Nicknames:

Observer • Investigator • Sage • Analyst

"Knowledge is power ." —Sir Francis Bacon

"The only isolation I have known in my lifetime I felt in the presence of others." —Jean Harris

"To want to be what one can be is purpose in life." —Cynthia Ozick

"In Maine we have a saying that there's no point in speaking unless you can improve on silence." —Edmund Muskie

Likely examples:

Summary:

FIVEs are committed to the principle that "Knowledge is Power," so they are ever observing, collecting information, and analyzing it. Others may complain they are aloof or withdrawn, and that they keep obsessively studying and analyzing when they need to put it in action. But FIVEs would explain that they are passionate about the subjects of their study and dedicated to the innovation and powerful results that such methodical research can produce.

Qualities and preferences:                          

Needs alone time.

Reserved.

Appears calm.

Objective.

Stable relationships.

Hesistant about expressing feelings.

How to take them:

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Slogans or catch-phrases:

"I think, therefore I am."

"Don't ask too much of me, and I won't ask too much of you." (—Riso & Hudson, p. 178)

"I want to be left alone." —Greta Garbo

Appreciated by others for:

Objectivity.

Perceptiveness.

Open-mindedness and mentally creativity.

Kindness and trustworthiness .

Less appreciated by others when/if:

Distant, uncommunicative about what is most important to them.

Remote, withdrawn, emotionally distant.

Withholding of information or insights because "not yet complete."

Arrogant, critical, patronizing, pedantic.

Postpones action until after further research and analysis.

How to make an appeal to them:

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Myers-Briggs likely types:

IT: Introverted-Thinking types

esp.: INTJ, INTP, ISTJ, ISTP

Inner world of information and ideas.

Stressed by, uncomfortable with, or preferring to avoid:

Intrusion.

Criticism.

Activities perceived as meaningless; superficial conversations.

Looking foolish, ignorant, incapabable, or inadequate.

Creations by or about this type:

Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry by Stephen Manes

Crisis in Candyland (on M&M Mars Co.) by Jan Pottker

The Dilbert Principle by Scott Adams

Get along better with them by:

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Warning signs of stress:

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Challenges for growth:

THREEs are seeking love, admiration, and approval through their accomplishments.

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How you can grow from your two-wing:

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Beneath the surface:

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How you can grow from your four-wing:

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In your childhood, background:

FIVEs learned early that no one was going to take care of them, especially of their emotional side. As a result they take great care to protect their emotional vulnerability by staying withdrawn and developing self-sufficiency, often relying on their intellectual resources to build a fortress.

Empowerment from high qualities of six:

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