Tests. You’ve all taken them, in school, at university, or maybe even on the internet! While most of us grew up dreading the school or workplace kind, we’ve grown to love the kinds that showcase our unique personalities: the MBTI/16 Personalities, the Myers-Briggs, the SAPA, or the new, hugely popular Enneagram test.

Each kind of test is designed to reveal or highlight certain characteristics about our character, our personalities, or our emotional wellbeing. Looking at the various ways we have scored, we can potentially make better decisions about career choices, find partners who complement us, seek projects that showcase our strengths, or work on improving our weaknesses.

But some types of tests are not about self-improvement or even identifying strengths but about weeding out those w…