Russ Hudson

I took the official Enneagram test online in 2019. Since then, I've taken other online assessments and typed similarly.

I'd never paid much attention to the Enneagram before then. With my test results, I got an explanation of my type, but it's very dense and presumes a baseline level of Enneagram misunderstanding that I didn't have. Since then, I've done some reading on my own.

Months later, I picked up this book. I thought it might not only help me better understand my own type, but give me insight and understanding of the other types since a) each of these types are present in all of us, to greater or lesser extent and b) it might improve my interactions with others who have a different dominant type than I do.

Anyway--there is a lot here that I found helpful:
- the distortions for each type, how each is most likely to go off its rails
- the harmonic groupings
- the wake up calls of becoming unhealthy by type
- how each type manipulates others and tries to get what it wants

etc.

There is a two-question assessment towards the beginning of the book that helps you narrow down your type. I didn't find that to be particularly aligned with my other Enneagram quiz/test results, so use with caution. However, used in conjunction with the quizzes associated with each type, you can better rule in or out what your type is most likely to be.

Recommended reading if you're Enneagram-interested.… (mais)