You are...

One of the many email forwards that I received a while ago was this link to a Personality Analysis website. Inquisitive at first, I decided to see what kind of results it gave. It took me through this 10-15 min Q&A session that eventually ended with a detailed report of my personality type... more humorous to read if not anything else.

'You are an Attentive Realist' it said. :)

You are a Realist.

• Your attention to detail, appreciation of how things function, and awareness of the world around you make you a REALIST.
• Routines are reassuring to you - you feel safer and more at ease when sticking with familiar things.
• You like to stay close with those around you, seeking comfort from familiar faces.
• You are interested in processes - how things work, what they do, and why - not just how things look.
• Sometimes you doubt that you can find solutions to problems, although you have a good sense of why things happen, and can use that knowledge to find the best way to do something.
• You are down to earth, concerned more with practical, detail-oriented things than with dreamy or ambiguous ideas.
• You have a good sense of your abilities and weaknesses, and don't let your ego get in your way.
• You're not one to force your positions on a group, and you tend to be fair in evaluating different options.
• You're not afraid to let your emotions guide you, and you're generally considerate of others' feelings as well.
• You prefer to have time to plan for things, feeling better with a schedule than with keeping plans up in the air until the last minute.
• You have a strong sense of style and value your personal presentation - friends may even seek your style advice from time to time.
• Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.

If you want to be different

• Appreciate that your skill set can be useful in many ways; your attention to detail and your familiarity with the inner - workings of things are valuable assets.
• Try looking beyond the earthly qualities of things in order to expand your perspective, without losing your grounding in reality.

How you relate to others

You are Attentive - (Thank you for that :))

• Because you like spending time with others, understand their feelings, and often know what is best for them, you are ATTENTIVE.
• Some people are merely concerned about others, but you take action, helping people when you have the opportunity.
• Although you care about others, you are hesitant to trust them to act in the best way on their own.
• You don't let your concerns with people go unnoticed: if someone has hurt your feelings, that person will hear about it.
• People energize and excite you - you are able to have fun and be yourself when you're around others.
• You also learn a lot about yourself by talking things out with people, even if you don't always share things that are important to you.
• You have a strong sense of right and wrong, and you're not hesitant to express yourself.
  Understanding the dynamics of a situation is an important skill that you have, and you often intervene to clarify things for others.
• You're not one to force your positions on a group, and you tend to be fair in evaluating different options.
• You're not afraid to let your emotions guide you, and you're generally considerate of others' feelings as well.
• You prefer to have time to plan for things, feeling better with a schedule than with keeping plans up in the air until the last minute.
• You have a strong sense of style and value your personal presentation - friends may even seek your style advice from time to time.
• Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.

If you want to be different

• You care about people, but finding the ones you can truly trust will allow you to get closer to them.
• While you have strong opinions about what is right and wrong in the world, you risk coming across as judgmental - be sure to consider different perspectives when voicing your opinion.

Personality Chart

This chart shows thirteen personality traits. Each bar indicates the percentage of test takers who entered a lower value for that trait than you did. For example, if Confidence is at 80, that means that 80% of people entered lower values for confidence questions than you did. Based on a sample of 30,000 users.