Are you getting the most out life?

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Here is a quick and simple test to find out whether you are getting the most out of life.

There are 20 questions. The test should take no more than 15 minutes. There is no time limit. You can take as much time as you like.

To maximize your score, try to answer all the questions. You can do the questions in whatever order you wish. You can change your answers at any time.

Don't think too much. Quickly pick the first answer that best describes your most likely reaction. Answer the questions honestly: as you would most likely react, not as you would like to react. This will provide you with the most valuable feedback.

Have fun!

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Question 1: It's time to decide on your next holiday. You have narrowed your choice to the 4 best options.
Which one would you most likely choose?

    a) Go with a friend in southern Mexico. You've been in northern Mexico before and enjoyed it, but you don't know what the south looks like.
    b) Go on your own around Africa. This requires a bit more preparation and may reserve a few surprises.
    c) Go to your favorite beach place, which you know well and enjoy.
    d) Go with a friend in Rajasthan. You don't know anything about it, but your friend says it's a fascinating place.

Question 2: You're a tennis enthusiast. You play tournaments regularly. You enroll in a big tournament. On your way to your first match, your unreliable car puts you in a bad mood. You lose the match narrowly against a less experienced opponent.
How would you most likely explain your defeat?

    a) I shouldn't have let my car troubles upset me so much. I should have calmed down and refocused on the match.
    b) The car was playing up. That put me in a bad mood and I lost my concentration.
    c) I had my chances to win but I played them badly.
    d) It was just a bad day.

Question 3: After 2 years of hard study, you finally got a job as an accountant in a good firm. You're excited, you're on your way to success. However, after a year you realize you are not enjoying it.
What would you most likely do?

    a) Keep your job, but start working on your own ideas on evenings and weekends. When your small business earns enough income, you plan to quit your job.
    b) Talk to your boss. Tell him that you're not suited to this job, and you're rather be doing something else. Are there any other opportunities within the firm that might suit you better?
    c) Keep plodding along at your job, hoping that things will improve. You don't want to have your 2 years of hard study wasted!
    d) Look everywhere for jobs available and find a trainee position in a completely different field. You take it and quit your job.

Question 4: You enjoy writing novels and would love to get published. You've sent your manuscript to one publisher after another, but you keep getting 'No!' answers.
What would you most likely do?

    a) Send your manuscript to more publishers, hoping that one day someone will say Yes!
    b) Publish it yourself. You can do most of it on a PC, and get a small print and binding run done at a reasonable cost. You can then try to sell it yourself directly.
    c) Join a writers club. Get to know other writers. Exchange tips and find out what works and doesn't work when writing a novel.
    d) Ring each publisher who said no and ask for feedback. Why isn't your book suitable?

Question 5: Your family is going on holiday by car. You're the navigator, looking at the maps. You suddenly realize that you've made a mistake and that the car should make a U-turn.
What would you most likely do?

    a) Say "Sorry, I've made a mistake, we'll have to make a U-turn".
    b) Say that you've misread the map. The symbols are very confusing. We should make a U-turn.
    c) Re-work a new route to get there without having to make a U-turn. Nobody will know you've made a mistake.
    d) Say that you just realize that there was an error on the map, and that we'll have to make a U-turn.

Question 6: You're at a dinner with some friends. Somebody is passionately arguing that dogs should not be allowed in public parks. You feel offended as you have a dog and enjoy going to the park.
How would you most likely respond?

    a) You ignore him. It's not worth arguing for.
    b) You ask him how we can setup the rules so that both dog owners and people who don't like dogs can be happy.
    c) You acknowledge his point of view that a park without dogs would be more enjoyable for some people.
    d) You explain him why he's wrong. Public parks are for the public, and that includes people who have dogs.

Question 7: You're on a tour group visiting Egypt. You don't know anybody else in the group. Most people look quite different from you, much older, or more conservative, or from a different background. None of them appeal to you at first sight.
What would you most likely do?

    a) Talk with some of the locals whenever you get a chance, but don't bother with people from the group.
    b) Exchange casual conversation with a few of them about their experience on the trip.
    c) Stay on your own, reading books or listening to tapes.
    d) Initiate dialog with many of them, looking for the individuality and qualities in them.

Question 8: You're at the supermarket, doing your weekly shopping. After an hour in there, you can't wait to get out. While queuing at the cashier, you notice that most of the other lines are moving much faster! You look at the cashier and, sure enough, he looks really slow and inexperienced.
What would you most likely say to yourself?

    a) What a snail this cashier is! Hurry up! I've got better to do than waiting on the line!
    b) He must be a trainee, he's struggling to keep up with the pace. I'm glad I haven't got his job! You never get a break!
    c) How can anybody be so dumb and work so slowly! Look at him! He looks so stupid!
    d) I wish this line would be moving a bit faster. I wonder why this cashier is so slow.

Question 9: You're earning an average salary, living comfortably but with few luxuries. A good friend of yours tells you about his/her terrible situation (Much of his/her money has been stolen) and asks you whether you could help out, maybe with a $1,000.
What would you most likely reply?

    a) You sympathize with him/her, and then you say you can barely afford to pay the mortgage. You wouldn't be able to afford to give out $1,000.
    b) You spend time listening and providing emotional support. You give $1,000 and ask if you can help in any other way. You delay purchasing a new car until next year.
    c) You say that you feel sorry for him/her and value the friendship, but that it's not right to mix friends and money.
    d) You offer $500, and say he/she can pay you back whenever the situation gets better.

