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.