IEE vs ILE

Markers that IEE mostly agrees with, while ILE mostly disagrees:

  1. Long immersion in dreams and fantasies is not for me.
  2. I usually find it easy to tell if someone is lying or telling the truth.
  3. I often notice changes in the relationships of my acquaintances.
  4. I'm not interested in theoretical discussions.
  5. Truth is what is beneficial at the moment.
  6. I would make a good diplomat.
  7. I think more about the coming week than about what will happen to the world in three years.
  8. I can avoid trouble by being perceptive and seeing through people.
  9. In communication, I am very good at "relaxing" my tense and worried partner, reducing the drama of the situation for them.
  10. I am indifferent to gratitude and praise; they are weak motivators for me.
  11. I am friendly, attentive, and compassionate with everyone, feeling the state of others well and gently adjusting to the interlocutor.
  12. I am a person of little anxiety.
  13. I never daydream during the day; if I do, it's only before bed, when I'm already falling asleep.
  14. I win arguments mostly due to a sharp and ironic tongue.
  15. I live "here and now."
  16. I instantly recognize sarcastic "thanks," grateful "thanks," and angry "thanks" by ear.
  17. My talent is being able to get in "sync" with the feelings and experiences of another person.
  18. Most of the time, I feel calm and self-sufficient.
  19. When interacting with people, I feel them well, easily predicting their future words and actions - I subconsciously perceive those around me "like the back of my hand."
  20. I am good at harmonizing relationships within a team.
  21. I can easily read a person's intentions from their eyes and face.
  22. I am a very emotionally sensitive and benevolent person, finely feeling the nuances in relationships.
  23. I am good at working with a wide variety of people.
  24. I can well foresee another person's reactions, successfully guessing what they will do in a particular situation or in response to a certain action.
  25. I always pay attention to who knows whom and what their closeness is based on.
  26. I always automatically sense what to expect from any given person at any time.
  27. How many pieces of gum do you use on average per day? IEE: Ten or more. ILE: None.
  28. I can hide my true attitude towards a person behind a facial expression.
  29. I believe that no reforms should break what has long been established and adhered to by prevailing public opinion - even if reformers have the strength and resources to overcome it.
  30. I don't worry about trifles.
  31. I can calm and relieve emotional tension in another person better than others.
  32. I can "stroke" a person with words at the right moment (deliberately and usually insincerely) - just to gain their trust.
  33. I would make a good diplomat.
  34. I am sensitive to others' states and can smooth out sharp edges in communication.
  35. My rules are "everything is nonsense" and "don't get upset over nonsense."
  36. Irony and sarcasm are closer and more understandable to me than optimistic romanticism.
  37. If my friends are scared, I usually understand it right away, although I don't share their fear.
  38. I have a kind of "arithmetical blindness" - perceiving numbers and operating with them is probably harder for me than for many others.
  39. I am a very balanced and realistic person.
  40. When watching movies, I rarely empathize with the victims, even if I am interested in the relationships of the characters - I am good at separating my feelings from others'.
  41. The criterion of truth is material benefit; only what is personally useful to me is correct.
  42. I easily emotionally adjust to those around me.
  43. If there is magic in movies and books, they usually become uninteresting and often even unpleasant to me just because of that.
  44. The ideas of humanism only corrupt people.
  45. In my explanations of anything to others, I always use vivid pictures and illustrations more than logical reasoning.
  46. In the vast majority of cases, I easily manage my emotions and control their external expression without problems.
  47. Knowledge must bring quick benefits; otherwise, what good is it?
  48. I believe that if a person moves against the direction of their herd, it is not wise at all.
  49. Even in nervous situations, I remain calm.
  50. I am diplomatic, especially good at negotiating with people in an informal, heartfelt setting, without any pressure.
  51. I can timely "flatter" a useful person when needed.
  52. It is true that I usually dislike it when someone "stands out" and causes disputes.
  53. I can easily feel people's relationships with each other and quickly distinguish genuine feelings from feigned ones.
  54. I would not go to great lengths to preserve old buildings if it hindered the growth and development of cities.
  55. I am a very realistic person; abstractions far from real-life experience do not interest me.
  56. When I see someone behaving inappropriately, I look at them with disgust for a long time, making them feel ashamed.
  57. I have no fetish for scientific knowledge - it is far more important to do something simply useful and functional.
  58. I am sociable, diplomatic, and emotional, but without flaunting my feelings, without noise and brightness - I can always be charming and find an approach to any person.
  59. I always feel my belonging to the team.
  60. The job of a sanitary inspector would appeal to me more (in terms of character and job content) than the job of an architect.
  61. I prefer when those around me highly appreciate IEE: The current result of my affairs. ILE: The prospects of my affairs.
  62. I know perfectly well what specific interests unite the people I know.
  63. I usually don't keep inconvenient and unpleasant thoughts and guesses in my head for long, easily driving them out.
  64. In any situation, I have good diplomatic skills - I never "dig in my heels" and don't stay in an unprofitable place for long, foreseeing the consequences and future developments, able to advance, retreat, and maneuver.
  65. I often immerse myself in the feelings of my friends.
  66. I don't like any buildup of emotions - neither in life nor in books.
  67. When possible, I almost always have some news talk radio on in the room.
  68. Resisting the world is pointless; you can only adapt.
  69. There is no particular point in racking your brain over why something happens and how something works.
  70. Sympathy for a country competing with your homeland or for a company competing with your employer is already betrayal.

