#growth It's kinda a bunch of hocus-pocus. All personality type analysis is, because humans are just way more complicated than any system any human could come up with. The Enneagram brushes this away by acknowledging that human personalities fall someone between each of the nine personality types they define, but the test itself is still too simplistic to be very accurate. That said, it is a model of our personality and we can gain valuable insights from that model. I actually like the enneagram test. It certainly does a better job than "What Disney princess are you?" at explaining people's personalities, and it does a good job at calling out themes and general correlations in personalities. I am primarily a five with a bit of a seven. As a five, at my worst, I could live perfectly happily in my own head, completely ignoring everything else around me. Sometimes I'll catch myself walking down the sidewalk with a bunch of people around me basically completely oblivious to the entire world. It's great! I'm in my own head, solving all the problems I think are important. But in that state I'm not interacting with the world. I'm secluded, within myself, by myself. And I get the most joy from being around other people. As a five, at my best, I'm solving problems that are relevant to the world. That's where the seven comes into play. When I engage with the world, I'm all-in. And when I'm all in, I'm a great listener and I'm very action-oriented. I get things done, and I do them well because I'm really good at solving problems. I'm a great thinker. This is me at my best, and I'm proud of it. Sometimes people will ask me what I'm doing today. I'll look at them and cock my head -- *"What a weird question"* I think, *"It's only noon. How would I know?"*. I have no idea what I'm doing today. Why would I? This comes from my seven side. I do not plan... anything. I will be prepared, book my Airbnbs and bring most of my clothes, but beyond that there's no point in counting on me bringing stuff that we _might_ need. It's just not going to happen, and I'm happy with that. It's a lot of fun, and I love the lifestyle of always being on the go with no where in particular to go. I've got my backpack and a bottle of water, and that'll get me through just about anything.