The 16 types
You already know which one your best friend is.
These are not sixteen kinds of person. They are sixteen ways of coming across, which is a different thing and usually a surprise. Ignore the names for a second and read the lines under them. One of these is the way you land on a Tuesday.
- DawnStarts things, and takes people with themRead the type
- KindleWarm, fast, and useful in the first ten minutesRead the type
- LighthouseHolds a position, and people navigate by itRead the type
- LanternQuietly finishes what everyone else startedRead the type
- GlimmerSees the connection nobody in the room madeRead the type
- AfterglowMakes the room easier to be inRead the type
- HaloListens past what you actually saidRead the type
- EmberSteady, close, and never in a hurryRead the type
- AuroraChases the idea further than is comfortableRead the type
- FlareDecides while everyone else is still framing itRead the type
- MeridianWorks it out alone, then says it onceRead the type
- BeaconSays what it will do, then does exactly thatRead the type
- CometArrives fast, goes deep, then goes elsewhereRead the type
- TorchLively company with no agenda attachedRead the type
- NorthlightSits with the question long after everyone leftRead the type
- SignalSays less than anyone, and means all of itRead the type
The mechanics
Where the sixteen come from
Four questions. You land somewhere between the two ends of each one, and the combination is what gives a type its name.
Nobody is only one of these
You are not a box. Most people sit between two of these, and the honest answer is which one you are nearest. That is what you get: the closest type, the runner up, and a warning when it is genuinely a coin toss. The names are just handles. What matters is whether the description makes you wince.
Which one would your friends pick for you?
You can guess. They can answer. Four minutes gets you the type you would give yourself, free, and it is worth knowing before you ask anyone else.
Start the test