Usefulness Spranger Guiding Value Verbal Clues
All clues are statements real people made in conversations, magazines, books, Internet posts, movies, television shows, radio shows, etc. Some statements are edited to make them more concise and/or more understandable as clues. Different versions of the same clue reveal the variety of ways different Usefulness people can express the same clue.
Usefulness guiding value people
are task-oriented.
“Everyone in my life serves a purpose, from providing protection and safety to giving me love and friendship.”
“I don’t really spend a lot of time thinking about that because it’s not useful.”
“Does she cook?”
“How much money does he make?”
“I get a little twitchy about human interaction if it doesn’t have a point.”
“I still own my first pickup truck. It has 206,342 miles on it.”
“I shop only at sales and thrift stores.”
“I buy all my clothes on sale.”
“I’ve never spent more than $100 on shoes.”
“I still drive my 1997 car because it runs and it’s paid off.”
“I’m constantly weeding out relationships that aren’t fruitful in any way.”
“I hate buying things full price.”
“I try not to waste time, because I don’t want to waste myself.”
“I think it is a moral requirement to make money when you can, to sell the product for the highest price.“
“I enjoy finding products with multiple uses.”
“How long will you be on maternity leave? If you’re not going to come back after your maternity leave, could you just quit now so I can replace you?”
“I’ll make you rich just as soon as I know I’ll be even richer.”
“I need to know I can sleep in a bed that’s comfortable before I schedule a visit.”
“Why should I waste my time doing that?”
“I don’t do handouts.”
“Why should I donate money to the library when it’s already taxing me into the poorhouse?”
Added June 9, 2024
“What is this going to cost me? What is the ask here?”
“Why should I waste my time?”
“I don’t do handouts.”
Why should I donate money to the library when it’s alreading taxing me into the poorhouse?”
“Domestic violence survivors need to pay attention and understand that they are expected to know how to be their own watchman and quit asking the tax payers to babysit them”
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© Paula M. Kramer, 2016 to the present.
