Posted by Perciever on February 24, 1999 at 18:30:32:
In Reply to: Just an observation.... posted by Amanda on February 24, 1999 at 12:25:47:
> Greetings all
> I've been quietly entertained as I've read through some of the previous posts..ie..typing Bill Gates et al. from noting their behaviour.
> Let me go on record as stating that I don't believe any person can possibly type another - at least not without the knowledge and co - operation of the person in question. It seems to me that we cannot even rely wholly on tests to measure type - there are simply too many variables. There are many who have taken tests and not really been sure of their number until they read and recognised themselves in the type descriptions - at times, contrary to their scores....and sometimes, not even then. Personally, I think that the "typing game" is best played on the board dealing with movie or book characters. It has as much depth as this type of game can stand before it starts to fray at the edges.
> Also for the record - I could be wrong, but I get the feeling that most of those who regularly contribute to this particular board are not 6's - but 4's and 5's (with a healthy peppering of all those other spicy numbers, of course!)
> Just an observation....
> Amanda :))))
I agree that the RHETI is a somewhat shaky tool for typing. An enneagram type is far more in depth than a questionaire can reveal. Its a good tool, but suject to error.
It takes time for a person to discover their own type.
I used to be a lot better at typing people, then I stumbled onto socionics.com with their visual identifications of myers-briggs types and tried that game for a while.
In short I've got so many personality theories in my head I am starting to abandon them all and just go with real time people interaction, addressing them for who they are
and not as a type.
BUt its so hard to get away from the enneagram because it is overwhelmingly real. Every person out there.
I am a 6, but where did all the 3's go?