I’ve shared plenty of tips here for how to declutter your physical space. Most of us have experienced a cluttered home. Things piled up in our living space because we didn’t take time to decide what is worth keeping. This series on the Enneagram offers similar advice for our minds. Each Enneagram type tends to hoard unique “psychic clutter” – unhelpful beliefs and habits that hold us back. For more context, see the introduction to my first post about the Enneagram 1. Here, we’ll focus on the Enneagram 7. How can personality typology help us with mental decluttering? Well, systems like the Enneagram and MBTI help us identify destructive patterns that tend to go together. Identifying your personality type doesn’t tell you everything about who you are. But it can show you some common pitfalls to…
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I often share decluttering tips for our physical space. We’ve all experienced stuff piling up around us because we weren’t intentional about what we bring into our homes. But what about our minds? Can they collect clutter, as well? My intention with this series on the Enneagram types is to show how we unconsciously build up “psychic clutter” and provide guidance on which unhelpful beliefs each type can declutter for a more fulfilling life. For more context, see the introduction to my post about the Enneagram 1. Here, we’ll focus on the Enneagram 6. There’s a lot of debate about the utility of personality typology, whether it’s MBTI, the Enneagram,…
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My goal for this series on what each Enneagram type can let go is to apply minimalist and essentialist principles to personal development. On this blog, I share a lot of decluttering tips and minimalist inspiration related to material possessions. But it’s not only physical things that pile up and distract us from what’s important. Our minds are also cluttered with outdated beliefs and habits that may have served us well in our childhood, but now do more harm than good. This “psychic clutter” collects over time and crowds out our ability to explore new perspectives and improve ourselves. For more context, please see the introduction to my post about the…
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In this Enneagram series, I discuss how we can use the principles of minimalism to clear clutter beyond the physical. I’m referring to “psychic clutter”- beliefs, habits, and thought patterns we’ve clung to for too long which hold us back. For more context on the Enneagram and how understanding your personality in systems like this one can help you live a more intentional life, please refer to my first post on the Enneagram 1. In this post, we’ll focus on the Enneagram 4. Enneagram theory holds that 9 fundamental personality types exist among humans, each based on a core fear and a core motivation to counter that fear. Understanding your…
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In this post, we’re going to explore the Enneagram 3. For more information about the Enneagram and how personality typology can help us choose meaningful goals and live a more intentional life, please check out my first post on the Enneagram 1. My intention with this series on what the Enneagram types need to let go is to demonstrate how our minds collect “psychic clutter” – unhelpful beliefs, habits, and thought patterns. I write a lot about minimalism and clearing material clutter on this site. But it’s even more important to clear this mental and emotional clutter. If you don’t know your Enneagram type, you can take a test. However,…
