Socionics & MBTI

Mistyping is common, but real mbti facts are not 🏹

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I’m scared to check my notifications lol but if you still follow ILY 🤟🏽

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hellooo! so i've recently (like a week ago) gotten into the cognitive functions part of mbti (ive been using 16personalities for wayy too long 😦) and i've been struggling to figure out if i'm an ENFP or INFP. i cant tell which is my dom func. and i still can't really grasp what tert or inf Te and Si look like. also loops and grips. and honestly i can't tell if i'm just trying to convince myself that i'm not an INFP bc i've a terribly stereotypical image of INFPs or bc i have a lot of (16personalities) INFP friends so i just want to feel special 😕

Statistically speaking, it’s more likely that your friends are mistyped and not true INFPs (especially if a lot of them identify this way).

I’d suggest forgetting about the stereotypes while you try to determine which one you are. Also, looking at loops and grips in the early stages will be confusing, so table those until you narrow down your options, and then come back to them for supplemental evidence to back up your choice.

To differentiate between INFP & ENFP it’s important to look at the order of cognitive functions, so I think you’re on track so far. They have identical functions in different orders, so start with your dominant function and consider how you get + maintain energy.

Extroversion v Introversion: When you venture into the world are you first looking outwards to explore connections and find your place, or are you looking inwards to see how the world fits in with you and forming connections from inwards->out. Are you likely to act first then speak, or think then act? Do you easily engage with the external world and the people in it and find energy in those interactions? Or do you retreat into your mind, and become energized by comfortable isolation? [Extroverts enjoy alone time and introverts enjoy socializing, so think deeper beyond that!]

Dominant Functions: Ne dominant users are led by this function, and it presents itself by the ability to be in a perpetual mode of formulating connections and branching out to explore possibilities. Meaning that they are always thinking of new ideas, new ways to do things, theorizing, hypothezing and most importantly they have the distinct inclination to not only dream up new possibilities, paths, and ideas, but they act on them much more frequently than an Ne auxiliary user. Fi is a quiet function and so it’s difficult to place because the Fi dominant user will be preoccupied with internal self analysis, value inspections, and moral alignment. They are led by Fi in every aspect of their personality and life, so they will often ruminate about how to actualize their ambitions and ideals into reality, but unlike the dominant Ne user, it takes an incredible amount of energy to act and they are often plagued with inaction or problems with follow through.

—> ENFP: Can appear open or reserved, but more easily engages. Exuberant, usually playful, but can be sullen when they feel like. Engaging, more likely to reveal their emotions and present outwardly as typical feeler, future oriented, takes creative initiative.

—> INFP: Reserved and less likely to engage. Calm, analytical, playful when they feel like, stoic and unwilling to reveal large displays of emotion, will outwardly appear as a thinker to most, but a rare select few will be granted access to their inner life.

[actually-infp]

Hi, I am a bit confused about my type and would like to know if it's alright to start a conversation with you on tumblr? ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ

Yes! I’m happy to help if I can :)

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HELLO! can you tell us main differences between istp and estp, and also how to develop your Fe?

At a glance:

ESTPs are outgoing, enthusiastic, and oriented towards the outer world. They function primarily through Se, so they prefer to stay linked to the present moment by engaging their 5 senses.

ISTPs are independent, competent, and oriented towards their inner world. They function primarily through Ti, so they prefer systematically process things in their minds to satisfy their compulsive need to understand how things work.

Fe Development

It really depends on your type. For example, an ESTP who wants to develop Fe, needs to focus on their tertiary, and an ISTP needs to focus on their inferior. I’d suggest, identifying your type first to understand how to calibrate your Fe development. There’s typically a pecking order that naturally unfolds at different life stages, but self development and personal experiences can contribute to our individual strengths too. Here’s some helpful links to check out :) ESTP & ISTP

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Hi! I'm an INFP as well and I love your blog!!

Also curious who your fave INFP character is? ❤

Hiya! ^-^

That’s a hard one! I’d probably say Mija from the movie Okja (2017).

Although, she’s usually mistyped on PDB and other places, she’s 100% INFP (9w8)

🌳🐷🌸💕

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I have NEVER been able to tell if I'm ENTJ or ESTJ, I first did the mbti test a couple of years ago, and spent like 3 years thinking I was ENTJ but, I did the test again and got ESTJ, the percentage of Sensitive or intuitive was always soo close, and I don't know how to finally get the answer

ESTJ - Te, Si, Ne, Fi

ENTJ - Te, Ni, Se, Fi

So, these types aren’t just separated by their sensing/intuitive dichotomies, but that could be a good place to start. More so, they use mostly different cognitive functions, and in a unique order. Since both lead with Te, and have Fi inferior functions, it might help to focus on Si/Se & /Ni/Se functions in addition to identifying your overall preferred method of taking in info.

Here’s a start with simply differentiating between sensing and intuitive dichotomies: Which do you prefer overall? ->

Paying attention to physical reality, what I see, hear, touch, taste, and smell. I'm concerned with what is actual, present, current, and real. I notice facts and I remember details that are important to me. I like to see the practical use of things and learn best when I see how to use what I'm learning. Experience speaks to me louder than words.