Question 10: You've been in a social group for 3 months and you love it. People are very nice. One member of the group has been particularly helpful and has made a special effort to make you feel comfortable.
What would you most likely do?

    a) Nothing. Things are going great.
    b) Tell her how much it means to you to have had somebody who made such an effort to make you feel at ease within the group. If appropriate, give her a small present to express your gratitude.
    c) Give her gentle hints that you appreciate her, by doing something special for her birthday or being particularly helpful.
    d) Briefly thank her for being so nice and helpful.

Question 11: You feel you lack a bit of energy and are a bit overweight. You've tried diets and light foods, but it doesn't seem to change much. A friend says that she's starting a nutrition class. She asks you if you world like to join her.
What would you most likely answer ?

    a) Yes! You join the course, committed to learn and apply it afterwards.
    b) Why not. You join the course hoping to find a quick and easy answer to your problems.
    c) Not really, but you might be interested to ask her what she's learned from the course.
    d) No thanks. You don't have time!

Question 12: You're having a picnic with some friends in a public park. A group of young boys set up themselves right next to you. Their loud music is disturbing your picnic.
What would you most likely do?

    a) You mention to your friends how inconsiderate these people are. They really have no manners!
    b) You move to another spot.
    c) You walk up to the park ranger and tell him about the group of loud young boys. You ask him to have a word to them.
    d) You walk up to the group and tell them that their music is disturbing your picnic. You ask them calmly and nicely to turn it down or move to another spot.

Question 13: You're teaching a friend how to draw cartoons. He seems able to draw some, but he stubbornly insists on using his own strange way rather than the more effective method you're teaching him.
How would you most likely react?

    a) Say the he is doing very well, but that he might be able to do even better if he tries this other method.
    b) Tell him that his way is not correct, and that he must learn the more effective method.
    c) Congratulate him for the results he's producing. He has learnt a lot today!
    d) Say that there's no point for you teaching if he doesn't listen! You're tired of saying the same thing again and again!

Question 14: You're over 30, and single. You enjoy your lifestyle. You have many friends and a lot of time to pursue your own interests. Your parents and many of your friends have been telling you for ages that you 'should' find the right person and get married. You feel that a single life would suit you better, but you feel the pressure from everybody.
What would you most likely do?

    a) Tell everybody that you're looking for the right person, but you haven't found it yet. Actually, you're not really looking and continue with your current lifestyle.
    b) Argue with everybody and explain your choice, using rational justifications.
    c) Go and find the right person, so that you don't have to worry about remaining single.
    d) Tell your parents and friends that you feel you would be me much happier single. Allow them their opinions but live peacefully within yourself with the choices you've made.

Question 15: You're in a social group. One day, a new family joins the group, and you notice that their habits are quite different. The way they dress and speak, although being considerate, makes you uncomfortable.
What would you most likely do?

    a) Discuss with others how strange these people are. Seek other's agreement with your reaction.
    b) Walk up to them and get to know them. Try to understand their differences and their perceptions.
    c) Try to overcome your discomfort and treat them as everybody else. Remain polite and considerate towards them.
    d) Ignore them and remain cold toward them. Avoid contact with them, hoping that one day they'll give up.

Question 16: You're at a party with a few friends. There are many people you don't know. There are a few people who have caught your attention and that you would like to meet.
What would you most likely do?

    a) Wait for the 'right moment' to catch their attention and introduce yourself.
    b) Walk up to them, smile, and introduce yourself.
    c) Stay with your friends.
    d) Ask your friends if they know so and so, and whether they would be interested in talking to them.

Question 17: You're trying to teach your friend how to type a letter on the computer for the third time. You quickly realize that he's not paying attention. He's only interested in having the letter typed, not in learning. You're getting angry and frustrated.
What do you most likely do?

    a) Yell at him and tell him he'd better pay attention, because next time he'll have to do it himself!
    b) Do it, but quickly and angrily. At the end, you say 'never again!'
    c) Turn off the computer, saying you're sick of doing it all the time. He'll have to do it himself now!
    d) Put him in front of the computer. Tell him we're going to do it together, with him doing it and you explaining. You accept the fact you'll have to spend extra time doing it this way.

Question 18: A new member has joined your team. She's from Asia. She is good in English, but speaks very little and is not outspoken during meetings. She does good work but is fairly quiet. You're asked your opinion about her.
What would you most likely say?

    a) She seems quite bright, but it's hard to know what she really thinks. Maybe if we talked to her and get her to open up, she might have interesting ideas.
    b) She obviously doesn't have many ideas. She's a good worker but does not have much potential.
    c) She's not very interesting. She lacks confidence and never come up with anything original.
    d) It's hard to have an opinion, as she is from a different background. Maybe we need to get to know her better.

Question 19: You're excited about Sunday. You've planned and prepared a nice barbecue with the family. However, come Sunday morning, it's raining heavily.
What would you most likely do?

    a) Stay at home watching TV instead. Go on about how hopeless the weather forecasts are!
    b) Forget about the barbecue. Decide to invite some friends over instead and have some fun inside.
    c) Hold the barbecue on the veranda. Organize to play some games and have an enjoyable lazy day.
    d) Hold the barbecue anyway, in a covered area of the park. Talk about the terrible weather.

Question 20: After such a long time, you thought you had met the 'right person'.
Everything was lovely at first. Then you started to notice faults, like irritating habits or different tastes.
You're talking about it with some friends.
What would you most likely say?

    a) "It's so hard to find the right person, and you can never rely on your first impression! After a while, people change."
    b) "Can you believe that he leaves his cup unwashed in the sink, and can't even make a proper coffee!"
    c) "X is so lovely, we're really having a great time together. However, there are a few irritating things I wish I could do something about. Any suggestions about what could be done about it?"
    d) "There's not much I can do. All relationships have problems. I'll just have to accept that these problems will happen and put up with it."

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