(Community Matters) hmm, not that I didn’t know most of this stuff, but it is helpful to hear, be reminded and remember how this impacts interactions with others. I finished my Highlands Ability Test this morning, and Steven and I have been going over the results. I’ll meet with a coach for more comprehensive review but points that stood out include
- Have a unique, individual way of looking at the world [that’s a gentle way and positive spin]. If expected to come up with the “regular” response, or to be “part of the herd,” you will be working against yourself.
- Are very involved in your work and have difficulty separating work from the other aspects of your life.
- Have a large number of ideas [doesn’t say good ideas] flowing through your head at any one time. You cannot turn this ability off at will.
- Tend to speak first, reflect later [driving most of my colleagues batty, I know and *try* to limit this]. It is important for you to get an idea out for discussion, without necessarily thinking it through first yourself.
- Have a natural Time Frame of about five to ten years for making plans, thinking about your future, or considering the impact on your life of what you are doing now. May be so focused on the future that you do not pay enough attention to the immediate present, and to near goals.
- Are an abstract thinker who is quite comfortable in work that deals with words, ideas, concepts, principles, values, people, relationships, or information. Are not likely to experience a strong pull to be involved in the concrete world of physical objects in your work. [and have no capacity for mechanics or engineering]
- Find it easy to remember two-dimensional visual patterns and are able to work comfortably with the overall patterns in visual material, as, for example in maps, architectural designs, and diagrams of any kind. [but can’t see or grasp three dimensional even with computer assistance]
- Remember those facts and numbers you need in your day-to-day tasks but don’t remember unrelated, miscellaneous facts or data. [and am losing my ability to remember names & faces]
- Undoubtedly find administrative and bookkeeping tasks slow and frustrating [i.e., am increasingly challenged paying attention to details]
Amanda et al might find the more lenghty, yet still abridged, version helpful
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