speaking of type a
Someone reminded me tonight of my type A comment a few posts ago, so I decided to Google up some personality tests instead of doing my laundry or unloading the dishwasher. I first chanced upon this unofficial five question version that simply scored your tendencies towards type A or B (C wasn’t even factored in). My results were as follows:
On a scale from 10 (extreme Type B) to 40 (extreme Type A), your score is: 25
You are relatively balanced between Type A and Type B. You want to get things done on time but not at all cost. Competition is fine with you, but you do not feel that you always have to win. To you, time is precious but patience is a virtue, under certain circumstances.
Well ok, I thought. I guess that sounds like me. Then I found the eighty-seven question mother of all personality tests, took that one, and received the following ranking:
I have many characteristics of a Type A personality?! Damn this thing, now I’m pissed! Ok, maybe not. I just find this a little hard to believe, since all the other Type As I know make me look like a banana slug on the beach. If I scored 68, these people must be dying of coronary heart disease as I type this. Of course, I’m going to meet one of these people in three weeks, and he only has to stay alive long enough to entertain me for a few days on vacation. After that, it’s his problem. And who says I’m type A?
