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Behavior is clearly visible and can thus be readily observed. But — as you may often hear from other people — a person's behavior is often difficult to interpret, because people act differently in one situation than they do in another. So, behavior depends on the situation. That’s why it isn’t effective to use behavior as an object of self-observation. After all, it changes from situation to situation. This is why the Enneagram is used to explore what the behavior is based on. It’s designed to answer the question, “Why does someone behave in a certain way?” In the Enneagram, that which spurs your behavior is referred to as the unconscious driving force, or underlying motivation. Dr. David Daniels formulated three little rules for determining this driving force or motivation — three rules of thumb you can use when exploring your personality:

 The energy that drives behavior flows wherever your attention is directed.

 Managing this attention and energy requires the ability to observe yourself.

 You can learn self-observation, but it will never become a natural habit.