Who among us has not been tempted at one time or another to take one of those personality tests that grace the pages of our magazines, tabloids and web servers? They're hard to resist, aren't they?
Some are surprising in sizing up who we are. I was astounded just the other day with the accuracy of a test given on the website www.colorquiz.com. Through a simple sequence of choosing colors in the order in which they appeal to you, a convincing analysis of your personality type results. Try it yourself.
Of course, some are pure nonsense.
Recently, one appeared on the AOL homepage as a link to the HGTV website, Front Door, that claims to match your personality to the style house it would best occupy. Well, that's one that a Realtor should explore, right?
For the hell of it, I took the test twice, each time in a different mood. The first time, I was a Spanish Colonial, which doesn't even exist in my region, and I don't care much for the style. The second time, I was a Ranch ("solid as a Ranch," the results said). The styles were all off, as were the descriptions of my personality.
My wife took the test and she was classified as a Victorian, which is far from her style preference, but she felt that the description of her personality type was accurate. If the results held true, how could I as a Ranch be living happily with a Victorian under the same Colonial roof?
Try the test yourself at: http://www.frontdoor.com/5IEK9I
And for the full story which is appearing today in the Examiner Newspapers, visit:
Bill Primavera is a Realtor representing all of beautiful Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York. Coming from the public relations field, he also writes as The Home Guru in the Examiner Newspapers in the same area. To contact him directly, call 914-522-2076.
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