Day One Hundred Fifty-One: Do What You Are

A couple of months ago, I took an online personality test. Since then, I have been curious about exploring this topic further. So when I was in the library the other day, I picked up Do What You Are, a guide for matching career choices with personality traits. I finished it this evening, and it has definitely given me some things to think about. The personality type I got in the book was slightly different from what I got online, which isn't unusual given that the traits appear on a sliding scale and a person can sometimes be right on the border between traits. The personality type from the book (ISFJ) was pretty accurate, and the careers recommended would probably be reasonable for me to consider, and indeed, align with many of the things that I have already done or thought about doing.

Day Ninety-Five: Personality Test

I guess this is the week for Firsts that are similar to, but different from, other Firsts. Yesterday, I had the charcoal mask, which was similar to the homemade face mask, but different enough to count as a First. Today I did a Meyers-Briggs type personality test, which was different enough, but not too different, from the Enneagram. I have probably taken a personality test like this before, but I honestly can't remember when or what the result was, so we're just going to act like this is a totally new experience, okay?! For those of you familiar with the Meyers-Briggs labels, I am an ISTJ, and the description of that personality type seems like it fits me fairly well but not perfectly, which makes sense since for some of the traits I only show a slight preference in that direction.

Day Twenty-Eight: Enneagram

I am not one to get sucked into those Facebook quizzes aimed at assigning personality traits. You know the ones: "Which literary character are you?" "Which state should you really live in?" But tonight, while scrolling through a group I follow, I saw that someone was talking about enneagram personality tests and how accurate they seemed to be. In need of a first for today, I decided to investigate for myself and to take the quiz to see what came up. I took the test on the Eclectic Energies website and found out I am most likely a 5 with a strong 6 wing, which, I admit, did seem pretty accurate.

An enneagram with brief explainations