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Useful diagram on page 52 about what the types focus on.
I find personality theory fascinating but have personally been more familiar with the Myers-Briggs model and so was interested in delving into the murky waters of the Enneagram.
I think this book does a fantastic job of outlining the origins and growth in popularity of this system of classifying personality.
The book is a counseling or psychology perspective and so focuses on the negative aspects, or areas for growth, in each of the nine types.
This focus probably means the book wasn’t as helpful for my purposes as I thought it would be from the Title. As I read each type I found aspects of my own personality in each (bar one, which someone I know is totally like).
With Myers-Briggs I feel reading the description of my type is on the nose all the way and reading other types I don’t find myself identifying with them.
I understand there is the idea of wings and those wings can be other numbers/types but yeah I feel no less enlightened having read the book.
I think this book does a fantastic job of outlining the origins and growth in popularity of this system of classifying personality.
The book is a counseling or psychology perspective and so focuses on the negative aspects, or areas for growth, in each of the nine types.
This focus probably means the book wasn’t as helpful for my purposes as I thought it would be from the Title. As I read each type I found aspects of my own personality in each (bar one, which someone I know is totally like).
With Myers-Briggs I feel reading the description of my type is on the nose all the way and reading other types I don’t find myself identifying with them.
I understand there is the idea of wings and those wings can be other numbers/types but yeah I feel no less enlightened having read the book.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
I learned a lot about the enneagram, but the writing is pretty esoteric for most of the book
informative
reflective
slow-paced
I've never been that big on the enneagram, but my interest in pseudoscientific personality systems compelled me to read it. A good introduction, if you actually are interested in the subject matter.
An older book and audiobook on this topic, but still fascinating. I listened to the audiobook and read the hard copy so I could reflect on it further. Turns out the book is longer and more detailed. The audiobook is read by the author and has interviews with the author and various types, so each has its own special perspective. The author's voice can be monotonous, but the topic is so interesting that it was worth a listen. Compared to the Rohr version on the Enneagram, this version has a greater focus on connecting the Enneagram with modern Psychotherapy, as well as meditation. It enriched my understanding of this personality identification system and was well worth the additional reading.
An older book and audiobook on this topic, but still fascinating. I listened to the audiobook and read the hard copy so I could reflect on it further. Turns out the book is longer and more detailed. The audiobook is read by the author and has interviews with the author and various types, so each has its own special perspective. Compared to the Rohr version on the Enneagram, this version has a greater focus on connecting the Enneagram with modern Psychotherapy, as well as meditation. It enriched my understanding of this personality identification system and was well worth the additional reading.
Interesting read, very dense. Appreciated the comments and stories from types. Didn't resonate with the "this type's childhood looked like this" approach because it felt like it was trying a titch too hard.
Skimmed through this one evening at a vacation rental and found it much more useful than most personality sorters, both for looking at my own life and other people. I always think every book of this type just happens to work for certain people at certain times, and this one happened to make sense to me that night.