Triangle or Square? What does your personality look like?
This What Shape Are You quiz is a psychological quiz created by the Arealme team that expresses the results in geometric figures. Respondents' personalities are matched to the abstract and general characteristics of shapes. All you have to do is answer sincerely the questions we have designed and you will get your personality shape, as well as detailed explanations and connections to other shapes.
Are you a square, triangle, diamond, or cloud? Which is your personality shape? And which would be the shape of your soulmate? Also, there are shapes for your romantic relationship, shapes that match you the least, and more! Come with your friends and answer the questions!
Cloud1101Thoughtful and talented❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Arrow🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Oval;Heart;Star;Trapezoid;Square😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Cloud;Rhombus;Moon;Oval⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Sun😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Pentagon;Squircle;TriangleCloud-shaped personalities are commanding, thoughtful, and infinitely creative. As unpredictable as clouds, you often have a detached attitude and enjoy loneliness. You disdain to be associated with “mediocrity”, let alone use your wonderful life to pursue outer “fame” and “profit”. On the contrary, you build your own world of thought and gain a sense of accomplishment through continuous improvement, self-reflection, and growth. You get excited by new and complex processes when doing a task, and every in-depth exploration and brainstorming is an intellectual challenge. You are strongly attracted to complex, non-mainstream, mysterious things, and love to explore new concepts and theories.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, cloud-shaped personalities are easy to get along with, less aggressive, and willing to spend time listening and accompanying. However, you may find it difficult and uninteresting to socialize with multiple people or strangers, as at parties. This may be because your ability to think far outweighs your ability to express, so being alone gives you more energy. In contrast, when friends, family members or your lover encounters difficulties or emotional problems and come to you for help, you are usually willing to help and can give them rational and reasonable suggestions and solutions.53bce0https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/1.png
Square1100Strict thinking and strong principles❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Star🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Cloud;Triangle;Arrow;Flower;Heart😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Triangle;Lighting bolt;Star;Square⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Oval😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Pentagon;RhombusThe square personality is arguably the most perfectionist and strategic of all shapes. Like the square, you value rules, you are upright and decisive, and you have strong personal principles. You are studious, intelligent, and hungry for knowledge and continuous improvement. Usually, you are skeptical and need to draw conclusions through your own reflection or practice. At the same time, you attach great importance to planning and logic and will set high standards for yourself. You hope to make everything as perfect as possible and consider problems clearly and rationally, not based on emotion. This also makes you less susceptible to the influence of others, so you can rely on your rational brain and your own judgment to keep moving forward and exploring.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, the square personality is confident, pragmatic, thoughtful, and shows deep insight. You can display a tough, decisive character at key moments while placing a strong emphasis on privacy and personal space, which can sometimes feel too serious. When dealing with others, you are better at connecting with people that show with actions than with words, and you are not obsessed with whether you are popular. Not like the stars and the moon, having a few close friends will make you feel more comfortable. When choosing your soul mate, you pay more attention to whether the thoughts of the two are on the same frequency rather than external factors.eb887chttps://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/2.png
Lighting bolt0101Energetic, intelligent and straightforward❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Trapezoid🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Arrow;Star;Flower;Heart😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Square;Lighting bolt;Trapezoid;Rhombus⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Diamond😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Moon;Pentagon;OvalLightning bolt personalities are as unforgettable as lightning and can leave a lasting impression on others. You have self-confidence, quick thinking, a unique way of action, and a strong desire to explore the outer world. It is easy for you to accept new things, so you normally have innovative thoughts and ideas. Thanks to your strong ability to adapt, transform, and solve problems, you excel at your work assignments. In terms of your attitude toward life, you have a desired lifestyle and goals and always maintain a positive and energetic spirit. Especially in your areas of interest, you will never do a job in a slipshod way, but use your great imagination and creativity to make your own interpretations.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, people with a lightning bolt personality usually have excellent communication skills, quick thinking, humorous speech, and unique ideas, which can often create an atmosphere of joy and draw some smiles. It can be said that there will never be “cold” and “boring” moments around people with lightning bolt personalities. Because of this, your warmth, kindness, and great sense of humor can make people happy. Moreover, your positive mood can also attract more friends to break outmoded conventions and live happily, casually, and freely.f69505https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/3.png
