Ultimately, the best way to understand which of the five temptations is most tempting to you is to simply reflect on the model and decide which temptations seem to fit. A good way to do this is to ask yourself, “Which of the temptations made me feel uncomfortable?” Although this is certainly unscientific, the best self-assessment is often unstructured and qualitative.

However, some people prefer to use a diagnostic tool to provide a little structure in the search for their temptation (s). One such tool is provided here.

Some of the questions are tricky in that they do not seem to reveal weaknesses at all. However, keep in mind that this tool is designed to identify your susceptibility to a given temptation, not to determine that you definitely succumb to it. Ultimately, this has to be your call.