You Are 56% Open Minded |
 You are a very open minded person, but you're also well grounded. Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints. But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line. You're open to considering every possibility - but in the end, you stand true to yourself. |
Friday, June 16, 2006
How Open Minded Are You?
The person who I got this from measured in at 72% open minded. So of course I am wildly curious about the ways our views are similar and how they are different. Is it a good thing to be MORE open minded rather than less? Is there a point where continuing to increase on that scale offers a diminishing return? Is it perhaps just as valuable and valid to have strong convictions about some things in life that I am determined to stand my ground on as it is to be open and flexible, willing to consider alternate points of view??
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according to this test i clocked in at an amazing 44% --the coments the test offered were:
You aren't exactly open minded, but you have been known to occasionally change your mind.
You're tolerant enough to get along with others who are very different...
But you may be quietly judgmental of things or people you think are wrong.
You take your own values pretty seriously, and it would take a lot to change them.
i have no problem with any of those comments except for the one stating that i may be quietly judgemental... which i do not agree with, but then it only said "may."
to be accepting, or even tolerant, of others does not require my embracing their values or whatever that i consider wrong.
to listen to others and to even be able to accurately understand what they say, does not require that i embrace those viewpoints or beliefs as my own.
at the same time, i must be honest enough to be willing to say, "you know i was wrong." and make appropriate changes if need be.
you did it again belladonna, very interesting topic with much discussion value. i think about it often when it comes to areas of "diversity" due to my place of employment.
i re-took the test clicking more boxes... even with that, i only scored a 76%, but here is the explaination given:
You are so open minded that your brain may have fallen out!
Well, not really. But you may be confused on where you stand.
You don't have a judgemental bone in your body, and you're very
accepting.
You enjoy the best of every life philosophy, even if you sometimes
contradict yourself.
though it still sounds a bit open ended, it also sounds like the response may be trying to tell us something about being "open minded" and as "i" perceive it, i like where they are going....
let the discussion continue.
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