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MOTIVES Personality System

Offbeat (Unconventional)

Trait Profile

*Conventional types will tend towards the opposite of the characteristics below

Motivation
To find new ways to do things
Purpose
Knowledge selection/discovery
Conflict
new ways vs. status quo/old ways
Historic antecedent
Jungian Intuition vs. Sensing
Historic example
Albert Einstein
Film example
Che Guevara (Motorcycle Diaries)
Counter example
Robert E. Lee

Characteristicsnot big on customs/traditions, has a strong need for individuality, anti-status quo, revolutionary, their ideas sometimes surprise people, does things others find strange, obscure, non-conformist, peculiar, considered to be eccentric by others, abstract, lives life on own terms, alternative, experimental, artistic, rebels for the sake of rebellion (i.e. even when it doesn't make sense), good at making impromptu speeches, has take frequent stands in the face of strong opposition, inclined to do the opposite of what others want them to do, good at coming up with something new, radical, discordant thinker, complex, crazy, wild, atypical, idiosyncratic, likes losing them-self in things, random, often acts on the spur of the moment, creative, likes to do frightening things, improviser, seeks out the patterns of the universe, feels best taking risks, main motivation is to be different, feels attracted to the mysterious, prefers variety to routine, has a vivid imagination, spontaneous, breaks the rules, prone to excess, intense, mystical

Factor-Loading Items

The following items all had statistically significant factor loadings (similar to correlations) on the Offbeat drive:

Healthy items | Offbeat factor score / Vital factor score
  • I face danger confidently. 619/162
  • I love how risk taking I am. 699/184
  • I live to do things I haven't done before. 658/204
  • I explore. 628/198
  • Explorer would be a good description of me. 626/166
  • I change things. 612/182
  • I innovate. 596/254
  • I challenge. 586/168
  • Pioneer would be a good description of me. 586/195
  • I like to originate new methods. 568/159
  • I love trying all kinds of new things 540/272
  • I live in the state of anything is possible. 507/288
  • I am brave. 490/320
  • I have a strong desire to pursue my life interests. 453/373
  • I see myself as a part of the universe. 250/230
  • I'm progressive. 398/196
  • I feel powerful on the inside. 387/433
  • My interests are my life. 367/212
  • I believe in the impossible. 358/200
  • Every fall, set back, is an opportunity to get up, move forward. 273/611
  • I have a strong desire to be alive. 240/618
  • I am unflappable. 225/391
  • I frequently exercise until I'm very sore. 203/186
Average Health items | Offbeat factor score
  • Experimenter would be a good description of me. 765
  • I am preoccupied with discovery. 724
  • I am preoccupied with experimenting. 700
  • I am a slave to experimenting. 698
  • I am a slave to trying new things. 698
  • I prioritize testing limits. 685
  • I prefer to pursue the unknown. 680
  • Experimenting is everything. 680
  • I am extremely interested in abstract ideas. 680
  • I feel best when I am taking risks. 676
  • I am preoccupied with exploring. 672
  • I want to challenge my world. 668
  • I am explorative. 660
  • I am a slave to taking chances. 659
  • I am defined by new ideas. 652
  • I am compelled to experiment. 652
  • Existing to discover new ideas/truths is my identity. 650
  • I am more imagination based than reality based. 650
  • I am encoded to immerse myself in the unknown. 642
  • Revolutionary would be a good description of me.
  • Being more experimental can set me apart from those around me. 635
  • I seek new techniques. 630
  • I am biased towards selecting the most experimental life path. 630
  • I am preoccupied with being challenged. 624
  • I greatly appreciate strangeness. 620
  • I prefer abstract discussions to concrete discussions. 620
  • I risk everything on my life passions. 620
  • I face danger confidently. 619
  • I try everything just to see what will stick. 617
  • I risk everything on my life passions. 617
  • I experiment on myself. 615
  • I pioneer. 610
  • I am compelled to be different. 610
  • I frequently come up with ideas/solutions out of nowhere. 610
  • I live to explore things for the sake of exploring things. 603
  • I am preoccupied with exploring. 600
  • I'm more comfortable being different. 600
  • I subsist on discovery. 597
  • I am always trying to change things up. 594
  • I go against the grain. 592
  • I live by my ideas. 590
  • I focus far more on possibilities than present reality. 590
  • I am a slave to curiosity. 588
  • My self esteem is tied to how much I satisfy my curiosity. 588
  • I would hate to be on the typical life path. 582
  • The unusual is everything. 580
  • I like to develop or be the first to use or apply a new method, area of knowledge, or activity. 572
  • I am preoccupied with discovery. 570
  • I don't need to do what others will, I need to do what others won't. 568
  • I seek out the patterns of the universe. 560
  • I'm always wanting to experience something novel. 556
  • I prefer art that puts me in a transcendent state. 550
  • I want to alter society. 546
  • I have a need to always pursue my curiosity. 545
  • I have a need to discover. 545
  • As soon as I'm not learning something, I change things up. 544
  • I am compelled to be challenging. 544
  • I am preoccupied with transforming myself. 540
  • I am compelled to diverge. 534
  • I want to change society. 533
  • I prefer art that is other worldly. 530
  • I favor the surreal. 530
  • I am preoccupied with being inquiring. 529
  • I usually go against the grain. 524
  • I am preoccupied with possibility. 520
  • I break away from traditions. 519
  • I am preoccupied with change. 517
  • I want to hunt for the 'whys' and dissect the 'hows'. 513
  • I am highly creative. 510
  • I will pursue my interests/passions even if it means ending up a poor failure. 510
  • I am preoccupied with being challenged. 510
  • I love the uncertainty of what will happen. 510
  • I would rather be rich in ideas than money. 510
  • I am original. 510
  • I am a slave to change. 502
  • It saddens me when everything is the same. 501
  • I am opportunistic.
  • I take comments that I'm odd/weird as a compliment and validation that I'm living my life right, and staying true to myself. 500
  • I am frequently overcome with a boldness and desire to accomplish a particular thing. 500
  • I am a slave to learning new things. 497
  • I'm most comfortable in the unknown. 496
  • The most important quality in a friend is how much I can help them. 494
  • I invent. 493
  • I live to experience transcendent states. 493
  • Change is everything. 490
  • I am imaginative at the expense of observation. 490
  • I do not back down when threatened. 490
  • I'll try anything once. 489
  • I would hate to be conventional. 488
  • I am compelled to be curious. 486
  • You never really know where the edge of yourself is unless you go over it. 483
  • I am a slave to reinventing myself. 485
  • I am preoccupied with reinvention. 480
  • I find theoretical physics interesting. 480
  • I invent. 480
  • I'm at best when everyone is against me. 480
  • I frequently come up with ideas/solutions out of nowhere. 478
  • I've always gone my own way without following the current. 470
  • I like to be an outlaw. 470
  • I am preoccupied with being different. 469
  • I'm always varying aspects of my lifestyle. 466
  • The most important quality in a friend is how curious they are. 465
  • My greatest value is how curious I am. 463
  • My self esteem is tied to my cleverness. 463
  • My goal is to make the largest dent in the universe that I can. 462
  • I am creative. 460
  • I want to live a philosophical life. 454
  • I am preoccupied with being novel. 450
  • I love confrontation. 450
  • My self esteem is tied to my ideas. 446
  • Seeker would be a good description of me. 441
  • I want a hard life. 437
  • The most important things to me have been ideas and/or artistic creations. 437
  • I operate mainly by trial and error. .435
  • I am preoccupied with creativity. 430
  • I am searching for new values. 430
  • Sometimes you just have to jump in to make things happen. 430
  • I self author. 429
  • I don't like being like everyone else. .424
