Advanced types
Maintaining the Active State
Referred to as the Ego by Sigmund Freud and the Hero by Carl Jung, the active state represents your conscious self. You become more in touch with your dominant state by engaging in behavior relevant to your dominant temperament and worldview. The active state is hard to maintain, and requires that you constantly balance your needs and instincts, with your awareness and your control. It makes you appear dominant, high on energy, and in full control of the room. You feel like you can overcome any challenge, and you feel like you're a positive influence on your environment. Your key goal should be to maintain this flow as much as possible. You do so by creating challenges, obstacles, enemies that spur you on towards your goals. Try to define who your real enemy is, try to have an as clear, nuanced idea as possible, or you risk propelling yourself in an unhealthy direction.
1 You can actively keep thoughts related to your active worldview / temperament in your head.
2 You can actively engage in and intervene in issues related to your worldview / temperament.
3 You feel motivated and high on energy, when engaging in behavior related to your dominant worldview / temperament.
The Stable State
Referred to as the parent in Carl Jungs system, and the superego in Freuds system, the stable state represents your ability to control the flow of the environment, your awareness of what is happening around you, and your consciousness. We enter the stable state when we engage in activities relevant to our stable state. (Visit your personality profile to learn more about your personality variations!) In this state, we excert self-control, and we strive to be responsible. We avoid our instincts and our urges. We maintain control of the situation. We tend to become unusually clear, intelligent, and focused in this state. Avoid this state by treating and respecting others as equals. Distribute power equally. Minimize hierarchies. Share responsibility.
1 You can actively keep thoughts related to your stable worldview / temperament in your head.
2 You can actively engage in and intervene in issues related to your worldview / temperament.
3 You show less motivation and enthusiasm when engaging in behavior related to your dominant worldview / temperament.
Hyperactive states
Referred to as the Id in Freuds system, and the Puer/Puella (eternal child) in Jungian theory, the hyperactive state represents us when we are in a state of full pursuit towards things we enjoy. We appear hedonistic, carefree, instinctive, and high on motivation. We appear to lack control and we make many mistakes (which we tend to ignore!) and we enter this state by engaging in environments and behavior related to our hyperactive state. We are easily tricked by others and submissive to others. We avoid responsibility. Avoid this state by accepting responsibility for your situation. Attempt to control your life and to take charge over your situation. Avoid throwing blame at anyone, even yourself. Guide yourself in a positive direction.
1 You need to rely on tools or authority figures to keep thoughts related to your hyperactive worldview / temperament in your head.
2 Your lack of control and your rely on rewards from others makes you easy to trick.
3 You feel motivated and high on energy, when engaging in behavior related to your dominant worldview / temperament.
Passive states
Referred to as the Anima/Animus in Jungian typology, the passive state represents the things we take for granted. It refers to old habits we fall into without questioning. It represents insecurities and thoughts that have control over us. We enter the passive state when we engage in a particular temperament and worldview related to our personality type's opposite. We lack awareness of what we are doing and we feel unrewarded/unmotivated. We appear childish and submissive, we let others take charge. We rely on authority figures to control us and to push us forward. We lack energy and enthusiasm to change our fate. Avoid this state by immersing yourself with activities related to your dominant personality traits - for example seek out empathy and leadership, for an empathic leader.
1 You need to rely on tools or authority figures to keep thoughts related to your hyperactive worldview / temperament in your head.
2 You struggle to detach and to understand your worldview / temperament from an outside-perspective, and you become hypnotic and easy to 'trick' into accepting various actions and beliefs.
3 You feel unaware of instincts and emotions related to your dominant worldview / temperament.
What is a sub-type?
