The Honest Enneagram

This can look like frantically doing tasks as a way to feel like you’re making up for what hasn’t been done—the same kind of energy you experience when you’ve slept through your alarm and need to get ready in five minutes.

In childhood, type nines learned that the best way to keep the peace was to minimize their own presence.

Turn That Into Something Beautiful
Creativity is important for all types. But having a creative outlet is important for type nines because it can be such a great way to get to know yourself, experience a comforting and peaceful outlet, and allow you to find things that you truly love doing.
So what do you as a type nine need to keep in mind when it comes to creativity?
Break it up into tiny, bite-sized pieces; do the tiniest first step, and go from there.
Everything is Google-able. If you don’t know how to do it yet, you can always find out. There are great resources, like tutorials on YouTube and Skillshare, or you can always take a class.
Make sure that you’re doing something that is yours and not the interest of a partner or close friend. This is your creative expression, not an extension of theirs.
There is no wrong or right way to be creative—just do stuff and see what happens.
If you’re not sure how you’d like to get creative or what outlet interests you, just start doing things. Don’t try to figure it out in your mind, just do one thing this week and see how it feels. Then try something else next week, until you find one thing you want to keep doing.