I know we’ve talked a bit about cognitive functions, especially in regards to the INTJ. But I want to share an old post I wrote for my now defunct blog The INTJ Way because I had fun examining my personal relationship to each of the cognitive functions. Keep in mind that this applies to me […]
How Childhood Shapes Personality
Childhood. The start of all of our problems, right? How does childhood influence the type of person we become as an adult, and what effect does it have on our overall personality? Quite a lot, in fact. Psychologists have many theories on how our childhood dynamics shape us as adults, such as nature versus nurture […]
What’s Your Favorite Color?
When I ask you what your favorite color is, you’d better have an answer. I don’t care what your color is. I just want you to have one. Here, I’ll start. My favorite color is blue. More specifically, when I was younger it was cerulean blue. Now my favorite color has shifted to include a […]
An INTJ’s Flaws
We all have flaws. Spend time in any non-INTJ MBTI group and you will hear all about how INTJs act in relationships. How they’re insensitive trouble-shooters, they lack compassion, they’re not emotional. All of those things vary according to the individual, of course, but it made me think about how I and N and T […]
Enneagram 5 Versus Reality
Do you guys get the daily Enneathoughts? I do, and they’re great. Even though none of the information is new to me, getting little reminders of how my type manifests itself wakes me up a little. Sometimes I sit in shock after reading it and think, wow, someone gets it. As I’m sure you know […]
Enneagram 5 Problems
What it’s like to be Enneagram Type 5. Transcript: First panel: I feel helpless when there are unknown variables. Second panel: I always obsess and over-analyze, like if I just had all the information I’d be safe. Third panel: Sometimes I make up information to save as a placeholder or I’ll pick and pick until […]