Know Thy Brain: Are you a Top-Down or Bottom-Up Thinker?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  When you start a new project, do you want to:

  • A.
    Figure out the small stuff and then decide its ultimate goal
  • B.
    Understand the big picture and main goals first
• 2.
  Which message from your boss freaks you out more:

  • A.
    “I need this list of 5 things evaluated by price by our next 1x1 on Friday”
  • B.
    "Can you get me this list of things by Friday?”
• 3.
  In meetings, do you find yourself:

  • A.
    Discussing specific details and assigning tasks
  • B.
    Guiding the discussions around how it fits into the broader business
• 4.
  Do you:

  • A.
    LOVE learning new things
  • B.
    Lean into what you know; it’s served you well thus far
• 5.
  Which approach do you like more:

  • A.
    Big and Bold is the way to go!
  • B.
    Step-by-step gets it done right.
• 6.
  As a gamer you:

  • A.
    Must. Collect. All. The. Things. You’re a completionist and will get to the story. Eventually.
  • B.
    You gotta do the main storyline. The other stuff can wait…if ever…

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  You're a Top-Down Thinker!

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  Top-Down Thinkers are strategic thinkers who excel at seeing the bigger picture before diving into the details. You thrive when you can understand the high-level goals first, then work backward to develop actionable steps. You tend to rely on learned intuition first to make decisions.The 10-page guidebook below empowers you to harness your unique brain processing style with tools for understanding your thinking type, setting goals, networking effectively, tracking progress, and a final checklist to keep you on track.
• 2.
  You're a Bottom-Up Thinker!

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  Bottom-Up Thinkers excel at handling details and building up from foundational knowledge and sensory input.You’re likely satisfied delving into specifics, identifying key insights that others might overlook. This focus can make you invaluable in roles requiring thoroughness, analytical thinking, and accuracy.The 10-page guidebook below helps you optimize your unique thinking style with tools for understanding your processing type, assessing your skills, tracking progress, building narratives for career growth, and a final checklist to guide your actions.