Learning more about your Tendencies
Survey to Learn your Tendency
Do you know what motivates you, do you need to be accountable to others? Know why before you commit? Are self driven or , quite frankly, rebelious? Understanding your tendency is a good first step to understanding how you can stick to new habits and routines.
For more thorough and accurate results I encourage you to do Rubin's online test.
Alternatively you can review these quick and simplified multiple-choice questions below, designed to help identify your tendency based on Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies framework.
1. When setting personal goals, do you:
a) Stick to them easily b) Need external deadlines c) Struggle unless someone else is counting on you d) Resist setting them
2. How do you respond to a work deadline?
a) I meet it comfortably b) I question its necessity c) I meet it because others rely on me d) I dislike being told what to do
3. In your personal life, are you more likely to:
a) Follow a routine b) Create a routine only if it makes sense to you c) Need reminders from others d) Resist routines
4. When given a task, do you: a) Complete it without question
b) Analyze its importance first c) Do it if someone else is depending on you d) Want to do it your way
5. How do you react to rules? a) I follow them b) I follow them if I agree with them c) I follow them if others do d) I often break them
Your Tendency might be:
- Mostly a's: Upholder
- Mostly b's: Questioner
- Mostly c's: Obliger
- Mostly d's: Rebel
This survey is based on the Four Tendencies framework by Gretchen Rubin, which classifies individuals into four types - Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels - based on how they respond to internal and external expectations
Four Tendencies Explained
Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies framework categorizes people based on how they respond to expectations:
Upholders respond well to both inner and outer expectations. They are self-motivated and reliable, but can sometimes be too rigid.
Questioners question all expectations; they’ll meet an expectation if they think it makes sense. They're driven by reason and will only comply if they have enough information to be convinced.
Obligers meet outer expectations but struggle with inner expectations. Responsive to external accountability, they often need external motivation for personal tasks.
Rebels resist both outer and inner expectations. They value freedom and choice and do not like being told what to do.