Arrow0100Sincere and resolute authority❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Cloud🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Moon;Square;Lighting bolt;Star;Trapezoid😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Flower;Arrow;Heart;Squircle;Diamond;Oval⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Pentagon😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Sun;TriangleArrow-shaped personalities are natural leaders, confident, practical, and visionary. They can display an unparalleled authority that leads others to keep moving forward. As an arrow-shaped personality, you are highly logical and not afraid of challenges, which helps you when establishing objectives. You believe that as long as you work hard enough, there is no goal that you cannot achieve. At every stage of life, you pursue clear goals and move forward pragmatically, so you can build your own business by means of hard work. Moreover, your leadership ability is unquestionable. With your fair, objective, and far-sighted personality, you can make others naturally depend on and respect you, and your performance will not disappoint them.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, people with arrow-shaped personalities tend to have the ability to make the most of their talents and inspire others to get up and keep moving forward. Although you are good at expressing your opinions, you have a hard time expressing your feelings. Also, you are prone to ignore the feelings of others, which makes you sometimes come across as stubborn and selfish. However, when someone asks you for help and hopes to receive advice, you avoid refusing and offer effective and practical help.d87742https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/4.png
Flower0110Friendly, cordial and idealistic❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Heart🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Star;Lighting bolt;Square;Sun;Moon😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Heart;Flower;Arrow;Rhombus⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Triangle😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Squircle;OvalFlower-shaped personalities often have immense charm. They are also cheerful, talkative, cordial, friendly, willing to pursue their own hobbies, and have wide-ranging interests. In addition, they have a great sense of responsibility and specific abilities, which shows rare altruism. You are loyal, responsible, and as bright and beautiful as a flower. You have a pure heart, you love life and art, and you know what you are worth. At work, you are willing to accept the ideas and opinions of others and you face tasks positively. You are reliable, serious, enthusiastic, and display good cooperation and overall management. Lastly, you have a strong appeal, so you tend to be very popular.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, flower-shaped personalities usually attach central importance to “feelings”, care about their feelings and those of others, value sincere friendship, and can generate energy by interacting with others. You are compassionate and able to put yourself in others' shoes. Also, you are willing to understand, support, be considerate, see the good side of society and human nature, and trust others. However, being too empathetic also makes you take on more responsibility, and sometimes you may deeply feel people's suffering, which can make you stressed and tired.d76794https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/5.png
Trapezoid1110Enthusiastic, loyal and tenacious❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Lighting bolt🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Arrow;Cloud;Star;Triangle😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Heart;Trapezoid;Oval;Lighting bolt⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Moon😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Diamond;SunTrapezoid personalities often give people the impression of being down-to-earth, stable, independent, thoughtful, and restrained. As a trapezoid personality, you care more about the depth of your own thoughts than having unrealistic ideas or attracting the attention of others. Your powerful insight allows you to better see the essence of things. At the same time, you have a firm image of yourself and tend to behave honestly. Even when doubting and facing opposition from others, you still believe in your own point of view and decisions. When you are fond of something, you are particularly enthusiastic about it and focus for a period of time, which leaves a strong impression on the people around you.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, people with trapezoid personalities are not unwilling to share and help others. On the contrary, in the right atmosphere, they can even do it with ease. You take pleasure in helping others, consider how your actions affect others, get a sense of accomplishment from helping, and have very strong beliefs, which give a positive image at all times. When you choose a friend or romantic partner, whether they are “sincere” and “integral” is an important criterion for you. In your intimate circle, you are willing to share and hope to bring happiness and support to others.ae5fcbhttps://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/6.png
Heart1111Understanding, sincere and tolerant❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Flower🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Lighting bolt;Cloud;Square;Squircle;Heart😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Flower;Arrow;Trapezoid;Star⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Rhombus😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Diamond;Moon;SunHeart-shaped personalities are typical idealists, open-minded, loyal, empathetic, full of love, and have the power to cheer others up. As a heart personality, you are focused, generous, compassionate, and creative. You have a genuine curiosity to explore both the outer and spiritual worlds. Your innate ability to empathize provides you with an acute sense and a higher-than-average understanding of art, emotions, and interpersonal relationships. As for your personal aspirations, you look forward to contributing to a better world.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, heart-shaped personalities can be regarded as rare “healers” that have a deep understanding and feeling of the suffering of others. You are truly sympathetic and compassionate, and when someone opens up to you, you are happy to listen and offer help, especially to those close to you—you can even make great sacrifices for them. In addition, you can feel what others feel and give strength in a loving way, rather than blindly evaluating and criticizing.e8615ahttps://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/7.png
