Personal Development

Enneagram Type 5: The Investigator

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Feed your curiosity and leverage your quiet power
By The Blinkist Curators

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Personal Development

Type 5 Investigators tend to be curious, independent, and observant. You value your privacy, are often introverted in nature, and you have a thirst for knowledge and learning. This collection will expand your horizons and feed your investigative and inquisitive mind. You'll learn about the power of introverts, build up your general knowledge prowess, and ponder on the inner workings of the brain and our memory.

Enneagram Type 5: The Investigator

Feed your curiosity and leverage your quiet power
Susan Cain: It's Okay to be Quiet
Susan Cain: It's Okay to be Quiet
Simplify Shortcast
Are you or someone you love an introvert? Susan Cain, author of Quiet, shares how introverts can shine and thrive in a noisy world. You'll learn what jobs suit introverts best and how they make their highest contributions at work and in life.
9 min
4.5
The Introvert’s Complete Career Guide
The Introvert’s Complete Career Guide
Jane Finkle
From Landing a Job, to Surviving, Thriving and Moving on Up
24 min
4.3
The Genius of Opposites
The Genius of Opposites
Jennifer B. Kahnweiler
How Introverts and Extroverts Achieve Extraordinary Results Together
9 min
3.9
Communication: Is Knowledge The Enemy?
Communication: Is Knowledge The Enemy?
Cautionary Tales
The common belief is that the more you know, the more you can impart your wisdom to others. In this episode you'll see that's not always true. "The curse of knowledge" is one of the most common causes of breakdowns in communication—and you'll learn how to avoid it so your ideas really get through to those around you.
16 min
4.7
Antimatter
Antimatter
Frank Close
A must-read classic of modern science
21 min
4.5
Entangled Life
Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake
How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change our Minds and Shape Our Futures
26 min
4.8
The Brain
The Brain
David Eagleman
The Story of You
17 min
4.5
Memory: Free Brian Williams
Memory: Free Brian Williams
Revisionist History
When top NBC news anchor Brian Williams was accused of lying about an experience he had years ago in Iraq, his character was heavily criticized. But he was convinced he was telling the truth. In this episode, Malcolm Gladwell explores what our memory can and cannot do, and why the truth may be different from the version any one of us might recall.
15 min
4.7
The Memory Palace
The Memory Palace
Lewis Smile
Learn Anything and Everything (Starting with Shakespeare and Dickens)
9 min
4.1
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