Enneagram test

[nahkasiipi]

Joe and Harry (and Sanna?), can we do the vodka drinking on Saturday? I found out that my friend's hen night (polttarit) is on Friday and I'd like to go there. But I can come to Turku on Friday already if all of you are busy on Saturday or something.

I found a cool test from terva. I'm not sure if I've done it before, might have, but I didn't remember the results anymore. Anyway, it's very accurate in some parts.


Take the test.

the Observer - "I need to understand the world"

You chose BZ - your Enneagram type is FIVE.

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.
• 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.