Star0111Optimistic, self-confident and charming❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Square🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Arrow;Flower;Cloud;Lighting bolt;Trapezoid😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Pentagon;Heart;Square;Star;Lighting bolt⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Squircle😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Diamond;Rhombus;TriangleThe star-shaped personality inherently stands out from the crowd, and it is a presence that people cannot ignore. You shine like a star and you are warmhearted, confident, energetic, free-spirited, and insightful. No matter where you go, people around you can feel your enthusiasm, spontaneity, and positive temperament. You cannot stand sameness and boredom in your life. You think that there are many possibilities in life, so you yearn for a varied lifestyle. At work, you display strong adaptability and language skills. Also, you are smart, natural, energetic, and able to solve many problems that others find difficult.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, as a star-shaped personality, you can easily make friendships, interact with all kinds of people naturally, and even have conversations with those who are not very sociable. Also, you are willing to establish social and emotional connections with others, often showing your romantic, free and easy side, and sharing a positive attitude towards family, life, school, or work—rarely having negative emotions. You are also good at using your imagination and creativity to improve your life, which leaves a strong impression and influences people around you.6ab0d3https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/8.png
Sun0011Daring, unrestrained and warm-hearted❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Triangle🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Flower;Pentagon;Oval;Sun;Moon😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Squircle;Rhombus;Diamond;Triangle⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Cloud😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Arrow;Trapezoid;HeartSun-shaped personalities are free-spirited, kind, easy-going, and have a good sense of humor. They are as bright as the sun and warm up the hearts of those around them. As a sun-shaped personality, you love adventure, new things, and changes. You often show a warm, happy, positive, and interesting image—which tends to be the heart of the party—, so it's easy for you to make friends. Additionally, you have diverse interests, so you are almost always having fun. You are characterized by a strong curiosity and appreciation of beauty. For you, life is a stage where you can express your attitude toward life.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, the sun-shaped personality can be said to be free of stress and take to interactions like a duck to water. You are very social, talkative, witty, and seem to have endless topics to talk about. You never let your emotions become your burden. Getting along with others brings you happiness and satisfaction. Additionally, you are indifferent to money and can be generous at times. In short, it tends to be easy for you to express yourself and understand and communicate with friends, family, or romantic partners.f39d04https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/9.png
Moon1011Gentle, humble and enchanting❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Oval🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Diamond;Arrow;Flower;Sun;Squircle😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Pentagon;Triangle;Moon;Cloud⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Trapezoid😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Lighting bolt;HeartMoon-shaped personalities are the most charming of all and one of the best at developing interpersonal relationships. Your personality shines like the Moon, making you peaceful, emotional, humble, and thoughtful. You have a unique understanding of the world and a wild imagination, and you can be moved easily. You may have a certain artistic talent and sincere love for art, fashion, film, literature, and music—of which you can develop a personal appreciation. At work, you are sensitive, curious, independent, and patient. You don't pay attention to traditions and strict rules, but more to your own feelings.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, the Moon-shaped personality always has a “go-with-the-flow” attitude and doesn't have an urgent desire to dominate others. On the contrary, you are easy-going, kind, good at listening, and supportive, so you will try to help others when they need it. You are often extremely patient and understanding, especially with close friends, and show your deepest affection and love to them. People who don't know you very well may get the impression that you are restrained and quiet but kind.7196adhttps://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/10.png
