Australian recruiters say their clients are being highly selective about the criteria applicants must meet, including requirements for industry and product experience. Does this approach make sense or is it indicative of someone taking Stupid Pills?
Voldemort the Psychopath – Part 4
This article concludes the analysis of Voldemort (J.K. Rowling’s fictional arch-villain and Chief Death Eater) as a psychopath. Part 1 of this series of articles introduced the argument, and Parts 2 and 3 examined what we know of Voldemort against the first 10 criteria outlined in Dr Robert D Hare’s …Read more
Voldemort the Psychopath – Part 3
In the first part of this series of articles, it was suggested that Lord Voldemort, the arch-villain J.K. Rowling created for the world of Harry Potter, would be a psychopath, as measured using Dr Robert D Hare’s Psychopathy Checklist – Revised (PCL-R). Part 2 provided an in-depth analysis of Items …Read more
Voldemort the Psychopath – Part 2
In the first part of this series of articles, it was proposed that Lord Voldemort, the arch-villain J.K. Rowling created for the world of Harry Potter, would emerge as a psychopath, if diagnosed using Dr Robert D Hare’s Psychopathy Checklist – Revised (PCL-R). How the psychopathy checklist works The PCL-R …Read more
Voldemort the Psychopath – Part 1
The arch-villain of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, Lord Voldemort – a.k.a. Tom Marvolo Riddle – is a tricky character to type using the Enneagram. Riddle Junior is so psychologically unhealthy that he apparently displays the worst behaviours of at least two types – Three and Eight – and to …Read more
Harry Potter’s Enneagram Type
The next Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is about to be released. That’s set me to pondering, again, what Enneagram types each of the characters are. If you’ve read the last page I added to this website [Enneagram Type One – Perfectionist] then you’ll …Read more
Amusing Quotes for each Enneagram Type
I found these more-or-less-amusing quotes while browsing around a number of “famous quote” websites, and thought it might be fun to Enneatype them. Note that I’ve categorised the quotes by relevance to the concerns of an Enneagram point, not according to the type of the author (which I don’t know), …Read more
Funny translations and proofreading errors
Translation, proofreading and editing are usually mighty serious and frequently important tasks … but sometimes life can be considerably more entertaining without them. If you haven’t seen www.engrish.com, check it out! I frequently do when I’m in need of a good belly laugh. In the English-speaking world of business, mistakes …Read more
Dutch websites and expat culture-shock
Yesterday, my passport was graced with a new stamp by IND (Immigratie en Naturalisatie Dienst), the organisation for entry into the Netherlands, showing that my application for residency has been lodged and is in process <performs a little victory dance>. So! I’m able to work here now, which is thoroughly …Read more
How personality hooked me
I’ve always been a curious critter, but of all the strains of hafta-gotta-know I’ve been infected with, curiosity about what makes individual humans tick is easily the most virulent. It all started 13 years ago, as a result of my first attempt at writing a novel. The experiment was aborted …Read more