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The classic character most like you

Socrates

The professional question-asker

Apology · Plato

  1. VTogetherEnergy
  2. MMindJudgment
  3. PPlanPace
  4. IImagineVision

Hear 'that's just how it is,' and 'but why?' pops out on its own. Like Socrates, you honestly admit what you don't know and dig for the real answer through conversation. Everyone who talks with you ends up thinking a little deeper.

Things a Socrates type often says

  • But why is that so?
  • I don't really know either. Let's think it through.
  • What is justice, really?

In a group, I'm

Debate moderator, chief question-asker

As a friend, I'm

The friend who answers your worries with a better question

When stressed

You walk and talk to yourself to sort things out. One good conversation clears your head.

Sound familiar, Socrates type?

  • You fall into deep talk even with someone you just met
  • 'That's just how it is' makes you ask 'why?'
  • You work through a question step by step, all the way down
  • Beyond what you see, you wonder what a good life really is

Where you shine

  1. Never stops asking

    You don't stop at 'that's just how it is'. Asking 'why?' helps you find the real problem everyone missed. One question from you can change a whole discussion.

  2. Honest about not knowing

    You don't pretend to know. 'I'm not sure either, let's think together' puts people at ease and deepens the conversation.

  3. Brave about principles

    When most people take the easy road, you quietly keep to principles you believe in. That steadiness becomes a standard for those around you.

Watch out for

When questions feel like a test

A string of curious questions can make someone feel you're trying to prove them wrong, and they get defensive.

Try thisAfter two questions, listen to their whole answer once. Adding 'because I'm curious what you think' softens it a lot.

When you linger on questions with no answer

Thoughts breed more thoughts, and you can miss the moment to decide.

Try thisSet a time limit for thinking, then move with the best answer you have.

A famous scene

When the oracle says no one is wiser than Socrates, he sets out to understand it by questioning everyone reputed to be wise.

A line from the book

the unexamined life is not worth living

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