executing the what
Continuing to pour over my Highland Ability Battery results, I’m re-familiarizing myself with another result of mine: "executing the what."
Simply put, when confronted with a task or project, people with this so-called result are not at all obsessed about the 'how' or the 'why, how referring to the process, why referring to the reasoning behind an action.
Builders ask themselves how, engineers/creators ask how and why, and theorists ask why.
In contrast, individuals focused on "executing the what" want to know what needs to be accomplished, careless about the process or the reason behind it.
They are effortlessly able to execute using spatial reasoning in the real world. This part of the test assesses spatial reasoning and falls under reasoning abilities [different than assessing problem solving style].
Despite being so wrapped up in producing results, I will also try to figure out why I am doing something. Maybe I am unknowingly wasting my time? I've noticed this occurs after I do something, frequently writing in my journal after the actions.
Beforehand though, here is no evaluation of how something should be accomplished, no zeal for the mechanics, no attention towards why something is being done.
My inner timeline, attracted by the immediate, not the long-term, helps me to act quickly or at least desire swift action.
I remember talking with my dad, who, personality-wise, has a slower-paced timeline, and he advised me that I don't need to do this certain thing we just discussed right now, rather flustered I was acting so impatient. I guess this desire to know only what needs to be done and to move into action fits in particular circumstances, not so much in discussion at the dinner table.
"Executing the what" comes about because someone received a low result/percentile in the Spatial Relations Theory and Spatial Relations Visualization worksample of the Battery.
Spatial Relations Theory deals with understanding how systems work, mechanical, interpersonal systems, and understanding the theoretical relationships between them. An individual high in this ability needs more hands-on experience, choosing a role that is more tactile. Someone who is low needs less. For Spatial Relations Theory, my result tells me that I think more practically than hypothetically. I don't view relationships and systems abstractly. I'm more captivated by the idea of being in direct contact with people.
Spatial Relations Visualization refers to the ability to see three dimensions when there are only two. Spatial Relations Visualization creates an abstract thinker, comfortable with words, concepts, principles, values, people, relationships, information, ideas. I really resonate with this. This ability also creates someone not attracted to the concrete world of physical objects. They usually seek abstract roles.
What I've learned about this result is to go after roles that give me experience in actual activities without knowing how the object/process works or how things are built behind the scenes. In discerning job descriptions and in connecting with people in the company, hopefully I will get a sense of what jobs play to this strength, directly or adjacently.