Here are the Hobbies You’ll Love, Based on Your Enneagram Type
You’ve got a couple of hours on the clock for down time—woohoo! This calls for some good old (or new) hobbies. Whether it’s creating artwork, jamming out to some sweet tunes, or basking in the absolute bliss of doing nothing at all, each Enneatype has a way to make use of their free time.
Don’t forget! Peek at your neighboring wing’s activities if you’re itching for more ideas. For example, if you’re a 3w4 check out the hobbies for enneatypes 3 and 4. You can also check out the hobbies of every number in your tritype. You may spot some surprising patterns between them! Let’s begin!
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Here are the Hobbies You’ll Love, Based on Your Enneagram Type
Enneatype 1
With your strong sense of morality, you feel best when your time is invested in projects that can make a positive difference in the world on a small or large scale. Activities like volunteering (locally or overseas), fundraising, and tutoring sustain your interest.
Enneatype 2
You get the warm fuzzies by making others happy. It’s common to spot you cooking, baking, volunteering, counseling, gardening, or simply being in touch with friends. You also love spending time with animals and are most likely a self-proclaimed cat or dog parent. Oh, and let’s not forget babysitting!
Enneatype 3
You’ve got the talent to flaunt and looks to serve (seriously). It’s easy to spot you immersed in competitive sports, hashing out business ideas, singing, dancing, modelling, and the greatest: social media. While rank and status are important, you’re also fantastic at dishing out useful advice and suggestions to your friends and family.
Enneatype 4
For you, there’s no better way to spend your free time than in creative self-expression! You’ll find yourself thrift-store shopping, putting stories down on paper, painting, film-making, designing, journaling, acting, taking photos, playing an instrument, or composing music. The bottom line? Do or make something new when the mood strikes you. Creation over consumption. It’s more than a tagline—it’s a lifestyle.
Enneatype 5
You thoroughly enjoy provoking and stimulating your mind. Puzzles, board games, card games, reading non-fiction, playing trivia, and working extensively with computers bring a (rare) smile to your face. After all, achieving mastery is your cup of tea. You may also enjoy hiking, solo sports, and visiting museums.
Enneatype 6
Service above self is your way to roll. You enjoy volunteering, being a part of a non-profit organization or society, planning, making lists, and chilling out with close friends. Your room is a haven where you can safely explore the world through reading, writing, playing music, or even creating artwork.
Enneatype 7
Variety is your bread of life (no joke). You love to venture out and try new foods, sports, sights, and sounds. You’re proudly multi-talented and excel in improv, comedy, or podcasting. In your mind the best way to learn a new skill is to plunge headfirst into it—full steam ahead! You’re also a sucker for adrenaline: roller coasters, skydiving, and racing are all tantalizing prospects to you.
Enneatype 8
Armed with a sense of inner strength and high stamina, your interests lie in debating, playing video games, public speaking, hosting events, setting new goals, thrill-seeking, and exercising. You might also be into weight-lifting, rock climbing, and mountain biking. By the way, did someone say spicy wings? Bring it on.
Enneatype 9
You’re seeking harmony and balance. Meditation, practicing spirituality, listening to calming tunes, hanging around with animals, and going on long nature walks are right up your alley. You also enjoy relaxing in cozy coffee shops with a group of friends. If napping can be considered a “hobby”, then it’s definitely on your list as well (wink).
Why take up a hobby?
Having a variety of hobbies is good for both your body and mind! You’ll reduce your susceptibility to stress and increase your physical and mental well-being overall. Plus, positivity spreads like wildfire. After all, sunshine and smiles are always in style.
What are Your Thoughts?
There’s bound to be a new hobby here to explore and get into. Have you tried any of these? Is there anything else to add to our list? Let us know in the comments!
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About Lily:
Lily Yuan is a personality psychology writer who has a knack for just missing the bus. She tests as INTP and constantly questions her type. Learn more at personality psychology.
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Help! I am an INFP who strongly empathizes with Enneagram 9, 1, and 4! I always get Enneagram 9 on your quiz… But since when does Enneagram 9 delve into feelings (like 4)? I guess I could be 9w1… But being INFP, deep down I like to be certain of where I fit in (inferior Te). I love fitting into systems and hate being uncertain as to where I stand. So if anyone can explain Enneagram 9 for me, or give suggestions otherwise, I’d be very grateful! (I’ve read the INFP and Enneagram 9 article, as well as the article on Enneagram 9, so something other than posting those links, please).
Hi,
Fellow INFP here who types as a 4 wing 5 with Enneagram. Unfortunately, there is no personality test which can tell you exactly who you are and where you fit. Nothing is perfect, and any description which might sound perfect probably only sounds that way due to confirmation bias. Additionally, personality is something which constantly changes, which is why neither Myers-Briggs nor Enneagram are scientifically accepted by psychologists. It is nice (and may even feel vital) to feel like you belong to a certain category, but nobody fits perfectly, and that’s okay too. Most people will identify with some characteristics of their type more than others, and by limiting yourself to “type-based thinking”, you might be preventing yourself from trying new things that can help you to grow. Scoring 97% on introversion made me even more reclusive, for example.
I’m sure you know deep down that people simply can’t neatly fit into personality boxes. It’s fun to learn about, but try not to take it so seriously! No test will tell you who you are, because who you are evolves with experience; and if you (like me) spend far too long on your inner quest to find out who you are and where you belong, you’ll probably end up missing out on the “life” part of life.
Live well, nice person.
And don’t worry about not fitting. It makes you unique!
Usually if you read about the core fear of each type, there might be one making your skin crawl, that would be a good indicator.
Also.. not being able to determine what your enneatype is can be a sign you’re a 9.
You can also read about the tritype, we all have a bit of each enneatype, some more than others, it’s different from the MBTI.
For each center (emotional 2-3-4, physical 8-9-1, mental 5-6-7), you’ll have a dominant type, so your tritype could be 946, for example.