The classic character most like you
Alice
Curious first, careful later
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Lewis Carroll
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- MMindJudgment
- FFlowPace
- RRealVision
When you wonder 'what's this?', you press it, open it, follow it. Like Alice, when you meet a strange rule you ask, clearly, 'does that make sense?' Somewhere strange, you question everyone you meet and still find your own way.
Things a Alice type often says
- What's this? Can I press it?
- Does that even make sense?
- Curiouser and curiouser!
In a group, I'm
Expedition leader, head of curiosity
As a friend, I'm
The friend who grabs your hand to explore somewhere new
When stressed
Too many strange rules frustrate you. Taking a new path home cheers you up.
Sound familiar, Alice type?
- You talk to and question anyone you meet
- Strange rules get a 'does that make sense?' from you
- See an alley and you follow it to find out where it goes
- You check what the bottle says before you drink
Where you shine
- Never-ending curiosity
Facing a strange door, an unknown path or weird rules, 'what's this?' comes before fear. That curiosity takes you into worlds others never find.
- Questions rules that make no sense
Even if an adult says so, even if the rule says so, if it makes no sense you ask clearly, 'but why?' That helps others notice what's odd too.
- Calm in strange places
When everything is topsy-turvy, you keep your head and find the next step. Among panicking friends, you're the one who finds the way.
Watch out for
If you're curious, you press it, open it, follow it, and sometimes land in trouble you didn't expect.
Try thisLike the 'Drink Me' bottle, pause once before you start and ask, 'what if this goes wrong?'
Since nonsense is hard to bear, you can speak so firmly that the other person feels embarrassed.
Try thisStart with 'I'm curious about something'. The same words sound much gentler.
A famous scene
Seeing a White Rabbit take a watch out of its waistcoat pocket, Alice follows it straight down the rabbit-hole.
A line from the book
Open this book →it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
Jane Eyre is your opposite on all four traits. Strange at first, but you have the most to learn from each other.
Books to read together
All the classic characters
- Anne ShirleyImagination on full blast
- Emma WoodhouseThe neighbourhood's master matchmaker
- HeidiWalking ray of sunshine
- Robin HoodCaptain of the crew
- Don QuixoteAll heart, full charge
- SocratesThe professional question-asker
- AliceCurious first, careful later
- Elizabeth BennetSharp eyes, sharper wit
- Jo MarchAlways on a writing deadline
- Jane EyreQuiet, but never silent
- Huckleberry FinnFree spirit, fast feet
- Mr. DarcyGruff outside, kind inside
- HamletOverthinking, as an art form
- Edmond DantèsPatience of a master planner
- Sherlock HolmesClues make your eyes light up
- Phileas FoggAdventure, right on schedule