as especially important; my sort of subjective methodology of data collection are more in depth and are simultaneously quite reliant on my own ability to put things together as a variety of different sources.

4)
If I need to learn something quickly, my first instinct is to ask someone I see as knowledgeable on the subject, rather than find my own way through it in books, the net, etc.

Agree? Disagree? Etc
i am far more inclined to search on wikipedia or some other internet sources. it's much easier typically than having to involve other people in the scenario.

5)
I have a very good idea about my level of sexual attractiveness (or lack thereof) in relation to others around me.

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Hmm, no. I am never sure about such things.


i dunno. maybe somewhere in between.

6)
Especially in moments of crisis, I am inclined to be paralyzed by indecision and tend to wish, later, that I had acted more quickly.

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On the contrary, I am far more likely, on such occasions, to act impulsively and to later regret my decisions taken so rashly.


neither. i am not particularly averse to acting under a sense of urgency.

7)
I worry far more about appearing stupid and/or ignorant among others than I worry about being awkward when dealing with people.

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On the contrary, I don’t worry too much about appearing stupid/and or ignorant – I am more likely to worry if I am being boring, inconvenient, rude etc when dealing with others, collectively or individually.
i am rarely in a position to feel stupid or ignorant towards others.

8)
It is a very common state of mind for me to feel that, whatever I have done with regards to a task, or when doing something for someone, I could have done just one bit more.

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On the contrary, I usually tend to think I am already doing, or have already done, enough anyway – unless it is something that depends on a very specific standard that has to be met, in which case I meet it.
eh, neither really.

9)
I respect, even admire, people who don’t back off from confrontations, even physical ones, and who take physical risks (not necessarily at the level of some Jackass stunts, but I think you get the idea).

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Sometimes I may even wish I was better in such things, but normally I think that those who take physical risks (or risk getting into physical confrontations) easily are just being silly.
i think Jackass is remarkably silly and pointless. some amount of confrontation is necessary, but over-impulsiveness and/or unnecessary physical risks certainly seem somewhat silly.

10)
I enjoy poetry and often wish I could write it myself.

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Poetry may be nice and all, but it’s ultimately pointless – I prefer writings that actually communicate something in a more straightforward language.

poetry is stupid.