thebookoflife : self-knowledge-questionnaire + recommendations

So...... I did this test:

http://www.thebookoflife.org/self-knowledge-questionnaire/

and I liked not only the results but also what was recommended to me to read further. or to watch in case of video.

try it if you like.

my result:
"Based on your answers, we think the following three traits are important strands in your personality:

RATIONALITY
...
SENSITIVITY
...
RESILIENCE
..."

"You like clarity and intelligent simplicity and you get frustrated at messy thinking. This can make you seem unreasonably pushy to some, but it is actually a virtue: you are motivated by a horror at pointless effort and a longing for precision and insight into how things and people work. Your ability to synthesise and bring order is essential in producing thinking which is truly helpful."

What is Philosophy For?

Philosophy ‘ Ludwig Wittgenstein

Who Are You to Say That?

"You have delicate, sensitive perceptions; you can be deeply moved by appearances ‘ the right light in a room, or good food, or the texture of a piece of clothing. Expressive, intelligent language has a powerful hold on you; your mind works better when it is inspired and provoked by vivid imagery. It can be sad to live in a world which is often so ugly and not properly looked after. But you know that things can be otherwise, and you have the ability to appreciate the world at its best."

For Sensitivity:
Why We Should Draw More

Why Design Matters

On Good and Bad Taste

http://www.thebookoflife.org/good-and-bad-taste/

"You have a tendency, after a setback, to turn your emotions towards restriving. What attracts you is the idea of wiping out a humiliation by resumed action ‘ overcoming weakness, repressing your fear. Because part of your motive is pride, you can sometimes be unwilling to admit weakness or to receive aid. But at heart, tour insistence on coming back and never folding has taught you a valuable pessimism: you know that important journeys are never easy."

For Resilience:
On Stress and Inner Voices
http://www.thebookoflife.org/on-stress-and-inner-voices/

How to Cope with Imperfection

http://www.theschooloflife.com/london/shop/how-to-cope-with-imperfection/

Losers and Tragic Heroes

I enjoyed really the video about "losers and tragic heros".

Specially the quote, "you can be good and still fail".

or

"A tragedy is the account of how GOOD PEOPLE can end up in disasterous situations."

hi there, I'm glad you are enjoying it.

Posted by ManilaVice
i'm kinda answering it but fuk if i wanted to pick pretentious names for art pieces i would have been an abstract painter instead! *mad smiley*

yada yada. you got "EXHIBITIONISM" with Leo placements. so—?? do a little for it and learn the pretentious words for the future exhibitions.

Posted by RumiLove
Thanks for sharing =D I loved it.. Here is my result -

Tenderness
..... One danger is being naive about people’s dark sides. ....

I bet you hear this 100 times a day. from your mother, your girls, dxpers and whereever.

So far I have Sensitivity in common with RumiLove and RATIONALITY in common with Vice.

But the two seems not to share any of their top three.

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Posted by ManilaVice
i'm kinda answering it but fuk if i wanted to pick pretentious names for art pieces i would have been an abstract painter instead! *mad smiley*

yada yada. you got "EXHIBITIONISM" with Leo placements. so—?? do a little for it and learn the pretentious words for the future exhibitions.

yeah well i picked to wear something adventurous + something dramatic to chill with friends

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wow. that makes a lot of sense. I could not do that because in my past I might have done it once in a life time. maybe twice. but not often enough for a questionare.

wondering if transits can make a Leo out of you just for one night.

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Posted by DwellingOnMove

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Posted by ManilaVice
i'm kinda answering it but fuk if i wanted to pick pretentious names for art pieces i would have been an abstract painter instead! *mad smiley*

yada yada. you got "EXHIBITIONISM" with Leo placements. so—?? do a little for it and learn the pretentious words for the future exhibitions.

yeah well i picked to wear something adventurous + something dramatic to chill with friends

wow. that makes a lot of sense. I could not do that because in my past I might have done it once in a life time. maybe twice. but not often enough for a questionare.

wondering if transits can make a Leo out of you just for one night.

leo moon transit maybe or venus in 5th passing by lol

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let me check it soon for conjunction. tMoon nSun.

I think natal conjunctions give Leo vibe. well, I don't think. I'm ready to observe and check.

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Posted by DwellingOnMove
So far I have Sensitivity in common with RumiLove and RATIONALITY in common with Vice.

But the two seems not to share any of their top three.

Yeah =D

I see little correlation between astrology and these results.. You have resilience = a total Sag trait!

Manila has Leo, Taurus placements ...goes with his results..

