Essays on self-knowledge
Calm reflections on the models we use here — written with honesty, without hype.
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Anxious attachment: signs, origins and how to move toward security
What anxious attachment is, how to recognise the signs, where it comes from, how it shows up in relationships and what research says about building security.
October 13, 202610 min read - Blog
McClelland's 10 entrepreneurial characteristics: what they are and how to develop each one
The 10 entrepreneurial behaviours from David McClelland's research in three clusters: practical examples, what the evidence supports and how to train each.
October 13, 202610 min read - Blog
Mental health at work: best practices, employer responsibilities and better performance
What the rules require (NOM-035, NR-1, ISO 45003 and more), the most common psychosocial risks and a practical program to care for people and perform better.
October 13, 202611 min read - Blog
Values as a compass: Schwartz's circle and an exercise to find what matters
Purpose starts with values. Explore Shalom Schwartz's theory of basic human values, the difference between values and goals, and a practical values clarification exercise.
October 10, 20268 min read - Blog
Self-compassion isn't self-indulgence: what the science says and how to practice it
The difference between self-compassion and self-esteem, Kristin Neff's three components, practical exercises, and how this stance helps you deal with your inner critic.
October 7, 20268 min read - Blog
The anxious-avoidant dance: attachment in adult relationships and the road to security
Why does one partner reach harder when the other pulls away? Understand the anxious-avoidant cycle, what earned security means, and practical steps for stepping out of the pattern together.
October 4, 20268 min read - Blog
Choosing a career with RIASEC: interests, skills and values
John Holland's RIASEC model helps map your vocational interests. Learn the difference between interests, skills and values, and how to combine all three for a clearer decision.
October 2, 20268 min read - Blog
Self-knowledge at work: using personality profiles without labeling people
DISC, RIASEC and other profiles can improve conversations, feedback and teamwork — as long as they're used as a starting point, not as a hiring filter or a label. A practical, responsible guide.
September 29, 20268 min read - Blog
Burnout: the signs, what the WHO says, and how to recover (and prevent it) with care
What burnout is according to ICD-11, how to recognize the signs, what helps recovery, and what organizations can do to prevent it.
September 26, 20269 min read - Blog
Anxiety and personality: what traits explain (and what they don't)
Neuroticism, sensitivity and perfectionism help explain why some people worry more. A careful look at how traits relate to anxiety, healthy ways of coping, and when to seek help.
September 23, 20268 min read - Blog
Why choosing between two statements reveals more than agreeing with one
Agreement scales are convenient, but they carry well-known biases. Learn what forced choice is, why it reduces acquiescence, and the honest limits of ipsative scores.
September 20, 20267 min read - Blog
Jungian archetypes: the figures that live inside us
What Jungian archetypes are, the main ones (Hero, Sage, Caregiver, Explorer, Lover, Creator…), how to recognize them in yourself without slipping into self-diagnosis, and why this is the most poetic and least scientific of our tests — on purpose.
July 4, 20268 min read - Blog
Personal values: the compass you already carry
What personal values are (and aren't), why misaligned decisions exhaust us so much, examples of values in conflict, a brief exercise to notice your own, and an invitation to the test.
June 27, 20267 min read - Blog
Self-sabotage patterns: the voices that speak as if they were you
What self-sabotage patterns are, the most common ones (the inner critic, over-control, people-pleasing, a victim mindset), how to notice these voices without fighting them, and when the matter belongs in therapy.
June 20, 20268 min read - Blog
DISC: a calm map of how you act at work
The DISC profile — dominance, influence, steadiness, conscientiousness — explained without hype, with recognizable workplace scenes, what it's good for, what it's not, and how to use it on teams.
June 13, 20267 min read - Blog
Character strengths: discovering what's already good in you
Seligman and Peterson's positive psychology mapped 24 human strengths into six broad virtues. An invitation to look not at what's missing, but at what already exists and asks to be used.
June 6, 20267 min read - Blog
Emotional intelligence: a skill you learn (not a gift)
Self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy and relational skill — the four competencies of emotional intelligence, explained clearly, with an invitation to practice them the way you'd learn an instrument.
May 16, 20266 min read - Blog
Enneagram: nine paths to understand why we do what we do
A calm introduction to the nine enneagram types — what each one seeks, what it fears, and the passion it learns to move beyond. No mysticism, no oversized certainties, with respect for the complexity of the human soul.
April 25, 20268 min read - Blog
The Big Five: the personality model science prefers
Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism — the Big Five explained without jargon, what it gets right, what it doesn't promise, and why it's the most respected model in contemporary psychology.
April 4, 20267 min read - Blog
Affection styles: how to find yours (and the one you love)
A calm map of five ways of giving and receiving affection — words, presence, gifts, practical help, touch — with careful attention to the difference between how we give and how we receive love.
March 14, 20266 min read - Blog
Anxious, avoidant, or secure? A calm map of adult attachment
What adult attachment styles reveal about how we move toward and away — from Bowlby and Ainsworth to everyday scenes and a gentle invitation to the test.
February 21, 20268 min read - Blog
The 16 personality types, explained without jargon
The four dimensions of Jungian typology in plain language, contrasting portraits, an inside reading of the INFJ, and a calm note on the model's limits.
January 31, 20269 min read - Blog
The four temperaments: an ancient portrait that still recognizes us
Sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic — from Hippocrates and Galen to a contemporary reading with care for each type, and a special note on the quiet strength of the phlegmatic.
January 10, 20266 min read