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Old 08-11-2008, 02:19 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Super quick cool personality test

anyone ever tried the colorgenics test? it takes like 10 seconds, no signing up, and gives a very detailed accurate report of your current mood and emotional situation. I recommend it!

::: The Amazing World of Colorgenics :::
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Old 08-11-2008, 02:37 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I liked it.
Very accurate.

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Old 08-11-2008, 03:27 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Ah I remember seeing this test, definitely fun and the results are interesting. I took it again, results look very similar to what I've seen before =)
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Old 08-11-2008, 03:56 AM   #4 (permalink)
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This is sort of like the horoscope... the results will look personal but that's just because you're only considering the info they got right about you and disregarding automatically what doesn't fit you.
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Old 08-11-2008, 04:21 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I don't want to burst anyone's bubble but the information seemed very general. I tried to think in terms of "does this apply to me at all?" as well as "does this apply to me personally?" I came to the conclusion "not really." But still, an ENJOYABLE test with a novel concept.
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I don't ever feel at harmony with colors.... I don't think I'm emotionally aware enough.
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Old 08-11-2008, 10:01 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I took the test, the results were totally not accurate!
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Old 08-11-2008, 11:03 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Was accurate to me. But of course, it could be just a very clever cold-reading.
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Old 08-11-2008, 12:29 PM   #9 (permalink)
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This was not even close to being accurate for me...
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Old 08-11-2008, 12:31 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Was quite accurate for me...
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Old 08-11-2008, 01:29 PM   #11 (permalink)
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We build ourselves.
So my personality is the result of what I have created.
It is my creation, my master piece, but it is not me.
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Old 08-11-2008, 09:57 PM   #12 (permalink)
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hmmm I'm under alot of stress at this time.... I don't think so? Oh well. it was a fun 10 seconds.
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Old 08-11-2008, 11:20 PM   #13 (permalink)
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It was spot-on for me, but that may just be clever generalized wording. I did try some random combinations, which yielded results that weren't as good as the ones that I got, but there was some similarity between most of them. All in all, it worked very well for me.
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Old 08-11-2008, 11:39 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Quite applicable. Huh. I needed that moment of introspection.
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I took it and it seemed a good match.

And then I took it again, this time selecting at random, it seemed even more applicable.

It seems too vague.
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Old 08-12-2008, 12:28 AM   #16 (permalink)
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its kinda like a fortune cookie i guess. sometimes it makes no sense and others it seems totally coincidentally profound. and when it is, that is always fun and good!
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It basically told me things only I could know.

Usually, when you get a freakishly accurate reading, the best thing to do is read the other ones and see if they're also accurate. If they are, it's cold reading. If not, it may still be cold reading, or there may be something behind it. Unfortunately, the site won't load again. Hmm. . .
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Okay, I tried it again. Twice. All three results were very similar. The first was the most accurate, but they all seemed to be talking to the same person in the same situation, with slight variations.
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Old 08-12-2008, 07:07 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Thanks, openyourize - I found it remarkably accurate and not in the least bit generalized.
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My major issue is that my color choices are based on what I think is cool and its very unlikely to change much, if at all. Oh well, glad some people got value out of it.
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This is just a gimmick to market the ColorMonics cd don't take it the least bit serious.
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Old 08-12-2008, 03:27 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Hmmm. I took it under my current stressed-out mood, and it gave results that were quite accurate concerning my current mood and mindset.

Then I retook it as if I was under my ideal mood, and the results were completely different and much more matched with how I'd be under my ideal mood.

I think there were some generetic stuff that would apply to everyone, and then some stuff that would apply to that mood.

Maybe this test is bogus, but maybe it's more suited for those who tend to be more visual in their orientation as I am?
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I take psychological tests like a game, not like a representation of truth.
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Wow, the result I got completely resonated with what I've been dealing with lately.

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The idea of togetherness, love, warmth, tenderness and mutual understanding fascinates you but you seem to be embarrassed by the thought of allowing this to appear openly. It would appear that you employ a cautious exploratory tactic in the pursuit of this objective, making sure that you are neither irrevocably committed nor found out.

You are very self-sufficient and methodical. You presume to know where you are going but need to find a person who will recognise the way you are, not be too demanding and who is, as they say in Italy, 'Simpatico'.

You are a perfectionist in everything that you put your hand to. You are demanding and very exacting in the standards you apply to your choice of colleagues and friends -perhaps you demand too much from people. That perfection you seek in a particular person is illusive - perhaps it does not even exist.

You are feeling trapped by the situation as it stands at this time and what is more, you feel powerless to remedy it. You are stressful, angry and disgruntled. You feel that everything that you try to do to change the situation is thwarted and your hopes and aspirations all seem to be receding into the ever distant future. You have reached the state where you now doubt whether your dreams will ever be achieved and this is not only causing mental stress but heartache. You need to get away from it all - you need to have time to think, to recuperate, to be able to make your own decisions.

