THE
PHILOSOPHER
Enneagram Type 5w4
5w4
CURIOUS
CREATIVE
RESERVED
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Type 5w4 personali:es prefer to be
alone to reflect and recharge. They
tend to be more emo:onal and self-
expressive than other fives.
Five wing Four’s deepest fear is
BEING HELPLESS AND
INCOMPETENT
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Five wing Four’s basic desire is to
Five wing Four’s express this by passionately pursuing
knowledge and understanding of the world.
FEEL HELPFUL
AND ABLE
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personality types tend to…
5w4
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Be guarded or withdrawn from others
Seek new skills and knowledge
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Enneagram Type 5w4Curiously explore
new environments
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Prefer being by
themselves
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Fear being helpless or incapable
STRENGTHS
typically associated with 5w4’s
5w4
Crea;ve thinking and
expression
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Ability to work
well independently
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Observing and
understanding small details
Enneagram Type 5w4
Deep level of focus
and a@enAveness
BLIND SPOTS
typically associated with 5w4’s
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Tendency to be
overly sensiAve
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Focusing too much
on themselves
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Distancing themselves
from other people
Struggling to think
pracAcally or realisAcally
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MOTIVATORS
Philosophers tend to be mo>vated by…
5w4
Learning a
valuable new skill
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Developing their
understanding of the world
Time to reflect and think on their own
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Feeling appreciated
and admired
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STRESSORS
Philosophers tend to be drained by…
5w4
Spending too much
Ame around others
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Feeling overwhelmed
and incompetent
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Being unable to adequately
express themselves
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CriAcism from
those around them
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JOBS
Common jobs for the Enneagram 5w4:
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• Engineer
• Novelist
• Composer
• Accountant
• Author
• Inventor
• Scholar
• Auditor
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Enneagram 5w4 - The Philosopher