Squircle1001Humble, honest and realistic❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Diamond🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Rhombus;Heart;Moon;Pentagon;Oval😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Squircle;Arrow;Sun⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Star😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Flower;CloudPeople with squircle-shaped personalities tend to have a humble and calm temperament. They also have an adventurous side, like a squircle that combines “circle” and “square” characteristics. As a squircle personality, you are rational, stable, curious, and like to explore. You are good at analyzing problems and finding solutions, using practice to explore things, and perceiving the whole world with curiosity. By constantly observing, exploring, creating, and solving issues, you crack practical problems and thus progress, grow, and enjoy a great sense of accomplishment.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, the squircle personality may be more “independent”, especially in the spiritual world. You tend to be resolute, practical, unswayed by the thoughts of others, and not very curious about the trivialities of other people's lives. Your numerous hobbies and broad knowledge make it easy for you to socialize with strangers. If someone wants to become your confidant or romantic partner to accompany you for a lifetime, it will take them a long time to get used to you and really understand you.57a6d7https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/11.png
Rhombus0001Open-minded and good at discovering❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Pentagon🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Squircle;Triangle;Diamond;Oval😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Lighting bolt;Cloud;Flower;Sun⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Heart😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Square;StarPeople with rhombus-shaped personalities focus on the moment, think independently, are not afraid of danger, and can make decisions quickly and accurately in emergencies, which makes them very trustworthy and dependable people. Just like a rhombus, you don't lose your target and thus keep developing and moving forward. No matter the problem, you are happy to deal with it rather than avoid it. At work, you are dynamic and combine rationality and creativity to try out new ideas and solutions. You tend to draw a clear separation between work and private life and confidently balance the two.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, the rhombus-shaped personality is good at insight, communication, and judging overall situations. You tend to be warm, casual, understanding, chatty, and funny and can create an atmosphere of joy. You easily earn the trust of strangers, which allows you to find your place in complex business environments. As for your private life, you are casual and natural, you hate having to follow many rules, prefer a relaxed communication environment, and like to share your life experiences and listen to those of others.677ce0https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/12.png
Pentagon1010Loyal, strict, friendly and dependable❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Rhombus🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Sun;Squircle;Triangle;Diamond😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Moon;Star;Pentagon;Oval⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Arrow😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Lighting bolt;Square;CloudPentagon-shaped personalities are among the most dedicated of all shapes. Like a pentagon, you are solid, dependable, and protect those around you like a shield. You are very responsible, peaceful, pragmatic, focus on the present, and pursue security and stability. At work, you strive for practicality and effectiveness. Also, you focus firmly, study the facts, and have outstanding organizational skills. At the same time, you are responsible and willing to support others. When an emergency arises or someone has to take the bull by the horns, you will not hesitate to step up.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, people with pentagon-shaped personalities often show strong empathy and love, are reasonable, respect everyone around them as well as their feelings, and strive for mutual understanding. At the same time, they are willing to help others and can discretely give and contribute to everyone. At all times, you are willing to share your time, knowledge, and experience. Especially with family and close friends, you will never be mean and will try to meet your and their expectations.cc6776https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/13.png
Triangle1000Rigorous, self-disciplined and strong-willed❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Sun🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Trapezoid;Rhombus;Diamond;Pentagon;Square😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Moon;Square;Triangle;Oval⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Flower😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Arrow;Star;CloudPeople with a triangle personality always have an integral, reliable, and conscientious temperament. They do their best with work or tasks at hand and do not spare time and energy. Like a stable triangle, you also feel stable, robust, trustworthy, and dependable. At work, the most appropriate term to describe you is “meticulous”. You are rigorous, self-disciplined, and good at analyzing and processing materials. You concentrate hard, pay attention to order and logic, and complete tasks step by step following the process. As a result, you are often the backbone of projects because you contribute enormously to their promotion and completion.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, triangle-shaped personalities tend to be the most committed ones. You are honest and direct, and your emotions are invisible. However, beneath your restrained appearance, there is a strong heart. You normally express your feelings with practical actions rather than sweet words, and you are a reliable romantic partner and friend. Although life is capricious and has its ups and downs, your feelings for those close to you are steady, strong, and powerful. Lastly, you provide good emotional support while being serious and utterly loyal.6e9d81https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/14.png
