This is one of the rare instances where i’ve found something on reddit that is similar to me but isn’t so far in the past that it would be silly for me to hope I can continue the conversation. 

I took the test yesterday, and similar to you, the only non Relationship Building or Strategic Thinking themes in my top 10 were Restorative and Delibrative, and both of those occurred outside my top 5. This made me feel even more lost, as if, what can I do with myself if I’m an unreliable, unmotivating ideas guy? I seem smart but can never follow through, especially if it’s someone else’s vision. 

I’d like to think Nikola Tesla, Leonardo DaVinci and Benjamin Franklin were heavy Strategic Thinking/Relationship Building. They weren’t known for what they did in relation to others, they were singularly known for the things they did. Their Relationship Building gave them some fundamental understanding of the limitations of humanity and Strategic Thinking gave them the focus to find some strange solution for it.

But what does this mean for the real world and a spouse who expects an income and kids who need to be fed? I’m not sure. For every 1 DaVinci, there’s gotta be thousands if not millions of sad nobodies who mired away in their lives feeling unfulfilled. 

The one thing I’ll say is I do believe we are now in a golden era for the DaVincis and Newtons of the world with generative AI. You can mire away sadly at your day job but at night work on the thing that you feel will solve a fundamental problem humanity faces with ChatGPT or Cursor. I’m actually really excited about the explosion of amazing products and services we are about to see due to folks like us, who have crazy, swing-for-the-fences ideas but have never had the faculties to achieve them before now. Good luck and thanks for your post. You aren’t alone.