You are fed up with other people trying to influence you and you also feel that it is necessary to protect yourself from the threat that your independence and freedom may be restricted. You would just like to be left alone.
I realized this last night during a mushroom trip and I broke down and cried for almost an hour. To see this explained to me in text affirms that I need to change. From now on I'm going to let my feelings known (especially to women), and I've started by writing a letter to my aunt who I haven't seen in years, but was always there for me growing up in Guam.
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I'd like to look at the results for someone else to see if that too fits me.

Here's what it said about me.

You are a very sensitive person and you try hard (perhaps a little too hard) to make favourable impressions and to be recognised by your peers. But you have that inherent need to feel appreciated and admired and you are easily hurt if all of your endeavours go by unappreciated or not acknowledged. Stop trying so hard.

You are very talented, imaginative and sensitive but you are holding back as you do not really like going it 'on your own'. In preference you would like to team up with someone, someone with similar attributes as your own, to explore - to seek out and go perhaps 'where no other man has trod before'. It is the unusual that attracts you and which will give you a sense of excitement and adventure.

You are confined and trapped in a distressing or uncomfortable situation and seeking some way out. Whatever you seem to do to resolve the problem hasn't worked out. Fortunately you are able to gain some aspect of relief from someone close to you.

You are being unduly influenced by the situation that is all around you. You do not like the feeling of loneliness and whatever it is that seems to separate you from others. You know that life can be wonderful and you are anxious to experience life in all its aspects, to live it to the full. You therefore resent any restriction or limitations that are being imposed on you and you insist on going it alone.

You are trying to build up your own position and you resist all external influences. You insist that you are your own person and you will not tolerate any outside interference. Decisive and proud, you are true managerial material.
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I didn't understand the concept of being in harmony with colours. I chose the ones I like. Maybe that's what it meant.

Most of the results could be applied to me but only if a lot of benefit of the doubt was given - i.e. "Well, it could mean that, which would fit".

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almost correct for me.
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This is sort of like the horoscope... the results will look personal but that's just because you're only considering the info they got right about you and disregarding automatically what doesn't fit you.
I sort of agree. I want it to work and be as amazing as it may seem, but this just doesn't hit the mark. Then again, I'm used to dealing with things like StrengthsFinder, so I have a pretty high benchmark.

I also felt it--or at least my reading--had a very remedial focus. I'm not quite used to that, and the Maximiser me isn't a fan. I prefer more positively, optimistically phrased things that slant towards improvement and betterment rather than dwell on your current situation or the negative aspects of life.

Here's the reading I got:

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You have a vivid imagination and this is good. Great inventors, explorers all had inventive, imaginative minds. Your friends and acquaintances may consider you over-imaginative and given to fantasy or day-dreaming. So what ? this is a part of your character and charm.

Which ever way you turn you feel that you are being utterly thwarted. There is considerable conflict in the air but you will stick to your beliefs and not be deterred in endeavouring to attain your objectives.

It's the old old story - I am misunderstood - my partner (be it in your private life or in business) just doesn't understand me and YOU also believe at this time that you are being completely MISUNDERSTOOD by one and all. It then obviously follows that you naturally feel inhibited and not appreciated. It is perhaps because of this belief that you feel compelled to stand back and let the rest of the world go by. As for developing a firm relationship - inwardly deep down in your subconscious mind you are wary of even trying to get close to another person because you feel that if you open up your heart and feelings you are sure to get hurt. Since you are living in a society where close relationships are the norm, you feel that there is that need to conform, but any close relationships of any magnitude that you may have tried in the past have unfortunately left you without any sense of emotional involvement.

As of late, you have been experiencing untold stress and this is a result of continuous frustration. You haven't been taking care of all your physical needs and it's beginning to show. It would seem that you have a need to find someone to whom you can really relate - someone perhaps whose standards are as high as your own. You want to be different - to be individualistic - to stand out from the common herd. Your inherent control of your sensual instincts is restricting your ability to give yourself to open up freely but this being on your own, being lonely, often makes you feel the need to give up some of your strict standards to surrender to the general flow - to be like everyone else; a part of the herd. Deep down you regard such instincts as weaknesses to be overcome. You would like to be loved or admired for yourself alone. You demand recognition and tender loving care.

Being afraid that you may be prevented from achieving your hopes and dreams is making you anxious and nervous. As a dreamer your ideas can at times move into the realm of fantasy and you could be following that so called illusive dream.
Source: Colorgenics
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I didn't understand the concept of being in harmony with colours. I chose the ones I like. Maybe that's what it meant.

Most of the results could be applied to me but only if a lot of benefit of the doubt was given - i.e. "Well, it could mean that, which would fit".

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"Harmony" in the sense they use it is a feeling thing. Not everyone will be able to do it as accurately as others, but most are pretty in-tune with their feelings, although this is usually an unconscious thing. I've made oodles of progress in personal development by learning to consciously gauge and apply intuition in the moment.
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I found it hard to do this, and maby that's why I didn't get very convincing results. But still, cold reading is very powerful.

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