A sub-type is a combination of a mental state, a temperament, and a worldview. The Empathic Explorer (EX) type has an active, empathic, explorative sub-type (EX+) as well as a stable, intellectual, fighter sub-type (IF<) and a hyperactive, social, teacher sub-type (ST>). They lastly have a passive sub-type: the passive, practical leader. (PL-) Sub-types are a way to tell them apart from on the paper, so similar 'intellectual leaders'. In stark contrast with the empathic leaders, IL's will instead express the empathic worldview as teachers, not leaders, while championing the practical causes as fighters, not explorers. IL's lastly channel the social worldview as explorers, not fighters, causing the two seemingly similar types to behave much differently from each others.
Active states engage in the sub-types listed below with high attention span and emotional awareness. Stable states engage in this worldview / temperament with high attention span and emotional detachment. Hyperactive states engage in this worldview / temperament with low attention span and emotional awareness. Passive states engage in this worldview / temperament with low attention span and low motivation.
Social Leaders
You show social leadership when you 1. Guide people on how to behave 2. Think about how things could be made to be more beautiful and 3. Evaluate past decisions and experiences based on how they felt to you.
Empathic leaders
You show empathic leadership when you 1. Guide people on how to view life. 2. Think about why people are feeling or behaving the way they do, and 3. Evaluate past decisions and experiences based on their symbolical meaning.
Intellectual leaders
You show intellectual leadership when you 1. Guide people on how to improve their results 2. Think about how problems could be fixed, and 3. Evaluate past decisions and experiences based on what problems and flaws you could find.
Practical Leaders
You show practical leadership when you 1. Guide people on what their tasks or chores are 2. Rehearse the instructions before you take on a task, and 3. Evaluate people’s decisions and behavior based on if they lived up to the rules and requirements you follow.
Social Explorers
You use social exploration when you 1. Meet and interact with new people 2. React with your gut to things that seem beautiful or good, and 3. Use your instincts to know what is morally right.
Empathic Explorers
You show explorative empathy when you 1. Find new meaningful changes 2. React with your gut to things that seem meaningful or profound, and 3. Use your instincts to know why another person feels a certain way.
Intellectual Explorers
You show explorative intelligence when you 1. Find new ways to improve your behavior 2. React with your gut to things that seem interesting or complex, and 3. Learn about different methods and tools, and how they can be used.
Practical Explorers
You show practical exploration when you 1. Find new chores or routines. 2. React with your gut to things that seem to function according to some kind of rules, and 3. Instinctively know how to get power or respect from others.
Social Fighters
You show social fighting spirit when you 1. Enforce social norms when people break social rules or harm what is beautiful. 2. Create communities or groups for the people you care about, or 3. Actively support people who you care about from social pressure.
Empathic Fighters
You show empathic fighting spirit when you 1. Enforce moral values and existential beliefs when people seem to waver. 2. Create or join causes or groups to express your existential goals, or 3. Actively support causes you care about when they are questioned by others.
Intellectual Fighters
You show intellectual fighting spirit when you 1. Enforce methods or improvements even when they are questioned by others. 2. Create projects or groups for the ideas or tools you are interested in, or 3. Actively stand up for new methods or projects when other people question them.
Practical Fighters
You show practical fighting spirit when you 1. Enforce routines and structure when others are out of control. 2. Create systems of rules and laws for people to live by, or 3. Actively stand up for laws and rules when other people question them.
Social Teachers
You rely on the social teacher subtype when you 1. Predict how other people could behave in the future. 2. Come up with strategies for how to handle possible social risks. or 3. Question social traditions and values that others take for granted.
Empathic Teachers
You rely on the empathic teacher subtype when you 1. Predict how a symbol may grow or change over time. 2. Come up with strategies for how to express nuanced, symbolical messages, or 3. Question existential beliefs and expressions that others take for granted.
Intellectual Teachers
You rely on the intellectual teacher subtype when you 1. Predict how complex systems can be changed or improved. 2. Come up with strategies for how to improve your performance at a task, or 3. Question systems or methods that others take for granted.
Practical Teachers
You rely on the practical teacher subtype when you 1. Predict how well someone will do at a task. 2. Come up with strategies for how to get people to work for the system, or 3. Question laws and rules that others take for granted.
