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- How long do my religious
or spiritual observances go – do they begin and end at a scheduled time or do
they begin or end at different times based on natural or other phenomena or go
as long as the mood strikes us?
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Scheduled
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Different times
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- If I want to convince you
of the truth of a statement will I attempt to persuade you with the power of
my emotion or will I build a rational argument?
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Rational argument
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Emotional argument
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- When I choose a career
path, do I select one that I believe has the most potential benefits for
myself or do I chose one that will honor the wishes of my parents and the
values of my ancestors?
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For myself
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For family/ancestors
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- Which saying best
characterizes my beliefs:
“The squeaky wheel gets the grease.”
“The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.”
- In my religious or
spiritual observance do we mostly listen quietly to the speaker or do we
randomly call out in agreement with the speaker’s points?
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Quiet listening
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Active participation
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- If I borrow money from
you, do I strive to repay the debt as soon as I can or do I not, so as to not
jeopardize our friendship?
- If my project is
understaffed do I work my group and myself harder to get it done because I
feel it is important or do I indicate to my management that it cannot be done
and continue to work “normal” hours for as long as the project takes?
- If I am the only person on
my team to see the truth of a situation, do I stick to my guns because I’m
right or do I go with the consensus of the group?
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Stick to guns
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Go with consensus
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- If I say “I’m sorry” am I
apologizing or am I expressing sympathy and concern?
- When I get a big raise
from a review do I consider moving to that bigger house that I couldn’t afford
before or do I consider donating all the additional income to support
charities?
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Buy bigger house
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Give to charity
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- When one of my peers isn’t
pulling his/her own weight in a way that impacts my projects, do I work harder
to make up or do I protest to my manager that the peer needs to work harder?
- If in re-landscaping my yard I
have a choice between an informal style with native plants and a formal style
with sculptured plants which do I choose?
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Formal garden
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Informal garden
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