Last week in class we discussed the color code, a survey of sorts to help people identify what personality type they have. Different personality types are assigned different colors. My results came out overwhelmingly yellow, indicating that I have a friendly, amiable personality. I also showed traces of blue, indicating introspective tendencies, and white, perhaps because I think being a peacemaker is cool. After seeing how the different color personalities compared and contrasted I thought it would be interesting to ask my girlfriend what her personality type was. Apparently she had taken the quiz before for another class. She is pretty dang blue/white.
All in all, the color code was an interesting method of self-reflection, but in my opinion it can also be somewhat limiting and dangerous. I feel that too often we find comfort in pigeon-holing ourselves. We become what people expect us to become. A test like this seems like it might encourage people to become set in their ways and think, “That’s just the way I am.” While I think it is great to find ways to identify our potential strengths, weaknesses and tendencies, it is even more important to try and grow and evolve overtime.
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