Time of Day Quiz
Midday
Like daylight reaching every corner, you make things clear right in the middle of people.
At midday, the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and shadows are at their shortest. Light reaches every corner of the landscape, and colors and shapes look crisp. Like that light, you tend to make unclear things clear and show them in a form everyone can see.
Midday is when the most people are out and about in town. Shops and streets are full of voices and movement. When you make things clear, you'd rather talk, listen and check things with people than think hard on your own. Your thinking moves forward best in the middle of the bustle.
The “m” in a.m. and p.m. stands for the Latin meridiem, “midday”: ante meridiem means before midday, and post meridiem after it. The whole day is divided at that line. You often end up as the one who draws a line in a discussion: “This much is decided.” To people who'd like to leave some room, that can feel a little glaring.
Strengths
- You can sum up a vague conversation in a form everyone understands
- You can keep moving your thinking forward while talking with people
- You can ask about things you don't know and check them on the spot
Where you may stumble
- Wanting things clear, you end up rushing people who are still thinking for an answer
- Because you move forward by talking with people, you don't get enough time to think alone
- In front of people who'd like to enjoy not knowing, you can't help giving away the secret
Sounds familiar, Midday?
- At the end of a discussion, you read out what was decided, right then and there
- When you see a crowd on the street, you ask whoever's nearby what's going on
- At get-togethers, you find yourself saying “Okay, let's do this”
Where you shine
When a few people are talking things through and making decisions. Just as midday light makes shadows short, you can clear up hazy points in front of everyone.
Tips for “Midday”
- Before settling on an answer, ask, “Is anyone still thinking it over?”
- Put one block of time to think alone into your schedule
- Before giving away the secret, check whether the other person wants to know
Matches
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Dawn — Dawn also wants to make things clear. When Midday is about to decide something on the strength of a lively conversation, Dawn quietly lights up the ground underfoot: “Have we checked this part?” The answer stays solid as you move ahead.
Dusk — Dusk also lives in the bustle. When Midday tries to light up everything and the room starts to stiffen, Dusk's “Well, that's fine too” loosens the air. Like noon giving way to evening, the gathering comes softly to a close.
Midnight — Midnight wants to enjoy unknown things as imagination, in the quiet of being alone. Midday wants to make everything clear among people and move ahead. The more Midday shines its light — “So, what are we doing?” — the more Midnight feels the open space it treasured is being dragged into the light, and Midday finds Midnight's answers hard to pin down.
Which one are you? 12 everyday situations, about 2 minutes.
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