A Tale of Two Systems: The Entanglement of Myers-Briggs and Enneagram

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I was looking through my archives earlier, and apparently, it’s been around 5 years since the first article on Enneagram. I’ve spent a lot of time since then refining my understanding, and many of my articles throughout the process were written to help parse my thoughts. (I placed very clear disclaimers on the handful of […]

By Mara on February 10, 2026

Why I Don’t Like Enneagram

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I spend an excessive amount of time trying to come up with the right titles for my articles. It’s not even for the reader’s benefit, if I’m being honest. I mean, yes, there’s a balance. The title has to be informative for everyone, but for me personally, it helps me focus my thoughts on precisely […]

By Mara on October 27, 2025

MBTI and Enneagram Speculations, Part 3: The Head Triad

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In conclusion to my speculation series on Myers-Briggs (often called MBTI) and Enneagram combinations, I give you part 3, the head triad, which I saved for last considering how controversial types 5 and 6 tend to be. If you haven’t read the previous articles, I invite you to check out MBTI and Enneagram Speculations, Part 1: […]

By Mara on June 10, 2024

MBTI and Enneagram Speculations, Part 2: The Heart Triad

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People often debate which Myers-Briggs and Enneagram combinations are possible. A few months back, I wrote an article speculating on which Myers-Briggs personality types would make sense coupled with Enneagrams 1, 8, and 9 (also known as the Gut Triad). Originally, I was going to go over every single Enneagram type in one article, but […]

By Mara on May 14, 2024

MBTI and Enneagram Speculations, Part 1: The Gut Triad

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Myers-Briggs (often colloquially called MBTI) and Enneagram enthusiasts are constantly debating over which combinations are possible. In my opinion, the subject is often oversimplified on both sides of the debate. On the one hand, there are people who severely limit the possible combinations, making several completely impossible. Whereas, other people emphatically claim that any combination […]

By Mara on January 9, 2024

Thoughts on Enneagram: Discovering My Type

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I’ve been spinning on Enneagram off and on for around two years now. I’ve written two articles on my experience, one when I was first starting out and a second after about a year of study. (If you’re interested in checking those out in chronological order, read Enneagram vs. the 16 Types and then Thoughts on […]

By Mara on November 21, 2023

An ISTP’s Rant About Conspiracy Theories

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People say a lot of different things about sensors. Some of it is right, and of course, some of it is wrong. Certain things are said out of frustration, which I try to ignore. (We all butt up against annoying people.) Other stuff, which typically amounts to misconceptions, I can’t help, but find a bit […]

By Mara on February 21, 2023

Thoughts on Enneagram

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A little over a year ago, I started casually looking into Enneagram. I believe this article, Enneagram vs. the 16 Types, marks the beginning phase of my research. Although, I almost hate to use the word “research”, because it was such a casual thing for me. I mostly wanted to dip my toe in, so […]

By Mara on December 29, 2022

My ISTP Struggle with the Keirsey Temperaments

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The Keirsey Temperaments are pretty popular among Myers-Briggs and 16 Types enthusiasts. People typically mix them into general type theory seamlessly, categorizing the sixteen personality types according to Keirsey. Often, those who are confused about their type also turn to Keirsey, hoping it’ll break the tie between two types or at least help narrow things […]

By Mara on October 13, 2022

Wanting To Be Understood

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I’m going share some thoughts, a perspective I guess. Please don’t hate me. The intent is not to attack. This is basically going to be another one of my rambles, for those who appreciate them. (Hopefully someone does. >.>) People get into typology for a variety of reasons, but there are a couple of really […]

By Mara on November 1, 2021