In So Many Words

On every personality test that’s out there, I come up solidly in the thinker/detail-oriented/analytical/fact-finding quadrant. This has its good points, but can also have a down side.

One of the things I have to remember is that not everyone is as focused on the little details all being correct and that I need to think before I speak when responding to people, especially at work. I have to frequently remind myself to step back and look at the big picture – is this specific thing that is bothering me really important in the grand scheme of things? And isn’t the way I address the situation just as important as getting it fixed?

Another difficulty that comes up quite a lot for me is an inability to make a decision and be happy with it. Part of being an analytical person is feeling that there must be one right decision and if you have all the pertinent facts, it will be an obvious one. That can lead me to continuing to gather data well past the point where I should be choosing my path and moving forward.

Because this issue has begun to interfere with my life in various ways, including one of my new responsibilities at work, I have decided to focus on this area for a while and see if I can make a change. I am starting a list of the things I do that are outside my comfort zone in this area so that I can see my progress.

First on the list would be writing this post in less than 10 minutes and publishing it without any extra work (notice I didn’t go find out the names of the different personality test and what their specific tags are for my personality type).

My next item is to go hand in the first part of my SEO project without checking over the results one more time (trust me, I have already analyzed it to death and your guess is as good as mine as to whether my final choices will work out the way I want).

Anyone out there like me? Or is everyone else a big picture person already?