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How much I know about you !!

How much I know about you !!

Based on our interactions, I know the following about you.
• You have a great need for other people to like and admire you.
• You have a tendency to be critical of yourself.
• You have a great deal of unused capacity which you have not turned to your advantage.
• While you have some personality weaknesses, you are generally able to compensate for them.
• Disciplined and self-controlled outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure inside.
• At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.
• You pride yourself as an independent thinker and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof.
• You have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others. • At times you are extroverted, affable and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary and reserved.
• Some of your aspirations tend to be pretty unrealistic. Security is one of your major goals in life.
How well do you think that I know about you? Rate my observation skills on a scale of 0 (Most Disagree) - 5 (Most Agree).
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pcsharma
pcsharma
this is very common. in context and time and place we all see us at varying point on this scale. in one situation I can be at 10 while on others at 2-3 Thanks

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