How should I answer the "compared to most others" questions in Working Genius?

Q:  Some of the questions that included “compared to most others” or some other form of assumption were difficult to answer.  How am I supposed to know what is truthfully accurate? 

A:  From an accuracy standpoint, there are two reasons for the comparative questions.  The first is that, for many, it's an effective way to encourage people to look at the question from a slightly different angle.  When answering the assessment questions, it can be easy to get into a rhythm and possibly lose sight of how your own abilities compare to those of others.  And it is totally fine if the answers to some of these comparative questions involve making assumptions as to what others might think!

Second, the comparative questions pull more answers toward the "sometimes" response.  We want people to really resonate with something when they choose "definitely" or "definitely not," because we've found that this helps produce more accurate results.  

In terms of the efficacy of these questions, comparing ourselves to others is helpful when the questions are approached with humility, because we believe that humility involves the pursuit of truth.  If we assert that we are better than others at something without good reason, or assume that we are not as good as others even when we have evidence that we are especially gifted in an area, we would be violating that humility.  This is why we kept those comparative questions in the assessment, and why we believe that they help people obtain more accurate results.  If they are answered without arrogance, but with confidence and the intent to claim only what we believe to be true, then there is no reason that those questions should give us anything but useful information.