🎲 What’s Your Play Personality?

Play isn't just for kids. As adults, we all still crave play—we just express it in different ways. Take this quick quiz to discover your dominant play personality and how to bring more joy into your life.

👉 Choose the one that sounds most like you in each pair:

1. When I’m at my best, I’m usually…
   A. Cracking jokes or making others laugh
   B. Exploring new ideas, places, or feelings
2. I love activities that…
   A. Get me moving—dancing, hiking, stretching
   B. Involve organizing or planning something fun
3. I feel most alive when I…
   A. Compete and aim to win—games, races, challenges
   B. Make something with my hands or creativity
4. I’m often drawn to…
   A. Collecting interesting things or experiences
   B. Getting lost in a good book, show, or story
5. I’m the friend who…
   A. Can’t help but be the class clown or playful goof
   B. Loves to plan trips, parties, or group adventures

🔍 What your answers reveal:

Count how many A’s and B’s you chose, then look below to find your dominant type:

• Mostly A’s:
  
  • If you chose A for Q1 → The Joker
    
  • Q2 → The Kinesthete
    
  • Q3 → The Competitor
    
  • Q4 → The Collector
    
  • Q5 → The Joker or The Director
    
    
• Mostly B’s:
  
  • If you chose B for Q1 → The Explorer
    
  • Q2 → The Director
    
  • Q3 → The Artist/Creator
    
  • Q4 → The Storyteller
    
  • Q5 → The Director or The Storyteller
    
    

Remember: You may see yourself in more than one! Most of us are a unique mix.

🧩 The 8 Play Personalities

Think of these like a cast of characters, less like rigid boxes and more like flavor. Some might be your go-to, others just a sprinkle. No matter your mix, they all remind us that play is essential, not extra.

Finding your play personality is the first step in the larger context of life and work as a group project. Life and work are team sports. Below, you’ll also find characteristics of each play personality, how they might show up in the workplace, and the unique value they bring to a team. 

🎭 The Joker

You love to make people laugh with goofy jokes, silly voices, and inside pranks. For you, fun is all about laughter and lightness. If it doesn’t involve a little mischief, is it even worth it?
At Work: Lightens the mood with humor, breaks tension in meetings, and brings levity to stressful projects.
Value: Builds team cohesion through laughter, boosts morale, and fosters psychological safety by not taking everything too seriously.

🎬 The Director

You’re the planner, the gatherer, the “I’ve got the spreadsheet for that” friend. Organizing fun is your fun. You love curating memorable experiences for others and yourself.
At Work: Organizes meetings, team retreats, and brainstorm sessions. Has a plan and makes it happen.
Value: Creates structure, clarity, and alignment. Ensures that good ideas turn into real outcomes.

🏃 The Kinesthete

Movement is your happy place. You think best with your body, through yoga, dance, sports, or just a long walk. For you, play lives in motion, and sweat is a kind of joy.
At Work: Volunteers for walking meetings, organizes movement breaks, thinks best while moving.
Value: Encourages embodiment, reduces sedentary habits, and often has energy that inspires action and follow-through.

🥇 The Competitor

You bring the energy. Whether it’s card games, team sports, or just trying to beat your own best time, you thrive on structure, goals, and a little friendly rivalry. Let the games begin!
At Work: Loves clear goals, deadlines, and performance tracking. Finds motivation in striving for excellence.
Value: Raises the bar, brings drive and determination, and rallies others to do their best.

🧭 The Explorer

Whether you’re mapping a new hiking trail, diving into a new book, or experimenting with a bold idea, exploration is how you play. Curiosity drives you, and the unknown calls.
At Work: Always chasing new ideas, curious about systems, eager to try new approaches.
Value: Fuels innovation and growth, asks important questions, and pushes teams beyond the status quo.

🪙 The Collector

You find joy in the gathering. Whether it’s vintage mugs, travel destinations, or meaningful experiences, collecting gives you a sense of connection and purpose. You’re a curator of delight.
At Work: Gathers best practices, insights, tools, or even interesting people. Thinks in patterns and systems.
Value: Brings depth, resources, and context. Knows what’s been done and what’s worth doing again.

🎨 The Artist/Creator

You play through making. Whether you’re painting, cooking, gardening, knitting, or building something out of wood or words, your soul lights up when you create beauty.
At Work: Designs beautiful slides, finds creative solutions, or builds new frameworks and processes.
Value: Injects beauty and originality. Makes work more human, more engaging, and more meaningful.

📖 The Storyteller

You live in the world of imagination, whether that’s writing, performing, or just spinning a great tale at dinner. You’re captivated by stories, and chances are, you’re a pretty captivating presence too.
At Work: Knows how to pitch an idea, share a vision, or help others see the bigger picture.
Value: Connects dots, communicates with impact, and helps others see themselves in the mission.

🌀 Why Play Matters at Work

Workplace play doesn’t mean ping-pong tables. It means honoring the natural, creative instincts that make teams stronger: curiosity, humor, movement, imagination, and collaboration.

When teams know each other’s play styles, they communicate better, complement each other’s strengths, and make space for more authentic human connection; that’s where true innovation and wholebeing thrive.

🌀 Reflect & Reset

Now that you’ve identified your play personality, ask yourself:

• When was the last time you played in this way?
• What small activity could you do this week to invite more of this joy into your life?

Play isn’t a luxury—it’s a path back to your whole self.

Ready to reset your relationship with play, movement, and purpose? Explore how our Infinite Reset program helps you reconnect with what makes you feel alive.