Are Personality Types Helpful To Stoics?

Practical Stoicism

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🗓️ 8 March 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Greetings, listeners. It's remarkable to witness our community's growth, now exceeding 100,000 listeners every Monday and Friday. Your continued support is truly appreciated. Today's episode delves into a thought-provoking query posed by Griff, a dedicated listener and Patron, regarding the relevance of personality types within the context of Stoicism. Griff questions whether such classifications confine individuals rather than foster personal development. From my perspective, I maintain a degree of skepticism towards these systems. They often serve as tools for self-indulgence rather than avenues for genuine self-improvement. However, I do recognize their practical applications. They can provide valuable insights into our behaviors and guide therapeutic interventions. While these systems may offer useful insights, it's crucial not to allow them to define us. Instead, we should view them as tools for self-reflection and growth. Let's utilize them wisely, not as rigid identity markers, but as resources for enhancing our understanding of ourselves and facilitating personal development. -- Become a Patron: https://stoicismpod.com/members Pre-order my book: https://stoicismpod.com/book Podcast Artwork by Randy Johnson: https://originalrandy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.2	moment ahead of today's episode to say thank you, to all of you, and also to say thank you
1:08.4	to this week's newest patrons. Thank you to Ryan Eldon, Isaac Murray
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1:55.4	members and signing up. Today we have a topic that had me salivating the moment it was suggested, and it comes
2:02.4	from listener and longtime patron Griff. Griff writes the following. Is there any use for
2:10.4	personality types slash labels within stoicism? For example, the enneagram scale used for assigning numbers to people based off their
2:19.6	personality traits. Personally, I find myself being frustrated when it comes up as it feels like
2:25.5	the use of a social tool like this would only serve to put somebody in a box, either giving the
2:32.1	person that adheres to the number or traits internally excuses to stay
2:36.7	the way that they are without changing even when some traits are less than ideal, or giving someone
2:42.9	a definition of someone that they have a relationship with without fully getting to know them.
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