Stationery Quiz
Glue
Spreading things out with your own touch, you join what was apart into one.
Glue is for sticking paper to paper. In Japan, cooked rice grains kneaded into a paste have been used as glue since long ago. Today's starch paste works the same way, using starch to make paper stick.
The thinner and more evenly you spread it, the cleaner the result, and once dry it joins two sheets so firmly they act like one. Try to pull them apart by force and the paper is likely to tear first. You connect people and things, and once you've joined them, you hold them together for a long time.
How much to squeeze out and how far to spread it; whether to use a finger or a spatula — how glue turns out depends a lot on the touch of the person using it. You've developed your own way of doing things, and you join things carefully in that way. But when everyone wants things stuck down in a hurry, the conversation can move on while you're still waiting for the glue to dry.
Strengths
- You can carefully connect people and things that were apart
- You can keep the ties and promises you've made strong for a long time
- You've developed a touch of your own and can get a clean finish every time
Where you may stumble
- Where results are wanted right away, it feels like being moved before you've dried
- Pulling apart something you've joined weighs on you
- With a procedure someone else has decided, you can't use your own touch and feel lost
Sounds familiar, Glue?
- You season food by eye, never measuring
- When paper tears, you mend it by sticking it properly back together rather than taping it
- You've kept letters you got years ago, each one tucked back into its own envelope
Where you shine
When people or things that were apart need to be joined firmly, taking the time it takes, Glue's touch is what people count on.
Tips for “Glue”
- When things are urgent, say up front, “Give it a little time to dry”
- Be ready to sum up your own touch in a sentence when you ask someone else to do it
- Among the people you're connected to, get in touch with someone you haven't seen in a while
Matches
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Fountain Pen — The Fountain Pen also gets worked in by its user's hand and leaves what it writes to last. Write a line with the Fountain Pen on a card put together with Glue, and both your efforts take a form that lasts.
Stapler — Thick bundles go to the Stapler; the parts that need to look neat go to Glue. You both bring things together, but in different ways, so you can share the work without competing for it.
Mechanical Pencil — Glue wants a little time to dry, but the Mechanical Pencil has moved on the moment it's written something. To Glue, the Mechanical Pencil seems restless, and to the Mechanical Pencil, Glue's waiting time feels long, so your rhythms struggle to mesh.
Close neighbors
These differ from this one on just 1 of the 3 axes. If one of your axes was near the middle, you may have their side too.
Which one are you? 18 everyday situations, about 3 minutes.
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