Orderliness

External order is separable from self-direction — and this is the split people most often miss.

High scorers keep systems and surfaces in order. Low scorers tolerate mess.

The most commonly misread facet in the domain. Plenty of extremely disciplined, effective people are thoroughly untidy.

Four public-domain statements, answered on a five-point scale. Items marked − are reverse keyed: agreeing with them counts against the trait, which is what stops agreeing with everything from producing a high score.

• +Like to tidy up
• -Often forget to put things back in their proper place
• -Leave a mess in my room
• -Leave my belongings around

Four items is not many. A facet measured this way carries real uncertainty, which is why every score on this site is reported as a range rather than a single number.