Past-Life Job Quiz

Navigator

Reading the stars, the wind and the currents, you find the route to seas no one has seen yet.

On the roadWorking with thingsFinding

In the age of sail, a ship's navigator measured the height of the Sun and stars and read the winds and currents to work out where the ship was. Out at sea with no land in sight, the job was to find the way forward from the slightest of clues.

If you were once on board a ship, it probably shows in how, the moment you reach somewhere unfamiliar, you open a map and check which way is which. You enjoy both heading somewhere new and making sense of clues. You're better at reading maps, systems and the signs of nature than at reading how people feel.

A navigator's reading decides where everyone on board ends up. You trust the routes you've worked out. But if you press ahead without explaining what your reading is based on, it can look to others like a sudden swing of the wheel.

Strengths

Even somewhere new, you quickly get your bearings and the lay of the land
You can piece together the bigger picture from scattered clues
When things don't go to plan, you can calmly look for another route

Where you may stumble

You tend to skip explaining to others the answer you've worked out
You get absorbed in looking things up and keep people waiting
When you go a long time without knowing where you're headed, you get restless

Sounds familiar, Navigator?

On a dark road at night, you can't help checking where the Moon and stars are
Even in a town you don't know, one look at a map board and you can mostly find your way
You watch the clouds move on the weather forecast more closely than anyone else

Where you shine

Exploring somewhere new, drawing a conclusion from scattered information, and getting back on track when plans fall apart.

Tips for “Navigator”

When you find an answer, share it with one line about what it's based on
Now and then, make a day where you head out without deciding where to go
Think of asking someone for directions as one more way of gathering clues

Matches

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Easy together

Ferryman — A Ferryman reads the water too. You'll never run out of talk about rivers and seas, and the Ferryman's way with people makes up for the explanations a Navigator leaves out.

Easy together

Bard — A Bard is great at bringing travel stories to people. They turn the routes a Navigator finds into a story that stays with people.

May clash

Tailor — A Tailor stays in one shop and makes things for the person in front of them. With a Navigator whose eyes are always on the horizon, your interests point in different directions.