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Visionary-Pragmatist Quiz

Are you a visionary inspired by a great idea or are you a pragmatic person?
Take this quiz to discover whether you are more of a visionary with a clear perception of the future, or a pragmatic person with a strong sense of reality. Required time: 5 minutes. Instructions »
For each statement, please select a response that best describes you most of the time and in most situations. There is no right or wrong answer. Selecting an upper case "YES" means strong agreement, and checking a lower case "yes" means moderate agreement. Likewise, selecting an upper case "NO" means strong disagreement, and checking a lower case "no" means moderate disagreement. Selecting "uncertain" means you do not feel strongly either way about the given situation. Answer at least 19 questions for reliable result.
1. You feel more comfortable sticking to conventional ways
2. You get bored if you have to read theoretical books
3. You often propose ideas that seem unusual
4. You are more comfortable with data and facts than with concepts and speculations
5. You easily see how a known approach can be applied in other ways
6. You easily understand new theoretical principles
7. When working on a task you are especially good at creating new approaches
8. In any information you prefer to look for concrete facts than for abstract ideas
9. You easily see what can be changed and how
10. You often propose ideas based on theoretical assumptions
11. You are sure that in any business it is most important to work according to pre-planned actions
12. You tend to rely on your experience rather than on theoretical suppositions
13. You prefer to take advantage of the existing approaches, rather than trying something new
14. You prefer to act immediately rather than speculate about various options
15. You feel more comfortable in pre-planned situations than in situations involving improvisation
16. You easily see the general principle behind specific occurrences
17. As a rule you pay more attention to the current situation than to a possible sequence of events
18. You can easily view how different parts can form a new pattern
19. It is essential for you to try things with your own hands
20. You always have a lot of new ideas and projects in your head 
21. You value facts more highly than assumptions
22. As a rule, you prefer to go your own way, not following a trend