Simic here: Never heard of enneagram before. I generally model people based on their fear so I like the axises it uses to evaluate people; but honestly every one of them feels like they fit except one and even then I could stretch it to kinda fit. Kinda like the Forer Effect ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect ). Posting mostly to combat publishing(?) bias where I expect you to only be able to find posts by people who fit the system really well.
When I first ran across enneagram and read about it myself, it also felt like all the types kind of fit. But then a friend was describing the true meaning of Peacemaker to a group of us and it… felt like he was reading my essence. Then I went home, took the test, and sure enough that was my type. So I think the descriptions out there are not that great and it’s better if you talk to someone with a strong understanding of the system and they can help you figure out your type.
Is there a book or source you recommend? I really like the axises it chose so even if I end up disbelieving it I think I’d really enjoy knowing enough about it to discuss with people what ways they do/don’t fit.
Edit: reordering the columns to change my perceived importance of each column has -vastly- improved my opinion of the system and my interest in it has gone up. Except now this list says I’m grull (red/green) which has never appealed to me. Black/green/blue all the way.
Simic here: Never heard of enneagram before. I generally model people based on their fear so I like the axises it uses to evaluate people; but honestly every one of them feels like they fit except one and even then I could stretch it to kinda fit. Kinda like the Forer Effect ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect ). Posting mostly to combat publishing(?) bias where I expect you to only be able to find posts by people who fit the system really well.
When I first ran across enneagram and read about it myself, it also felt like all the types kind of fit. But then a friend was describing the true meaning of Peacemaker to a group of us and it… felt like he was reading my essence. Then I went home, took the test, and sure enough that was my type. So I think the descriptions out there are not that great and it’s better if you talk to someone with a strong understanding of the system and they can help you figure out your type.
Is there a book or source you recommend? I really like the axises it chose so even if I end up disbelieving it I think I’d really enjoy knowing enough about it to discuss with people what ways they do/don’t fit.
Edit: reordering the columns to change my perceived importance of each column has -vastly- improved my opinion of the system and my interest in it has gone up. Except now this list says I’m grull (red/green) which has never appealed to me. Black/green/blue all the way.
I actual don’t know! I kind of learned it from people / a bit from the official site.