Diamond0010Enthusiastic, loyal and realistic❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Squircle🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Moon;Rhombus;Oval;Triangle;Pentagon😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Diamond;Arrow;Sun;Squircle⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Lighting bolt😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Heart;Trapezoid;StarDiamond-shaped personalities tend to be loyal, warm, practical, realistic, and dependable. Also, they are just as tough, precious, and dazzling as diamonds. As for the world around you, you tend to pay more attention to tangible and real things. This makes you willing to rely on your own efforts to improve your life. At work, you have clear goals, a great sense of responsibility, the ability to lead your team to victory, and outstanding organizational skills. You can complete complex and difficult tasks on time and efficiently. Moreover, you are good at discovering the strengths of the people around you, which makes you very popular.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, people with diamond-shaped personalities can often become solid pillars for their families or friends. They also have a wide range of social skills that let them live in harmony with others. You dislike conflict, enjoy spending time with others, helping them, or doing meaningful things together, and look forward to keeping everyone entertained. In addition, you are very perceptive, good at seeing the needs of others, and pay close attention to them without offending anyone, which helps you a lot when socializing.bcba54https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/15.png
Oval0000Tenacious and trustworthy❤️ The shape of your soulmate (husband/wife):Moon🌛 Shapes that will fall in love with you (lovers):Cloud;Sun;Squircle;Rhombus;Diamond😊 Shapes suitable for being your friends:Pentagon;Arrow;Trapezoid;Triangle⚔️ Shapes that can conflict with you easily:Square😂 Shape of those who are your friends only in appearance:Flower;Lighting boltPeople with oval-shaped personalities are the representatives of discipline and pragmatism. They are honest, integral, down-to-earth, and love and respect themselves. Your oval personality allows you to adapt to circumstances and appropriately take care of both family and work. At work, you tend to be conscientious and meticulous and have a great sense of responsibility and conviction. Also, you to take on your obligations seriously, do your best to accomplish your goals, and make decisions quickly when necessary. You believe that collective interests are more important than individual interests. In addition, you particularly value rules and discipline, which makes you relatively objective and rational.When it comes to interpersonal relationships, the oval personality is significantly egocentric, confident, and traditional. You prefer to be in the company of people and partners who share common values with you, and you will carefully try to maintain those relationships. Interacting with them, you tend to be warm and extroverted. When choosing a partner, “loyalty” is what you value the most. You analyze conflict from a practical point of view, which makes you a little “insensitive” sometimes.8965b1https://areal.me/what-shape-are-you/show/16.png
Company A: Strict, serious, and rigorously follows schedules and rules
Company B: Free, undisciplined, doesn't have clear rules or regulations, and everything is talked over and depends on initiative
What is more difficult for you?
Conscientiously pander to others
Having to say things that you know will hurt the other person
You have to finish a task to hand in tomorrow that takes 5 hours. At that moment, a friend invites you to play your favorite game. What do you do?
I turn them down and finish the task first
I play first and then finish the task
Which of these ideas of law are you more inclined to?
The law should be strictly enforced, impartial and treat everyone equally
The law should be humane and allow for special cases
What are you normally like in relationships?
Frank, sincere, and I express my thoughts directly
Evasive, thoughtful, and I express my thoughts after deliberation
When you go to a party, which of these situations describes you best?
I have conversations with everyone
I only talk to people I know well
When you recall your student life, what do you care about the most?
Grades (admissions to schools, grades achieved, etc.)
Life experiences
Which of these tasks would you choose from your boss?
Task 1: The process is clear, but the difficulty is beyond your abilities
Task 2: The process of the task is unknown and you need to figure it out while doing it
Regarding your daily life and social events, you tend to:
Post on social media
Only share with a few friends or family
When asked for an opinion on something, you normally:
Think and then answer
Answer while thinking
After completing a project, what makes you happier is:
That the project has good results
Being sincerely praised by your colleagues
Which of these attitudes toward goals describes you best?
Once I set a goal, I will do my best to accomplish it
I normally can't achieve my goals and keep changing them
When a friend talks to you about a problem and wants advice, you tend to:
Think from your friend's point of view
Think from an objective point of view
The mistakes you are more likely to make are:
Overthinking and missing opportunities
Being too reckless and damaging or losing things
Suppose you have three months to participate in the "Activities Training Camp", which includes musical instruments, sports, and more. Would you rather:
Train multiple activities
Choose one activity and try to excel
What would you do with work tasks that you already know very well?
Complete them on schedule
Complete them using new ideas or look for something more fun at work
What is the most exciting and satisfying moment when implementing a plan of yours?
The first day of the plan
The last day of the plan
My plans often don't go well
When you have to do a task, you often:
Complete it as soon as possible
Set goals and complete them step by step
Complete it at the last moment before the deadline
In a parallel universe, you would rather be a/an:
Politician
Artist
Business magnate
Inventor
Which article are you more likely to read based on the headline content alone?
“These 7 microexpressions show that the other person is lying!”
“What is the principle of the heart beating?”
“Detailed explanation of the Heimlich maneuver that can save lives at critical moments”