You hoard knowledge, time and energy. You’re self-sufficient and perceptive. Often, you are emotionally detached, choosing to guard against the intrusion of personal space because interacting with other people can be draining. You prefer to watch and learn than to actively participate.

Type 5 batteries don’t last long. They regularly need to retreat from society and recharge. They’re motivated by their desire to accumulate knowledge and maintain autonomy. And they’re really good at compartmentalising their lives.

Typically, Type 5s can survive on very little. They see scarcity everywhere, and act accordingly by keeping as much time, energy, money and goods as they can to themselves. In particular, they also minimise emotional contact so as not to dry up their own emotional reserves.

A lack of emotional involvement means that 5s can be rather impersonal and not the most supportive friends, although they are reliable when it comes to delivering on promises or agreed deadlines. Just don’t expect them to make a song and dance of it.

5s are stuck in their minds a lot, meaning they prefer information and passive analysis over being a part of the things that are happening around them. They deliberately unplug themselves from the drama and excitement of life.