  • Without the unknown I feel off. 420
  • I chase answers. 420
  • My self esteem is tied to my ingenuity. 418
  • I spend a lot of my time investigating. 411
  • I'm an outlier, and I think that's a good thing. 410
  • Evolution is everything. 410
  • Life is best understood in metaphor. 400
  • My identity is my discovering nature. 400
  • I prefer the most philosophical path. 400
  • I am driven by a need to understand things. 399
  • My life interests define me. 394
  • All I care about is originality. 393
  • I don't like things that are too accessible. 390
  • Spartan would be a good description of me. 387
  • I am unwilling to be controlled. 380
  • I would enjoy moving every six months. 370
  • I trust impressions, symbols, and metaphors more than what I actually experienced. 370
  • I do not follow any one tradition but select and use different elements from many different traditions. 366
  • I require little down time. 364
  • I do not follow any one culture but select and use different elements from many different cultures. 353
  • The most important metric for me in choosing a life path is how interesting it is. 352
  • I am a slave to novelty. 342
  • Uniqueness is scarce on the market and therefore has higher value. 341
  • I'm in the trenches, fighting. 340
  • You can always dig deeper. 330
  • I value ambition in others. 330
  • I believe in patterns. 323
  • I ask a lot of questions. 320
  • I speak a second language fluently. 320
  • Any medium, taken to its ultimate or logical extreme may be indistinguishable from magic. 313
  • I like being hyper alert. .310
  • I am preoccupied by what's possible. 310
  • Life problems are a good thing. 310
  • I tend to only do things that will make me better at my passion. 310
  • I'm never still. 310
  • I enjoy stress. 309
  • In ancient times I would have wanted to be a shaman. 303
  • I am driven by artistic impulses above all others. 300
  • I am alert. 294
  • I am uncomfortable being in a subordinate position. 293
  • I have a need to figure things out from first hand experience. 290
  • I have a large vocabulary. 290
  • I like taking personality tests. 290
  • The most important quality in a friend is how much I can learn from them. 285
  • The goal of art is to return contemporary experience to a state of magic or the poetic. 283
  • I like going to concerts alone. 280
  • I practise tough love. 280
  • I don't like music that's too accessible. 280
  • When I was young I bullied others. 280
  • I love to read challenging material. 276
  • I have magical thoughts. 272
  • I refuse to be politically correct. 259
  • I'm concerned mainly with broadening my general knowledge and experience, rather than with technical or professional training. 249 2.55
  • I need to live near a large body of water (ocean or lake). 250
  • I am a good test taker. 240
  • I recognize when I'm being marketed to. 240
Unhealthy items | Offbeat factor score / Depressive factor score
  • I am compelled to be unconventional. 622/158
  • I do things differently. 596/182
  • The typical, ordinary way feels like a betrayal of myself. 595/229
  • I go against current practices. 583/185
  • My identity is very much about being different/strange/mysterious compared to the majority. 565/244
  • It is difficult for me to comply with social rules. 550/300
  • I greatly appreciate strangeness. 546/162
  • I want to alter society. 546/157
  • I am a slave to danger. 538/255
  • I am weird. 530/300
  • There are no paths currently in existence or that have ever existed that would make me happy, so I have to forge my own. 517/400
  • I invent my own standards. 515/164
  • I am a slave to the unknown. 495/244
  • Being 'normal' isn't authentic. 483/182
  • I behave eccentrically. 468/291
  • have magical thoughts. 426/219
  • I enjoy ripping away layer after layer of social reality. 450/232
  • I don't value the laws and customs of a society. 440/420
  • I want to be different from my world. 432/303
  • My identity is based on my ability to change who I am. 417/287
  • Limits annoy me. 410/210
  • I like difficult people. 410/205
  • My thinking or speaking style is extremely unusual. 406/247
  • My identity is very much about being different/strange/mysterious compared to the majority. 399/247
  • I don't prioritize trying new things. 394/282
  • I require little sleep. 390/195
  • I get totally lost in my interests. 375/258
  • I use obscure words. 370/270
  • I enjoy getting minimal rest. 367/181
  • I am mysterious. 362/360
  • I am drawn to mysterious people. 360/285
  • I want a different level of existence. 347/413
  • I'm preoccupied with how authentic/true to myself or not authentic/not true to myself I am. 345/177
  • I am complex. 335/182
  • I'm an outlier. 327/335
  • I can't sleep for nights on end but I remain active during the daytime. 327/214
  • I find it difficult to complacently accept the 'what'. 342/197
  • I require little down time. 320/144
  • I require little sleep. 318/157
  • I am a contrarian. 312/236
  • The things I'm most interested in, no one else is. 286/423
  • Most people would be happier if they didn't live like people do in my culture. 282/447
  • I am impressed by people more unconventional than me. 280/181
  • The things I want to achieve are not possible by current understanding. 270/370
  • My culture is backward compared to most other cultures. 268/248
  • I do not believe in god. 260/290
  • I'd rather ask/know someone's worst qualities than their best. 260/250
  • There is an enormous freedom in realizing everything is empty and meaningless. 248/521
  • People don't understand me. 230/560
  • I take pleasure in solitary activities 230/280
  • I hate how safe my life is. 216/400
  • I make and then break off friendships faster than anyone I know. 210/490
  • I'm unlikely to pursue a life path if I know what the outcome will be. 208/160
  • I have great difficulty establishing and maintaining close relationships with others because I'm so weird. 200/600
  • The self is an illusion. 197/405
  • If I spend too much time with friends, I feel less satisfied with life. 190/390
  • External serenity is overrated. 180/214
  • I'm intentionally living a lower quality life (by my own standards) even though I could live a higher quality one. 170/370
  • I don't have health insurance. 160/180
  • I hate how conventional my life is. 158/554
  • I love death. 153/524
  • The system is stacked against people like me. 151/526
*for a low score assume the opposite of the above. the descriptions listed here are made up of personality items. people who scored high on this type scored higher on the above items compared to the average.
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