Reflectors like to pause and ponder over experiences before they jump in like activists would. They are cautious and like to observe them from many different perspectives before committing themselves. They collect data, both first hand and from others, and prefer to think about things thoroughly before coming to any conclusion. The need to make a thorough collection of data and to look at many alternative analyses of that data results in them tending to postpone reaching definitive conclusions for as long as possible. This is true both for activities and ideas.