Have you heard about human design? If you discovered that you’re a projector, you might need this post! While I’m not here to say I’m some human design master, I did learn enough to start giving myself grace. The moment I started diving into what it means to be a projector, so much made sense!
Projectors only make up about 20% of the population in terms of Human Design types. The also are more prone to burnout because they aren’t meant to burn as much energy as the generators do. I found this post regarding rest and projectors to be really beneficial!
But don’t just let me tell you about it all, I’m sharing quotes from some of the websites I came across about Human Design Projectors too! Just know that if you don’t feel like you align with the traditional “work work work” mentality, you might benefit from learning how your human design type flows best. Not sure what your human design type is? I found mine here!
Projectors are natural studiers
“Projectors should be and are natural studiers of information and other people. Whilst they are waiting for correct invitations Projectors should study and rest because they need to be ready when the correct invitation comes.”
Genetic Matrix
“As Projectors, we are recognized, of all the Types, to need to study more than anyone else.”
Jovian Archive
What this meant to me? It brought alignment. I’m always someone that’s curious about people and understanding how things worked. I feel like I’m always wanting to dive into new topics to gain a better understanding. Not only to help me when I need to help others, but partially out of pure curiosity to understand others.
Projects are guides to more efficient ways
“They are our guides often driving us to new, better, improved, and more efficient ways of doing things. Projectors thrive outside of manual labor and in roles where they are directing the work instead of executing.”
Raw and Ritual
I loved reading about this because (especially in the Army) I’ve always felt like people were working harder not smarter. This was applied in the entrepreneurial world as well. I’m all for finding ways to minimize the amount of consistent work is needed and this ability to not always be “on” because it is exhausting, and just not a way to live.
Projectors tend to be natural leaders
“The value of a projector is in how they lead and uniquely see the world, not necessarily in how much they do.”
Raw and Ritual
Pairing with the other quote above about being driven to more efficient ways of doing things, Projectors in Human Design tend to be natural leaders. We make for great project managers because we can see the full picture better.
Projectors are the new human design type
“Being the “youngest” or “newest” of the Types, as we only started appearing on this planet in 1781, we are here for a very particular purpose. We are here to Guide.”
Jovian Archive
I found this to be so fascinating because it’s apparent that a lot of the current structures that surround this world aren’t created for the Projector types.
