Are You a Perfect Perfectionist?

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Are You a Perfect Perfectionist?
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About This Quiz

Some of us can't rest until we get things exactly right, while others of us just do what we do and let the chips fall where they may. How much of a perfect perfectionist are you?
If someone says you did an average job, how do you feel?
Fine.
A little irritated.
Mad at myself.
Angry.
You did a good job on a project at work but no one noticed, what do you think?
I don't really care.
I think I need a new job.
It really makes me mad that no one noticed that I did a good job.
I don't care, I know I did it perfectly.
Do you feel like a success?
I don't really think like that.
Kind of I guess.
Yes I do.
Not at all.

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Are you the perfect boyfriend/girlfriend?
No one is.
Ha, not even close.
I try to be.
No, and that is why I worry about being dumped.
Your friends say you look like you are in good shape, what do you think?
I think so too.
Yeah I am happy with how I look.
I think I could lose some weight.
I think I look awful.
Do you think you will never be good enough for your partner?
No, I don't think that way.
No, I am pretty awesome.
No, but I do keep trying to improve myself.
Yeah, I will never be good enough.

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Are you satisfied?
With what?
Yeah dude.
Not really.
Not at all.
Do you love your body?
I am okay with it.
Yeah I sure do.
Not really.
Not at all.
Has anyone ever called you a slacker?
Sure a few times.
Yeah, all the time.
Only as a joke.
No, that has never happened.

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Do you enjoy playing sports even if you don't win?
Sure I do.
Usually.
No, I am kind of a sore loser.
No, if I don't win I get mad.
You just made dinner for your family and although it is good it didn't come out exactly right, how do you feel?
Proud that I made dinner.
I don't really feel anything, I just made dinner.
I feel like I will do better next time.
I feel like I ruined dinner.
You have something due on deadline for work, and you think it could be better, what do you do?
Hand it in and hope your boss doesn't notice.
Hand it in. Who cares?
Hand it in but know your boss will not be happy.
Ask your boss for more time.

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The little league team you coach came in second, what do you think?
That it was a good year.
That my kids are the coolest.
That we did our best.
That I did an awful job.
What do you think of athletes with big contracts that get out of shape?
I don't care much about that.
I would do the same thing.
I don't like them much.
I despise them.
If your kid drops out of school, are you a bad parent?
It depends.
No, my kid is their own person.
Probably.
For sure.

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You just got fired, how do you feel?
Unappreciated.
Fine, I will get a better job.
Pretty upset.
Crushed.
You had a 3.8 GPA in college, what are you?
A hard worker.
A genius.
Someone who did was expected of him.
A loser.
Do you want to come out as a perfectionist on this quiz?
Not really.
I don't care.
Kind of.
Yes, very much so.

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What do you think of while making love?
This is awesome!
How good it feels.
How good I am at it.
Pleasing my partner.
Do you want others to fail?
Not really.
Not at all.
Maybe a little.
Yes, very much.
Do you ever do anything for fun that you are not good at?
Sure, all the time.
What do you mean by "good?"
Not often.
Never.

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Which Keanu Reeves movie is your favorite?
"Point Break."
"Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure."
"John Wick."
"The Matrix."
How do you feel when people praise you?
Pretty good.
I don't care.
Really good.
Like they don't notice all the things I do wrong.
You just built a deck and you notice that it is an inch higher at one end than the other, what do you do?
Forget it and move on.
Enjoy my deck.
Nothing, but it will bother me forever.
Tear it down and start over.

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What type of book would you read?
I read true crime novels.
I read fiction novels.
I read mystery novels.
I read self-help books.
Do you beat yourself up about your past?
Not usually.
Not ever.
Sometimes.
All the time.
You quit smoking but recently broke down and had one at a party, what do you do?
Forget it and move on.
Have another smoke!
Beat myself up about it.
Give up and buy a carton.

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What kind of wedding do you want?
It depends on my partner.
Something small and outside.
Something nice.
Something extravagant.
Do you often dump people because they aren't "The One?"
No, I never do that.
I don't believe anyone is the one.
I have done it once or twice.
Yes, why waste time?
How neat are you?
Not very.
Not at all.
Pretty neat.
Extremely neat.

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