I only know that Nemilicious is Pisces w Scorpio moon (sensitivity, Pisces is playful too)

Lol...a little vague but wanted to share :p

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I knew she is playful. but I'm really curious if it comes from the Pisces part. Let's hope some other Pisces Suns do this Q too.

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Posted by DwellingOnMove
my result:
"Based on your answers, we think the following three traits are important strands in your personality:

RATIONALITY
...
SENSITIVITY
...
RESILIENCE
..."

RATIONALITY

SENSITIVITY

PLAYFULLNESS

this was an awesome test, dwelling 😄 thanks.

i liked the question about the coffee-spilling hahaha.

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ja, die Szene lief lebendig mir vor Augen. Na klar sagt die Sagin, komisch is's schon aber gleich ist alles sauber. :-)

so du bist zwei drittel wie ich? aber wo du verspielt bist, bin ich geil auf eine Tapferkeitsmedaille? Wir müssen ein paar werden.

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my result:
"Based on your answers, we think the following three traits are important strands in your personality:

RATIONALITY
...
SENSITIVITY
...
RESILIENCE
..."

RATIONALITY

SENSITIVITY

PLAYFULLNESS

this was an awesome test, dwelling 😄 thanks.

i liked the question about the coffee-spilling hahaha.

ja, die Szene lief lebendig mir vor Augen. Na klar sagt die Sagin, komisch is's schon aber gleich ist alles sauber. :-)

so du bist zwei drittel wie ich? aber wo du verspielt bist, bin ich geil auf eine Tapferkeitsmedaille? Wir müssen ein paar werden.

weißt du, ich habe mir gedacht, wenn ich mir schon den kaffee auf die bluse schütte - dann bin ich der trottel und sonst niemand; ich kann auch herzlich über solche dummen sachen lachen; qui bono you know? it is not the end of the world.

das hat mich sehr gefreut, dass wir eine große übereinstimmung haben. werde meine heldin - dann werde ich dir auch großzügig eine (oder gar mehrere) tapferkeitsmedaille verleihen 😄 was sagst?

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um Gottes Willen. Hüte dich vor mir als Schütze, unzuverlässig, egoistisch, bringt nur leid.

kriege ich die Medaille trotzdem? 😉

Really enjoyed the visuals 🙂

Thank you for sharing!

Rationality, Reverence, Sensitivity.

How cool to see Wittgenstein under Rationality. It's related to a moment of me connecting to my Pisces friend back in Law School. We were talking about what we had read lately and I pulled his Tractatus from my bag and his eyes went big "I am reading that too" and pulled it from his bag too.

This was one of the more interesting ones I've taken, lately 🙂

Loyalty

Rationality

Sensitivity

Thanks, DoM

TENDERNESS

You are not afraid of the sufferings and sorrows of other people, even when they are acted out in unappealing ways. Beneath even defensiveness and self-righteous behaviour, you know that deep down people need nurturing and consolation. One danger is being naive about people’s dark sides. But at your best you know you can be mean yourself, which helps you to sympathise. You bring strength and forgiveness where other people might panic. For Tenderness:
The Darkest Truth About Love
On Charity
Loving and Being Loved

AMBITION

You have a strong sense of potential and an intense drive to accomplish difficult things. The core of this is your ability to hold together the big goals and the daily efforts. Where other people’s hopes collapse when they encounter the tedium of the journey, you keep coming back. Oddly, it is actually your ability to endure feeling unheroic that counts. You know the power of working away solidly on what’s in front of you. For Ambition:
How to Realise Your Potential
How to Be an Entrepreneur
How to Find Meaningful Work

Sensitivity

You have delicate, sensitive perceptions; you can be deeply moved by appearances ‘ the right light in a room, or good food, or the texture of a piece of clothing. Expressive, intelligent language has a powerful hold on you; your mind works better when it is inspired and provoked by vivid imagery. It can be sad to live in a world which is often so ugly and not properly looked after. But you know that things can be otherwise, and you have the ability to appreciate the world at its best.

For Sensitivity:
ӢWhy We Should Draw More
ӢWhy Design Matters
ӢOn Good and Bad Taste

Posted by Damnata
Really enjoyed the visuals 🙂

Thank you for sharing!

Rationality, Reverence, Sensitivity.

How cool to see Wittgenstein under Rationality. It's related to a moment of me connecting to my Pisces friend back in Law School. We were talking about what we had read lately and I pulled his Tractatus from my bag and his eyes went big "I am reading that too" and pulled it from his bag too.

happy to read your notes. I feel your joy.

Posted by Montgomery
This was one of the more interesting ones I've taken, lately 🙂

Loyalty

Rationality

Sensitivity

Thanks, DoM

glad you liked it.

wrong spell for Leo Sun. It should have been Royalty, right? LOL