One of the 243 portraits · MMLMM
The Free Spirit
I go where the day leads, and that is enough.
You let the day write itself.
You go where the day takes you, fair to everyone and tied to no one in particular. A missing plan does not worry you, and a new idea gets a fair hearing if it is useful.
Easygoing · Unattached · Curious
The five together
You go where the day takes you, fair to everyone and tied to no one, calm about the lack of a plan, and mildly interested in whatever turns up next.
The Free Spirit's result is low on Conscientiousness and in the middle on Extraversion, Agreeableness, Emotional Stability and Openness. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 1 in 100 people
1.1% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Free Spirit is among the ten most common of the 243.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Free Spirit might recognize
- You can go a whole week without a fixed plan and feel completely fine about it.
- You are open to a new idea, but you rarely chase one just because it is new.
A question worth keeping
What would you actually want to build, if you let yourself want something enough to plan for it?
Six lenses
The Free Spirit in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Free Spirit come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Free Spirit.
- Extraversion lowThe Wayfarer
- Extraversion highThe Social Butterfly
- Agreeableness lowThe Free Agent
- Agreeableness highThe Helper
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Chameleon
- Conscientiousness highThe Planner
- Emotional Stability lowThe Dabbler
- Emotional Stability highThe Mellow One
- Openness lowThe Local
- Openness highThe Sketch Artist
The traits behind The Free Spirit
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Free Spirit
- What is the Free Spirit personality?
- The Free Spirit is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I go where the day leads, and that is enough. You go where the day takes you, fair to everyone and tied to no one, calm about the lack of a plan, and mildly interested in whatever turns up next.
- How common is The Free Spirit?
- 1.1% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Free Spirit is among the ten most common of the 243 among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Free Spirit?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Free Spirit a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Free Spirit names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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