The other day my co-worker Chris and I were discussing the differences between young minds and old minds and we came up with a simple yet foolproof method for determining what type of mind you have.  The method we have devised allows for a clear determination of your mind through one simple question.  Read the question below and answer truthfully from the options provided, then scroll down to see your result.

Question:

You come to a waist high chain-link fence that is blocking your path. Do you:

A. Try to jump the fence and stick the landing.

B. Awkwardly climb over the fence, since this is a fence that doesn’t really require climbing.

C. Look for a gate to go through and if there isn’t one walk around the fence.

Answers:

A. You have a young mind and you want people to know it.  By jumping the fence you show that nothing gets in your way and you expect everything to always work out for you.  Note that even if you fail in your attempt and end up doing a face plant into the ground, at least you tried.

B. You have a moderately aged mind and care a little that other people see you as at least somewhat young.   You want to go over the fence and not waste more time by diverting your route, yet you know that jumping fences is something only for young foolhardy people – so you resign yourself to looking a little foolish, but a lot less so than the person who tries to jump the fence and ends up doing a face plant.  Plus this option is usually far less painful.

C. You have a old mind and don’t care that people will see you as such.  As soon as you see the fence, you immediately know that you have to divert from your path, but that’s ok since you have lots of time and hey, the extra exercise is good for you, right?

I hope you enjoyed this little thought exercise and that you do not have a bout of crippling indecision (brought on by worrying about your type of mind) the next time you come across a fence.