Here’s something fun for a Thursday morning…
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Sometimes failure is a good thing.
It would seem, if the result of this short personality test is to be believed, that I am no good at being ruthless and self-serving.
In fact, I am someone who Machiavelli would not approve of.
Yes, with a score of 42 out of 100, I got a F- in unethical behavior.
Meaning, I guess, that it’s time for me to do a bit of navel-gazing and align my chakras by paying heed to the random delightful wisdom found here.
Namaste.
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THE SPECTACLED BEAN 
Apparently my winter blues are running deeper than I thought this morning. According to this survey, I’m considered a High Mach (68).
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Allie, that’s funny. Do you feel like you’re Machiavellian? Therein is the truth, I believe. However, now knowing this, I’ll keep my eye on you! Don’t think I won’t. 😉
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HA!! There in lies the catch-22. If I was a Machiavellian, would I admit to it?
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Good point!
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I broke the test. They wanted me to answer more questions taking me to a website that was not there. I expect G-men to come any minute to whisk me away!
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Kate, really? I finished the test then the result appear. The end. Maybe I’m so gullible that the system is programmed to push aside people like me; while you, my dear, are exactly the sort of person who fascinates the psychologists behind the questions. 0.o
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Still waiting for the G-men. Have my water pistol ready.
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I love that in the directions, they pointed out that this test is not to measure if you need psychological help or not! Funny! I got 48. I’m a “low Mach” too. And proud of it!!
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Beth, I know! I think the whole test is a hoot, directions & questions. So you, too, are a failure. Somehow this doesn’t surprise me! We are 2 F- peas in a pod.
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Mine was 66, and Machiavelli would approve. There’s probably a lot to do with trust here. I’m ethical, but I’m distrusting of pretty much everyone and everything.
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joey, you know that’s how I would describe myself, but my score suggested otherwise. Maybe I’m a bad test taker! 😉
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I usually don’t take quizzes since I bias the results. Someone else taking it for me might submit more truthful answers.
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susie, you bring up a good point. However, I’m a sucker for online quizzes. I enjoy seeing what questions they ask me, more than my results. But this time my results made me laugh– and wonder about myself. Am I that meek?
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I got 46 – very interesting to think about these answers.
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Polly, it is interesting, isn’t it? I don’t know if I believe the results are 100% accurate, but they did make me ponder: who am I exactly?
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I got a 48 so I’m not far behind you!
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Carrie, happy to have you by my side! Nothing like being below average.
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Ha, indeed.
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Oh dear. I don’t think there is a squirrel in the world who would not end up on the right half of that bell curve. We can be a manipulative bunch…
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evil, you’re right. If there was ever an animal that embodied Machiavelli’s ideas, it’d be the squirrel. Nutty as they are.
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Your results don’t surprise me! I like tests that make me feel good about my personality. 🙂
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Margaret, I was hoping to be a little more fierce, but whatcha going to do?
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I got a 58. Still Low Mach, but years and years of teaching public school at one of Ohio’s Big Urbans gives me a healthy Edge.
Like another commenter above, I got invited to participate in further research, but was led to a broken link and had to retake the original quiz to get my results. I didn’t fall for that again! (Do you think that was the original intent?!?!)
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nance, I can understand how your teaching experiences added a jadedness to your answers. I bet you’re right about that broken link. This quiz was the topic of an article in Business Insider. Maybe the website that hosts the quiz got overloaded?
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On another note, what did you do differently on your last blog post about coffee? (I really want to read it, since I’m a coffee addict!) Every computer I have is blocking it because it doesn’t have a valid security certificate. I am too stupid to know how to bypass. 😦
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Margaret, that’s interesting. The only thing different on it is that one commenter left a link. I’ll go disable the link and maybe you’ll be able to get through then. Thanks for the head’s up.
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