"Know Thyself"
Admit it, we're all obsessed with our personality types. We
pore over our horoscopes and take quiz after quiz to try and understand
ourselves better. But why? Shouldn't we, of all people, understand ourselves
the best?
The importance of personality quizzes doesn't lie in knowing
that we are guardians or artisans or if we are blues or oranges- it is
understanding that our personality influences the choices we make, and impacts
how we perceive the world around us.
There isn’t one kind of personality that is better or worse
than any other- there is a time and a place for them all. Whether you be
outgoing and talkative, or timid and shy, knowing these characteristics about
yourself only helps you to make wise decisions and become the most engaging and
effective citizen you can be.
Though we may not be able to change our personality, understanding
ourselves and how we make decisions is crucial to becoming not only successful
within our academics or career fields, but also in creating and fostering
relationships with others.
As humans, we feel a constant need to identify with others. We
feel the need to be included, and grouped together with those who are like us.
Perhaps that is why we take that BuzzFeed quiz to decide what Star Wars
character we are most like, or use a sorter to decide which Hogwarts house we
would be placed in.
Think of it this way- if our personality defines us, shouldn’t
that be a definition we know by heart?
A fellow Inventor, Green, Gryffindor, and Han Solo,
Mercedes Maness
Here are some links to a few fun quizzes.
http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/register.aspx
https://www.colorcode.com/personality_test/
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mackenziekruvant/which-hogwarts-house-do-you-belong-in
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/which-star-wars-character-are-you#.mynQavv94