Paying the most attention to impressions or the meaning and patterns of the information I get. I would rather learn by thinking a problem through than by hands-on experience. I'm interested in new things and what might be possible, so that I think more about the future than the past. I like to work with symbols or abstract theories, even if I don't know how I will use them. I remember events more as an impression of what it was like than as actual facts or details of what happened.

[actually-infp]

i feel like i dont fit completely into any personality type... i always get istp when i take the tests but im not sure if it completely fits me... am i lying to myself? lol

I think that by remaining skeptical, you’re actually taking the right approach. Oftentimes tests are largely inaccurate and descriptions are limited by an incomplete portrait of the types with distorted facts. The only way to know for sure, requires an educated understanding of the dichotomy profiles and how the cognitive functions work.

ISTP - Ti, Se, Ni, Fe

ISTPs, have internally fixed energy and lead with internal thinking. This makes ISTP appear naturally more reserved because 1.) introverts function on their own stores of energy independent of others. 2.) they are taking in information through Ti, and processing that information discretely within their own network of understanding. Thus ISTP is doubly inclined towards their own mental realm. It comes down to the function stack, for example: although introverts, they have extroverted feeling in their 4th slot, so this should be considered. I’d suggest figuring out the order of your preferences! :)

ISTP: guarded, observing, exploratory

[actually-infp]

Submission by: @toon-kirby

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Sorry this took so long. I was worried I was gonna bother you by requesting more than one in a row (´-﹏-`；)

Anyways, here's the resources for Sigurd. Pretty much everything I've seen so far says ESTJ, but the man falls in love at first sight, so I kinda doubt that. But as you can probably guess I'm terrible at this kind of thing unless it's really obvious.

All of these resources can be used for Ninian as well, except the Analysis video by Faerghast.

On a side note, his wife is typed as an INFP and his son is typed as an INFJ.

Wiki Pages:

https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Sigurd

Sigurd

Sigurd (Japanese: シグルド Siglud) was a scion of Grannvale's House Chalphy, the son and heir of Duke Byron and, as a descendant of the Crusader

Quotes (Heroes):

https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Sigurd/Heroes_Quotes

Meet the Heroes Pages:

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https://guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/en-US/03001001000654-2/

Faerghast's Analysis of Legendary Sigurd:

https://youtu.be/27HG0FOVfRc

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[actually-infp]

Haiii everyone 👋 I know I’ve been m.i.a. lately, but I’ve been busy with schoolwork and launching my new career! I promise I’ll respond to asks as soon as I can!

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ꕤ Curious about MBTI? Unsure if you’ve been mistyped? Want to find out your fav fictional character’s & celeb’s type? Or just wanna say wus poppin’? ꕤ

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[actually-infp]

Hello again! Thanks for the analysis. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, I have a tendency to relate to ISFJ characters like Sailor Mercury and Cinderella (though i think she's an INFP in the 1950 movie). As for another request... well, while I would like to see any of the other DL characters I sent in done (esp Notte), there's two Fire Emblem characters I'm curious about. First is Sigurd, currently typed as ESTJ-- but he doesn't think much before making decisions and instead goes on impulse. Then there's Ninian, who I could see as an INFP but is currently a near tie between that and INFJ.

No prob! :)

As far as fire emblem goes, I’m rather unfamiliar with it, but if you send in some dialogue, descriptions, or any other relevant info. about them, I could do my best to type them. 😊

I love your asks! 💘

[actually-infp]

Online mbti tests be like

1. You’re attending a fun soirée this weekend with friends. What do you decide to bring?

A.) I bring life to the party

B.) I bring death to the party

2. Choose the option that represents you at the moment:

A.) I don’t know where I am right now and I can’t explain these inexplicable bruises.

B.) I can feel my hair growing from my head, and I can sense earth spinning on its rotational axis.

3. Finish the sentence. Logic is...

A.) ... not my favorite rapper.

B.) ... the science of reasoning that allows one to develop rational coherentism. Most importantly, it’s what I live, and die by.

4. Which option best applies to you?

A.) I cry so much that I regularly sprain my tear ducts. “Hey Siri, define the word ‘think’ and add How To Use a Brain: For Dummies to my shopping cart.”

B.) I was born with brain where my heart should be, and I came out of the womb with a straight face.

5. What do you do?

A.) I Peep things. 🥸

B.) I require people to formally address me as “Your Honor”. I also hold daily tribunals to express my various condemnations and pass judgment. 👩‍⚖️

Your results: [insert random type]

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MBTI Cognitive Functions

Fi, Introverted Feeling : Intrapersonal. Highly attuned to inner thoughts, reactions, & emotions. Automatically prioritizes internal-harmony, authenticity, and autonomy (within reason). Moral code supports Fi-values. Appears aloof, cold, detached, and unemotional, but has a rich inner-world and rare depth.

