Read the statements below and use a pencil to score each question’s accuracy in describing your thoughts or behaviors, with one being “very inaccurate” and five being “very accurate.” Flip to the back of the book for interpretation.
I am very aware of my surroundings.
I am able to fit in in any situation.
I have the ability to make others feel interesting.
I get puzzled by my own thoughts and feelings.
I know what makes others tick.
I get along well with people I have just met.
I don’t know how to handle myself in a new social situation.
I am good at sensing what others are feeling.
I know what to say to make people feel good.
I am taken advantage of by others.
The picture’s pretty bleak, gentlemen … The world’s climates are changing, the mammals are taking over, and we all have a brain about the size of a walnut.
—Gary Larson, The Far Side