Comments on: Discover Your Character Strengths in 15 Minutes

By: Ashna

Ashna — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:31:00 +0000

Great post! I get asked the same Q "Are you analyzing me" when I say I am a psychology major and usually I try not to say anything offensive so I just say, "No I am not"...lol but I think saying "Yes and you are a wonderful person" would be ideal. It is also important to see the virtues of others instead of judging them which is something I am working on.

By: Molly L

Molly L — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:58:00 +0000

A big problem I had with this site was that it assumed the taker was being objective about their answers while also tracking that trait as a possible strength. How can a questionnaire can know if someone is exaggerating what their friends think of them (which is in and of itself a highly subjective matter), or selling themselves short on their leadership skills? While I can see how some of the results could be accurate, there is just way too much room for error.

By: mweisburgh

mweisburgh — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:26:00 +0000

For the VIA survey, did everyone have 24 strengths? There were 5 major strenghts, but I have a feeling that they measure 24 traits, and that each trait is listed as a strength for each person.

By: Andrew Monk

Andrew Monk — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:14:00 +0000

I like the idea - finding positive aspects instead of negative ones. However, the results slightly annoyed me, as they were WAY off. It seemed to think that my greatest strength was teamwork, while my taste for knowledge was near the bottom of the scale. In actual fact, I avoid anything that involves teamwork as best I can, and spend the majority of my time trying to learn new things!

Sorry to rant, but that's another thing I spend a lot of my time doing.

Good blog, by the way.

By: sujeewads

sujeewads — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:28:00 +0000

I took the quiz and found it useful but somehow feel that it should have been supplemented by one's weakest points, which are easily found based on answers. As vital as it is to be aware of one's strengths to be able to make full use of them, one has to recognize one's weaknesses and take steps to minimize their adverse impact.

By: Trudy

Trudy — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:30:00 +0000

I'm glad someone has taken a positive spin on personality. People are always looking for faults in others and finally people may become more aware of their strengths. I will take a look at the quiz.

By: irakolvenik

irakolvenik — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:04:00 +0000

Personally, I think they should have included questions in the two directions: strength and weakness. Maybe it would balance answering trends. Despite that I found the survey very interesting, and I have written about it in my blog. This is the URL, if you want to take a look... http://espaciosinaptico.blogspot.com

By: zaicci

zaicci — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:27:00 +0000

I took the survey too. I was a little annoyed signing up to take it though. I am a research psychologist. Why don't they offer that as an occupation? Aren't they research psychologists? And why are you forced to enter an occupation? I also wasn't entirely sure how I felt about the survey. I think it's a great first start, but the questions are way too open to the possibility of socially desirable responding.

By: Dr. Reg Adkins

Dr. Reg Adkins — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:18:00 +0000

The survey site is clunky and not fun. I started and stopped two surveys because of the question structure.

By: Stephie

Stephie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:34:00 +0000

Excellent post! I love the idea of looking for people's strengths instead of trying to fix their weaknesses.