The Persistent Self
A definition of who you are, written by the only one who truly knows.
Define yourself
before the world
does.
Answer fast. Your first thought is almost always the true one. The line you write before you start cleaning it up is the one that matters.
This isn’t soft, and it isn’t meant to be. Most self-reflection fails because it only asks what you want. Wanting is free. These questions ask what you’ve already paid for, what you’ve already walked away from, and what you’re still willing to lose.
Answer them straight and you’ll leave knowing two things: what people will say about you when you’re not in the room, and what they’ll remember after you’re gone.
- An interviewer reads every answer and pushes once. Take the push.
- Twenty items score five traits. If a number is wrong, prove it.
- Your work saves on this device. Leave. Come back.