Markers that ILE mostly agrees with, while IEE mostly disagrees:

  1. I am weak in determining whether another specific person can cause me trouble.
  2. I tend to obsess too much over certain ideas.
  3. I often have sharp reactions of disappointment and dissatisfaction.
  4. I like to "play" in arguments and discussions using formal logic.
  5. In my case, praise and sincere gratitude are the best motivation.
  6. I have old memories of fear that still evoke the same feelings of horror.
  7. I am a dreamer and often fantasize.
  8. I often "immerse" in the future, indulging in dreams, hopes, or fears.
  9. I am often strongly drawn to sugar and other sweets.
  10. I love the atmosphere of struggle, I love chivalry in defense of justice, I love films about weapons, but my main calling is revolutionary discoveries and inventions.
  11. I often make mistakes in people because I idealize them at first, "inventing" them.
  12. Honest praise from others is more valuable to me than money.
  13. I am better than many at reviewing and updating logical solutions and models, moving away from the familiar and established.
  14. I like philosophy and science.
  15. There are periods of crying and tears.
  16. To stimulate my activities, public recognition and others' gratitude are much more important and necessary than money or the threat of punishment.
  17. I am often driven by "itching" curiosity or inquisitiveness.
  18. Often, trivialities can put me in an excited or upset state.
  19. My hands and feet often become cold, "like ice."
  20. It is often very hard for me to tear myself away from a started game, even though more important matters await.
  21. I am often excited or irritated.
  22. Often, from a mental find or some external irritation, I begin to feel an inner "devil" wanting to burst out - I want to immediately jump up, speak out, object, express indignation, or exclaim "Eureka, I've found it!"
  23. It often happens that I reacted too quickly or strongly to something, leading to undesirable consequences.
  24. I love abstract thinking on abstract topics.
  25. I have a good imagination and always many original ideas.
  26. I easily lose my temper.
  27. I perfectly remember the entire multiplication table by heart.
  28. The same thoughts often run in circles many, many times.
  29. I often "get stuck" on thoughts or fears that begin to haunt me for a long time.
  30. I have bouts of sobbing.
  31. I am a nervous person.
  32. I always keep something unfinished and contradictory in my head - because without a perspective, without having something open and unfinished, life is boring.
  33. I like starting something new.
  34. I have a very developed imagination.
  35. I am a historical optimist, believing in progress and the development of humanity on the path of mutual respect and goodness.
  36. I can be interested in doing only those things that are really needed by someone and genuinely useful - and money is far from the main thing here.
  37. I am hard to call a conservative in relation to new non-standard theories and solutions.
  38. In a state of angry excitement, I often involuntarily begin to wave my hands.
  39. I am more involved in what is cool, interesting, exciting, and enjoyable than in what brings me direct practical benefit.
  40. I have a habit of biting my nails or picking at hangnails on my fingers.
  41. I often make mistakes in people.
  42. I perfectly remember the signs of divisibility of any integers by 3 and 5.
  43. I have a popularizing talent - I love and know how to "play" with complex logical things, showing them from different sides.
  44. I have a very vulnerable self-esteem - I have always been very afraid of being rejected.
  45. I am obsessed with any work I undertake.
  46. I lack flexibility in behavior.
  47. When thinking about the future, I usually see it in a "rosy" light.
  48. I usually react too excitedly to many things.
  49. As a rule, I was very trusting of people.
  50. I often have mood swings.
  51. In a state of angry excitement, I sometimes start to "jump" or dance in one place.
  52. There are things that, if I start talking about them, make my voice tremble, and sometimes even bring a tear to my eye.
  53. I am not an indifferent person; I am not characterized by apathy.
  54. My character is marked by nervousness and irritability.
  55. I am undiplomatic and easily get into a state of indignation.
  56. What do you pay more attention to? - ILE: The smell of food. IEE: The smell of other people.
  57. It is easy to arouse interest and focused attention in me towards something.
  58. I often get nervous.
  59. I am often so internally tense as if I am ready either for immediate fight or immediate flight.
  60. Stressful states happen to me regularly, at least once a week.
  61. If I sit in a hall and listen to a speech I disagree with, I almost always start fidgeting or fiddling with something in my hands.
  62. Any minor defects in any systems, structures, or classifications often, even without my desire, "scratch my eye."
  63. I am prone to over-planning and excessively worrying about the future, sometimes "getting stuck" on it.
  64. I am often irritated and distracted by extraneous noise.
  65. After watching an emotional and exciting movie, I still feel its influence on me even after several hours.
  66. I often got into trouble because I overestimated people's good attitude towards me.
  67. I react painfully to any awkward situations in social contacts.
  68. I am very concerned about the fate of the country.
  69. It is easy to make me angry.
  70. I constantly want to acquire new knowledge.