For once she came into our tutoring session calmly. “Good Morning Miss Lynn,” she said, heading to our usual table.
“Good Morning,” I replied. “What have we got today?”
“Well, I got an A+ on my math test, so thank you.”
“That’s great!” We’d spent hours working on quadratic equations. I was pleased to find that our work had paid off.
Quadratic equations are a type of polynomial equation of degree 2 in one variable. They are expressed in the form of ax^2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are constants, and x is the variable. The solutions to the quadratic equation can be found using the quadratic formula, which is -b ± sqrt(b^2 - 4ac) / 2a.
Here are some steps to solve a quadratic equation:
First, we need to ensure that the equation is in standard form, i.e., ax^2 + bx + c = 0.
Next, we need to identify the values of a, b, and c.
We can then substitute these values into the quadratic formula and simplify.
Finally, we can solve for x by using the two solutions provided by the quadratic formula.
For more information on quadratic equations, you can check out this Wikipedia article.
“So what else have we got?” I added. Meaning, what other lessons do you need help with?
“I’ve been thinking that this week we are supposed to write about the Power of Attraction, and I am certainly not attracted to math.”
“You’re getting better at it.”
“Doesn’t mean I will ever like it. I mean, that’s what the Power of Attraction teaches, isn’t it? We are attracted to what we like, or are like. There is no way I will ever be attracted to math no matter how good I get at it.”
“You got an A+, but aren’t happy about it. What’s really going on?”
“Why am I working so hard for something I don’t even want?” she admitted in a rush. “Why does the A+ even matter?”
“Growing pains,” I suggested, without even knowing why.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” she asked, perking up instantly.
I took me some time to organize my thoughts around an idea that had just hatched in my brain. “I mean that you are growing, and growing always includes loss. We grow from what we were, into who we are. Good-by to the old you, welcome to the new.” She stared at me uncertain, so I added, “I remember a time when an A+ in anything would have had you skipping around the room. Today, not so much. You’ve begun to question. Questions are always good.”
“Even when I can’t find the answer?”
“There’s never one answer,” I answered, then added with a laugh. “Unless, you are talking about math where one plus one must always equal two. But even in math, some problems refuse to be answered with one answer. That’s why we have variables.”
She groaned, “Please no more math.”
“Fine,” I struggled to keep a straight face. “What’s really up?”
“I just want to get through this day. We have an article to work on, so let’s work on it. I have an idea about how to tackle it.”
“Okay,” I said a bit uncertainly. “How do you want to ‘tackle’ it?”
“Well, I was thinking that we just give a quick summary of what Attraction means, then send readers to your two question personality test.”
“First off, it’s not my personality test. It actually has some scientific bona fides. Second, didn’t we do that last time?”
“You gave it one sentence with one link. People probably read right past it. You didn’t even explain why it’s so useful.”
“So why don’t you give it a shot.”
“Well,” she hesitated. “It’s useful because you can give it anywhere, anytime, and people don’t even know you’re doing it. It helps you understand different temperaments; like when I ran my parents through it. It really explained a lot.”
“Have you run yourself through it?”
“Yeah,” she nodded. “Help me understand my myself as well. I know it’s not an perfect test, but it is so much better than the stupid six question personality test I took on the Internet the other day.”
“There’s a six question personality test?”
“It was just a knock off of yours,” she grumbled. “It didn’t even explain why the questions mattered. Why their questions were about temperaments that are innate. I don’t think the people who wrote the test even understand how their test works. They were just plugging in the official answers.”
“So you are no longer attracted to stupid internet test?”
She gave me a dirty look. “I’m just trying to find an easy way to finish this article.”
“So now you are attracted to easy?”
“I’m sick of math, and I am sick of hard.”
“So let’s go with easy,” I said after watching her face crumple. “Did you want to give the quick summery on Attraction, or do you what me to?”
She took a heaving breath, and said, “The Power of Attraction say that we are attracted to people who like us, and to people who are actually like us. Same race, same status, same worldview. The problem is that we don’t always understand people who are not like us, and it’s easy to turn them into the enemy.”
“And when you begin to change?”
She opened her eyes and stared at me. “The people you once trusted start thinking that you might be the enemy.”
Growing pains, I thought to myself. Learning pains. “Is someone calling you their enemy?”
She took another heaving breath and said, “Doesn’t matter. Let’s finish the article. Let’s show people why you have the best personality test on the internet.”
“How do we do that?”
“Give them the test. Give them the link. Post the first question right here. If there is anything you’ve taught me, it’s that nobody can resist a sincere question.”
“Okay, let’s do it.” It took us must frustration and growling at a computer that did not listen, but eventually we had what she wanted ready to post.
“Hang on, hang on,” she said just as I was about to hit publish. “We should tell people to come back here and leave any comments, or questions. You know people will have questions.”
She was right, and always the same question. Is it possible to be a bit of both? The answer is, “Are some people ambidextrous?”
Not everyone is like you. Not everyone wants the same things you want. Psychologists have identified four distinct personality types: Sanguine, Phlegmatic, Melancholic and Choleric. Everyone leans towards one of these types. If you learn to understand what excites, motivates, irritates and frustrates these different personality types, you’ll be well on your way to understanding attraction and why certain people frustrate you more than others.
In order to determine what personality type someone has, you simply need to answer two questions.
Let’s begin with question one: Is the person primarily an extrovertor primarily an introvert?
What is the difference between an extrovert and an introvert?
Extroverts tend to befriend the world instantly, while introverts tend to pick their friends carefully.
Extroverts are people oriented
Extroverts readily and spontaneously tell stories, share secrets and express their emotions, because they believe that doing so will bring them closer to people. Extroverts are people oriented. They often make decisions based upon emotions. They are very affectionate and demonstrative early in relationships. They also tend to be very concerned with the opinions and feelings of others.
Introverts are idea oriented
On the other hand, introverts tend to be idea and goal oriented.They also tell stories, share secrets and express their emotions, but only if they see a good point in doing so. Introverts only open up when they believe that sharing emotions, stories and secrets will bring them closer to what they want from life. They can be very affectionate, but they tend to hold their affections back for those select people who matter to them. Introverts like to base their decisions on their own inner logic and understanding, rather than worry about the opinions and emotions of others.
Now here comes the fun part; take a two-question personality test that I’ve been told is eerily accurate.
Step One: Think of a person whose personality you would like to test, it can even be yours, and then select an option below:
