Professions
So, in regards to the last post I put here: I wonder what other professions are a natural funnel for people with certain personality traits? What careers have good people flock to them, or do an excellent job of weeding out the undesirables? More importantly, can this information be useful to me in making new friends and learning new and interesting things?
Does archaeology attract a certain type of person I’d get along with? What about botanists? Mathematicians? Car salesmen? Clarinetists? Astronauts? Would I make a lot of great friends if I knew more astronauts? (Of course I would.)
There’s a lot of personality tests out there that gauge a person’s tolerances and traits, then makes suggestions for careers. But seeing how so many careers are indicative of the traits of its practitioners, it’d be cool to take a test and have it tell you “You’d get along well with fiction writers, appliance repairmen, butchers and filmmakers. But you should avoid beat poets, lawyers, car salesmen, high school guidance counsellors and professional poker players.”
Note: Stereotypes. Blah blah blah.
