"The whole is more than the sum of its parts" S:is a saying that I never found very convincing N:is a very important observation A small project J:should be planned as well as a big one P:allows to jump right in Abstract art S:tends to annoy me N:is often very interesting Arguments should be won T:by the person with the better arguments F:by the person fighting for the better cause Games that have no winner J:I usually do not like P:can be fun Going to the movies alone is E:horrible I:OK Helpless people T:should be taught to help themselves F:need help NOW I enjoy a walk most E:together with a good friend I:in the peace and quiet of nature I like teamwork best E:in the beginning when work has to be talked over I:in those times when I know what to do and can do it alone I often find emotional people T:irritating F:likable I prefer taxi drivers that E:talk to me I:drive silently I prefer to J:plan my day even if it is difficult to foresee P:wait and see I prefer I:reading E:games with others I respect people most for T:what they achieve F:the attitudes they have I tend to believe claims N:when they are plausible to me S:when I have concrete information that supports them I'd rather F:fail than doing something wrong T:bend a rule a little than fail If I were a super-popular star, I'd rather be E:an actor I:an author If a project gets behind schedule P:one should adapt the schedule accordingly J:it should make an effort to get back on schedule If two employees are having an argument, an ideal boss would P:often let them solve it alone J:usually step in and sort it out In my spare time E:I like to be with people I:I often prefer to be alone Laying off employees is F:sad T:sometimes necessary Making decisions P:tends to be hard J:tends to be easy On parties I:I often stand alone E:I tend to be in a crowd Rules are J:generally helpful P:often annoying Skilled rhetoric is F:often a way of manipulating people T:a tool for expressing oneself clearly and convincingly The reasons for doing something should be F:morally valuable T:logical and pragmatic To be a judge in an literature competition P:I would tend to find straining and unsatisfying J:I would find an interesting task To decide if a work of art is good S:I need to know what are important aspects for this kind of art N:I just see whether it appeals to me To understand the situation of a group of people, I rather rely on N:descriptions of typical cases S:survey results Usability tests are important because F:low usability is bad for people T:otherwise few people will use the product later What I enjoy most when I go to a conference is I:the talks E:the talking When 85-year-olds get an artificial hip that is F:a wonderful victory of medicine over nature T:a use of resources that ought to be weighed against alternatives When I create something S:I tend to put together elements of existing things N:I create it anew as a whole When I had a disappointment E:I like it when friends help me get over it I:I get over it best all by myself When I prepare a decision S:I gather as much concrete information as I can N:I also trust my intuition When I view a sports match of two foreign national teams P:I often remain neutral J:I prefer taking sides for one of them When a company rule appears not to fit a situation J:I usually stick to it anyway. That is what rules are for. P:I wonder whether I should make an exceptionp When asked to comment on a complex plan or idea S:I look for details that may be wrong N:I tend to answer on a hunch When confronted with a new software application N:I like to understand its basic concepts first S:I prefer delving in and doing concrete things with it When confronted with a sketch of a great design of a building or machine N:I am impressed and inspired S:I'd rather see the final product