Can We Guess What You Would Do If Time Froze for a Day?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can We Guess What You Would Do If Time Froze for a Day?
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About This Quiz

Let us play with this thought experiment: time stops for everyone but you. Of course, certain things wouldn't work in that scenario, light not moving and chemical reactions not taking place, but let's pretend that isn't the case here. Instead, you can breathe, see, drive and do anything else you can do on your own. In this time, no one else can act, so you could walk into any building to which you could gain access. 

You could get the jump on anything you know will happen the following day, which of course you can find out using your day to yourself. What would you do to prepare for this day? Would you do something to advance your career? Attain a unique experience? Break the law without consequences? Or would you just catch up on sleep?

Thought experiments like this can be telling, and we have examined all the possible choices, reverse engineering them to determine the kind of person who would make such a choice. From this data set, we reverse engineered a quiz aimed at assessing your choice by picking apart your personality with a few simple questions. Put our judgment to the test and see if we can guess what you'd do with a day of frozen time!

Do you think a career pivot is in order?
Soon, maybe
Yes, immediately
Maybe someday
No
How much do you value kindness in a partner?
It's pretty important.
I don't care at all.
I've never really thought about that.
It's the most important thing.
How do you show respect for your elders?
I give up my seat on public transport.
I don't.
I offer to carry things for them.
I call them Sir and Ma'am.

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Who goads you into being competitive?
My parents
My work peers
Pop culture figures
My siblings
Which of these best describes your job?
Bottom of the totem pole
Grinding away, no big break yet
Hustling freelancer
Long-suffering staff
If you could eat a lovely dessert right now, or have more of it if you waited a day, and even more if you waited another day, how long would you wait?
I'd have the one now.
I'd wait one day.
I'd wait a week.
I'd wait a couple of days.

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What was the focus of your education?
The arts
Business
Liberal arts
STEM
Other
What's your biggest health issue?
Asthma
Bad knee
IBS
Pinched nerves
Which of these is your game?
Chess
Poker
Tag
Baseball

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Which of these things do you wish you had right now?
Nicer furniture
A new car
A fascinating book
Peace and quiet
With how many people do you live?
3 or more
0
1
2
How much do you procrastinate?
Too much
I don't.
A little
About the average

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What's the first thing you do when you board a train while commuting with a bag?
Look for a seat
Find a spot by the door, to stand on
Gauge the people on the train
Take off my backpack
What do you do before changing lanes?
I look at my blind spot.
I signal.
I check my mirrors.
I come up with a plan.
How would you pick food from a takeout menu, not for you, but for your significant other?
I know what they like.
I'll pick something great because I have great taste.
I'll ask them what they want before picking up food.
I'll pick something I know they've already had.

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How often do you feel the need to replace working electronics?
About once a year
Whenever the new thing comes out
When the new thing has a new feature
I don't, really.
How would you define a victimless crime?
No one gets physically hurt.
No one loses anything they had.
No one loses and no one gains anything.
No one's privacy is violated.
When do you buy new clothes?
When I find myself in the vintage shop
Every season
When my socks start to wear out
When I notice that things look a bit threadbare

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Who do you envy the most?
The 1%
The .001%
The government
The young
What's your number one food vice?
Chickpeas
Steak
Sugar
Chocolate
How successful are you career-wise, versus your expectations as a young adult?
I'm not far behind.
I'm very disappointed.
I feel cheated.
I'm happy with where I am.

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How would you rate the world on a 1-10 scale of friendliness, with 10 being super friendly?
7
1
3
9
How much money do you make per year?
$35K-$60K
$100-$150K
$150-$200K
$200K+
How often do you find yourself wasting time at work with distractions?
A couple of times a day
Once a day
Several hours a day
I don't do that at work.

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How often do you put off awkward social interactions like big asks?
Very often
I don't.
Fairly often
Not too often
How often do you lie to people you love?
I never do.
All the time
Lots of times, but it is probably average.
Rarely, to protect their feelings or avoid conflict
How often do you find yourself in social situations where you don't know the expected rules?
Fairly often
Rarely
Every day
Never

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Which of these movies do you like best?
"Brewster's Millions"
"Billy Madison"
"National Treasure"
"Big"
How do you feel about your job?
It's fulfilling, but underpaid.
It's hateful and only worth it for the money.
It's fine, but not my dream.
It's good, and I'm happy with it.
Which of these people is closest to being your role model?
Steve Jobs
Carl Icahn
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
Buddha

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