Fe, Extroverted Feeling : Interpersonal. Highly attuned to external stimuli, atmosphere, & group dynamics. Automatically prioritizes external-harmony, social conscientiousness, and cooperation. Code of ethics supports Fe-values. Appears congenial, warm, involved, and emotional.

Si, introverted Sensing : Internal. Will register internal responses to outside stimuli first. Catalogs important details, past experiences, and impressions in memory, and will use them as a source of reference and ro guide them in the future. Can manifest into clumsiness, nostalgia, or skill in data analysis.

Se, Extroverted Sensing : External. Will register outside stimuli before internal responses. Present-minded, notices sensory stimuli in the moment as a point of direction and guidance. Can manifest into good spatial awareness, fluidity in movements, and skilled environmental observation.

Ni, Introverted Intuition : Convergent. Largely unconscious process that works in the background to observe the big picture and narrow down possibilities. Metaphorically speaking, it starts at the branches of the tree and works it’s way down to the roots. 🌳 (branch)-> ⇣(root) = singularity

Ne, Extroverted Intuition: Expansive. Starts with a singular point of reference and explores connections to observe many possibilities. Metaphorically, it starts at the roots of a tree and grows towards the branches. (root) ->⇡(branch) 🌳 = multitudes

Ti, Introverted Thinking : Framework. Investigatory testing. Logic is applied within an internal framework of reasoning to store, categorize, deconstruct, and develop knowledge and data. Empirical by nature; it experiments to study the viability of abstract knowledge. 👩‍🔬🕵🏽‍♂️🔬🧪🧫

Te, Extroverted Thinking : Execution. Functional application. Logic is applied through external reasoning, data organization, and concept execution. It’s demonstrative, goal oriented, efficient, and constructive. It transforms abstract concepts into tangible real-world applications. 👩‍🏫👩🏼‍🚀🔭🩺💊⚖️🛰

Dichotomies & Cognitive Functions Part 2 of 2

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MBTI Dichotomies

Extroversion | Introversion : the source and direction of one’s energy

In social settings do you a.) participate, become energized, act then think or b.) internalize, become energetically reserved, think then act?

Sensing | Intuitive : the type of info. that’s taken in & how it’s processed

Do you focus on a.) current facts, pre established outcomes, the physical world or b.) possibilities, theories, mental/abstract world

Thinking | Feeling : how decisions are made

Do you make decisions by a.) objective reasoning, structured logic w/ surface variables or b.) value-based reasoning, complex logic w/ humanistic variables

Judging | Perceiving : how one is oriented to outside world

Do you a.) internalize observations, externalize action or b.) internalize judgments, externalize openness to multiple paths of potential action

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Dichotomies & Cognitive Functions Part 1 of 2

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MBTI Starter Pack 🧠👤⚙️🔬✨💫

The MBTI is useful for self-awareness, interpersonal skills, career direction, and personal development.

Breaking Down The Basics:

MBTI stands for Myers Briggs Type Indicator; it’s a tool designed to measure aspects of an individual’s personality. It measures: 1.) How you get your energy & how it’s directed 2.) How you take in information and learn 3.) How you make decisions 4.) How you like to organize your time and environment.

Based on the four factors of measurement, an individual is sorted into retrospective dichotomies; Introversion v. Extroversion, Sensing v. Intuition, Thinking v. Feeling, and Judging v. Perceiving. The combined preferences indicate 1 out of 16 possible personality types. Within the personality types, are four primary cognitive functions and four shadow functions.

The 8 total cognitive functions are: (Fi) Introverted Feeling, (Fe) Extraverted Feeling, (Si) Introverted Sensing, (Se) Extraverted Sensing, (Ni) Introverted Intuition, (Ne) Extraverted Intuition, (Ti) Introverted Thinking, (Te) Extraverted Thinking. Each personality type will have a unique order in which these functions appear. For example- INFP’s primary functions are Fi, Ne, Si, Te and their shadow functions are [Fe, Ni, Se, Ti].

Primary functions are labeled in the hierarchical stacked order they appear; Dominant, Auxiliary, Tertiary, and Inferior. Shadow functions are also correspondingly labeled; The Opposing Role, The Critical Parent, The Trickster, The Demon. These functions work in conjunction with each other, and will manifest differently according to type.

Things to know:

MBTI is complex and relying on surface dichotomies alone to form perceptions of each type will lead you in the wrong direction. Stereotypes are not true representations of any type. Most online tests are largely inaccurate and commonly mistype people. Use discretion with the online mbti community, there’s a lot of uneducated bloggers, content creators, meme makers, and just ignorance in general out there.

Questions? -> ✨click here✨

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I recommend this free and easy assessment to identify your personality type. Although it contains a few paltry questions, I’ve found the results from this site to be most consistently accurate, compared to other tests. When you get the results, the test gives you multiple matches for possible types; and your most likely type is listed first. - it’s a great method! It also gives you a score based on percentages of your dichotomy placements. Additionally, this site offers enneagram, big 5, and so many more helpful tests! :)

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