I'm also a slow thinker, but I'm doing well on these types of tests, because they are very contained and small, plus I have partly learned to sort of relax my brain and let it work more intuitively.

For me at least, the slow thinking comes in part from being overly reflected. Thought can pull me into a seemingly phased out state where I drill down into it or try to find related connections. I also have trouble to go from thought and abstraction to language, because it's always hard to find the right expression that _really_ fits.

So the larger and more disconnected the possible space is that one could explore, the slower I naturally get before expressing myself.

But these matrices and puzzles are very contained and observable in their entirety. Even though solving these isn't my main forte, they also don't necessarily trigger my slowness to the same degree as other tasks.

If someone uses them in a job interview, they would likely make me a bit nervous, because it feels bad to be stuck or unsure when you're solving a puzzle and that can be draining and distracting for long enough to matter if the test is timed.

But I think if they are used with care, the minimum required score is considerate and they are not the only test, then they might be fine or even useful.

This is a beautiful reflection on your thinking. Thanks for sharing.