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How You Meet Expectations

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Two questions decide a surprising amount about how you get things done: do you meet the expectations others put on you, and do you meet the ones you put on yourself? The four combinations are the tendencies — Upholder, Questioner, Obliger and Rebel — a framework from Gretchen Rubin. 20 statements. Original items — indicative, not a validated instrument, and not Rubin’s own quiz.

In plain English

Why can you keep a promise to a friend but not to yourself? This looks at two things — whether you do what others ask, and whether you do what you ask of yourself — and the answer explains a lot about why some advice works for you and some bounces off.

  • 20 questions
  • ~2 min
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