Tuesday, June 29, 2010

"Young and full of running. Tell me, where has that taken me?"

Took an enneagram test. Super freaky and accurate results.
Try it yourself! http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-quick-amp-painless-enneagram-test

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5 - the Observer

Your Enneagram type is FIVE (aka "The Thinker").


"I need to understand the world"
Observers have a need for knowledge and are introverted, curious, analytical, and insightful.


How to Get Along with Me

• Be independent, not clingy.
• Speak in a straightforward and brief manner.
• I need time alone to process my feelings and thoughts (!!!).
• Remember that If I seem aloof, distant, or arrogant, it may be that I am feeling uncomfortable (!!!).
• Make me feel welcome, but not too intensely, or I might doubt your sincerity (!!!).
• If I become irritated when I have to repeat things, it may be because it was such an effort to get my thoughts out in the first place. (One of my biggest pet peeves!!!)
• don't come on like a bulldozer.
• Help me to avoid my pet peeves: big parties (!!!), other people's loud music (!!!), overdone emotions (!!!), and intrusions on my privacy (!!!).

What I Like About Being a FIVE

• standing back and viewing life objectively
• coming to a thorough understanding; perceiving causes and effects
• my sense of integrity: doing what I think is right and not being influenced by social pressure
• not being caught up in material possessions and status
• being calm in a crisis

What's Hard About Being a FIVE

• being slow to put my knowledge and insights out in the world
• feeling bad when I act defensive or like a know-it-all (!!!)
• being pressured to be with people when I don't want to be (!!!)
• watching others with better social skills, but less intelligence or technical skill, do better professionally

FIVEs as Children Often

• spend a lot of time alone reading, making collections, and so on (!!!)
• have a few special friends rather than many (!!!)
• are very bright and curious and do well in school
• have independent minds and often question their parents and teachers
• watch events from a detached point of view, gathering information
• assume a poker face in order not to look afraid
• are sensitive; avoid interpersonal conflict
• feel intruded upon and controlled and/or ignored and neglected

FIVEs as Parents

• are often kind, perceptive, and devoted
• are sometimes authoritarian and demanding
• may expect more intellectual achievement than is developmentally appropriate
• may be intolerant of their children expressing strong emotions