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A personalty question (feddit.nl)
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Of the following, which of the two personality types do you generally align with?

When approaching a given situation or idea, do you typically focus on details first, or start with the bigger picture, filling in details second?

Edit for clarity: I'm not asking anyone to strictly identify with one or the other. It's a question of where on the spectrum between them you fall.

I am more of a big picture person and my partner is more of a details first person.

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[โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The context totally changes the question.

"Which do you like more, blue or green?" is very different from "Which do you feel you are, a blue-liker or a green-liker?"

The first question directly asks a specific thing.

The second is asking what category a person feels they belong to. And assigning a category implies many things in addition to liking the color.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    I think you hit the nail on the head. It's being made about hypothetical implications, instead of being taken at face value....

    Here's another one: Are you more of a silly person or a serious person?

    There are implications to both, and few would self identify as strictly one or the other, but I can easily see which side I tend to align with without labeling myself a "Serious/Silly Person"

    It's really blowing my mind that this concept isn't more intuitive. (I've had this conversation with a family member who has a view very similar to yours)

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