What Personality Type Should You Avoid?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
What Personality Type Should You Avoid?
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About This Quiz

They say that you are the average of the five people with whom you spend the most time, and while that's not a perfect summation of any individual, it's not a bad way to assess whether the people you spend your time with are actually helping or hindering your personal development and happiness. This isn't just a problem that can come up if you are unfortunate enough to be dating the wrong person; it's also a matter of who your friends are, what sort of team you work with, and whether you hang out with nice friendly neighbors or good people at your church/club/D&D game, etc.

After all, being around great people makes you feel peaceful, get more creative and work harder - and the great news is, no matter who you've been around so far, you can find those people any time. Better yet, you can also get rid of the folks who bully, belittle, demotivate and restrain you, no matter who they are. Just because someone has been in your life for a while, doesn't mean a) that they deserve to be or b) that they will always be. One of the great gifts many of us give ourselves, usually around age 30, is realizing that we have the power to act on this truth. This is even true if you're related!

If you want to excise the toxic people in your life, the first step is identifying who they are. Depending on your goals and personality, you need to trim different types of (figurative) fat first. Let's help you prioritize who needs to be out of your life - or if you meet a new person like that, never allow them in the first place!

Do you struggle to stand up for yourself?
Sometimes
Definitely
Nope
Rarely

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Do you do the right thing when others are not doing it?
Mostly
No
Of course
Sometimes I don't!

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Are you on time?
Mostly
It depends what it's for.
Yes
No

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Do you know what you're eating for dinner every day this week?
No idea
Whatever everyone else wants
Of course
I have a flexible plan.

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Do you like to be told what to do?
I don't loathe it.
I think I like it, but I don't.
I hate it.
I dislike it.

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Do you need your private time?
Yes, a lot of it too!
Not much, but yes
A little
Not really

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Do you like to take care of others?
Yes, more than I should.
No, but somehow I always do.
No, and I don't.
A little

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Do you like to stand out?
Yes, somewhat
I hate it!
I like it.
I love it!

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Have you ever ghosted someone?
A few times, yes
Only bullies - I hate confrontation.
No, I tell them what's up - it's only polite.
No, I like ditching jerks.

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Do you sometimes drink too much?
Not really
Only when stressed
I never do anything "too much."
Yes, whenever anyone else is drinking.

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Can you sometimes steamroll people without realizing?
A little
I wish!
Once in a while
Yes, I really have to watch out for that!

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How busy are you?
Hugely busy
Not enough
A healthy amount
Very

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Are you easily annoyed?
Yes.
No, I am tolerant to a fault.
I have my bugbears, otherwise no.
Only by certain people

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Do you have much of a delay between your brain and your mouth?
Nope
Yes, very much so
Yes, I am tactful when I need to be.
I'm working on it.

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What's your idea of a lovely evening?
Read a book by the fire
Walk my dog
Put on a show
Dinner with friends

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If someone cancels plans on you, how do you feel?
Relieved, actually!
Scared that it means they intend to reject me.
Offended as heck
Irritated

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How many friends is too many?
Five
Any, if my partner doesn't like them!
More than I can properly show up for
20

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If you're with X, and Y calls, do you pick up?
Only if Y is insistent
Only if X permits
Only if Y is on the list of people I told X I have to pick up for, like my mom
If Y is cooler, then yeah, probably

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How important is it that all your friends get along with each other?
Very, yes
It's important they all get along with the most dominant friend.
No, but they have to be civil.
Not really, I like when they go at each other.

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Do you need a lot of verbal affirmation?
Probably more than I should
Yes, loads
Not at all
I don't need it but I like it.

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Do you like to hug?
I hate it.
Only when I choose it
Only with people I really like
Sure!

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Do you like to be the boss?
I hate it.
I like it but never get to do it.
I am the boss, but that's not a thing I like or not - it just is.
Of course

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Can you be mean if you really let yourself?
Every so often
Never!
Only when it is deserved
Yes, I fear too often.

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Do you like most children?
No, I hate kids.
Yes, I love children.
Only if they behave nicely
Once they're 4 or 5 and you can talk to them.

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How much emotional labor do you usually do in your relationships?
More than half
All of it
Half
As little as I can get away with

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Have you ever cut someone off because they behaved horribly?
No, that's mean.
I wouldn't dare.
Yes, many times
A couple times

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Do you sometimes accept too many invitations?
All the time! I'm so tired.
Quite often
I accept the exact right number.
Yes, and then I flake.

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Do you leave the office on time?
Of course.
Not if my boss won't let me.
I leave when I say I will.
Depends on the workload.

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How are your manners?
Decent
Good
Impeccable
Tolerable

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Do you like most people that you meet?
Not really
I do, until they give me a reason not to.
No!
I actually dislike most people.

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