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The Paperclip Test: A Personality Quiz Like No Other
An entertaining and enlightening personality test, using that humblest of objects—a bent paperclip—to pick the lock of your psyche
What does your workspace say about you? The best clues aren’t in your desk or on your computer. Rather, they’re those paperclips in your wastebasket—the ones you’ve fiddled with, probably without even realizing it.
When psychiatrist Mario Gmür started scrutinizing paperclips bent by his patients, he found that they actually reveal multitudes about the creator’s character, quirks, and hidden desires. Are you an optimist? A pushover? A baby? A bully? After studying the links between paperclip shapes and distinct character types, Gmür has created a delightful collection of quizzes and psychological profiles that allow readers to discover their innermost secrets using these miniature metallic sculptures. Part Rorschach test and part humorous horoscope, The Paperclip Test offers an amusing yet insightful personality gauge for anyone who has ever bent a paperclip without thinking about what secrets that tiny shape might hold.
What does your workspace say about you? The best clues aren’t in your desk or on your computer. Rather, they’re those paperclips in your wastebasket—the ones you’ve fiddled with, probably without even realizing it.
When psychiatrist Mario Gmür started scrutinizing paperclips bent by his patients, he found that they actually reveal multitudes about the creator’s character, quirks, and hidden desires. Are you an optimist? A pushover? A baby? A bully? After studying the links between paperclip shapes and distinct character types, Gmür has created a delightful collection of quizzes and psychological profiles that allow readers to discover their innermost secrets using these miniature metallic sculptures. Part Rorschach test and part humorous horoscope, The Paperclip Test offers an amusing yet insightful personality gauge for anyone who has ever bent a paperclip without thinking about what secrets that tiny shape might hold.
- GenresNonfiction
208 pages, Hardcover
Published November 1, 2016
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March 6, 2017
Utterly silly book based on an equally silly premise. Don't waste your time.
May 30, 2019
I reject the premise that everyone does this - and look in your "bin" to see for yourself! Even if I sculpted paperclips, I certainly wouldn't throw them away every day!
I knew it would be silly... but this was over-the-top nonsense. I'll just go take a facebook test... LOL
I knew it would be silly... but this was over-the-top nonsense. I'll just go take a facebook test... LOL
June 3, 2019
awesome book!!!! if you love personality tests and figuring things out - this book is for you. So fun to read!!! share it with all your friends!
June 13, 2025
I had no idea where this book was going. I enjoyed the descriptions of the paperclips and then got bored. I came back to it and saw that there was a test. It took a while for me to complete, but the result was surprising. A very good summary of my personality. Exceedingly quirky.
February 21, 2017
I should've known before I picked this up that I would think it was disappointing. I always end up thinking these personality test things are stupid.
July 10, 2018
Pointless
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews