Resources
Personal development tools and assessments.
A small set of references for naming strengths, personality patterns, and next experiments.
Assessments
VIA Character Strengths · VIA Institute on Character
A practical strengths profile for naming qualities that already have energy behind them.
CliftonStrengths · Gallup
A talent language for noticing where effort becomes contribution, especially in work contexts.
International Personality Item Pool · Oregon Research Institute
Public-domain personality measures and Big Five inventories for more research-oriented self-study.
Tools
Stanford Life Design Lab · Stanford
Design-thinking exercises and references for exploring direction and work, and for choosing the next experiment.