Personality Psych

Typology blog, mainly MBTI and Enneagram. Run by twin sisters. Feel free to send asks and private messages. Mod A- ISFP 4w5 Hufflepuff Mod B- ISTP* 8w7 Slytherin (*This is always changing from reassessment, please don't hate me.)

[mbtihell]

Thank you so much for the nice feedback on Fi vs Fe post. Here’s introverted thinking and extraverted thinking!

WHAT ARE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS?

EXTRAVERTED FEELING VS INTROVERTED FEELING

[personality-studies]

Why Your MBTI Type is Attractive

ESTP: You ooze tactile, and touch, something about your very down to earth and hands on persona is so tantalizing, you’re so full of passion and willpower, it’s hard not to find you sexy at all.

ISTP: Enigmatic, Aloof, brooding, with a low-key childlike humor is very intriguing you’re hard to miss, and something about your handiwork is beyond magnetizing, You’re an old soul and child in one.

ESFP: You are radiant, glowing with excitement and vivacity. Your inner strength and pure willpower are unbelievably attractive and admirable, you have this earthy, “I know what I’m doing” vibe.

ISFP: Your shyness hides this intense need for physical action and connection. Your independence and ethereal mystery create this atmosphere of depth and raw love of pleasure. You breathe sex appeal.

ESTJ: You have a commanding presence, something strong and secure and people wish they could handle anything thrown at them the may you do, you’re in control, and it’s hard to miss you with all that confidence.

ISTJ: You have a natural rhythm and go with your own flow, it’s insanely intoxicating. You have an air of structure and intensity, you’re willpower is undeniable, and your thoughts are like wildfire.

ESFJ: You are warmth, and generosity, something about your need for beauty and harmony is beyond desirable. You create a haven of light and love and are so sensual it’s beyond sexy.

ISFJ: Your discreet charm, and smitten smile is beyond attractive, you are tender hearted, but have this hidden strength that others can feel. They love your shelter and you radiate this intense love of sensuality.

ENTJ: you are usually perceived as confident in your thoughts and actions, you know what you’re doing and go into it without questioning, you’re calculated, and usually quite charismatic.

INTJ: You’re meticulous and observant, you work hard and play harder and people love that mystery of your very detached presence, something about you is both fully present and other worldly.

ENTP: You’re witty, charismatic, and novel. You’re like a flame and people are drawn to you. You have a sharp and piercing humor that is so magnetizing. You know how to persuade and are usually very smooth.

INTP: you’re lowkey, dreamy and so interesting. Something about your independence and aloofness is so interesting and people want to know the way you’re thinking, or what you’re thinking about at all.

ENFP: You radiate positivity, charm and electricity, your youthful need for adventure and possibility are contagious and you are so magnetic and sensational because of it.

INFP: You feel so deeply and ardently, you get swept into a dream world that others only wish they can touch. You’re full of romance, and saccharine that so many people feel drawn to your vulnerability.

ENFJ: You’re a warm, and uplifting spirit. Like the sun, you radiate certainty in yourself and something about your devotion to those you love is so incredibly attractive, you can’t be missed.

INFJ: You have a natural refinement and elegance to you, you have a beautiful presence of peace and wisdom and mystery. People want to know what you know, they want to get into your head.

[personality-studies]

MBTI Types’ Shadow

“The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.” ~ Carl Jung

ESTP

Flexible and tolerant, they take a pragmatic approach focused on immediate results. Theories and conceptual explanations bore them – they want to act energetically to solve the problem. Focus on the here-and-now, spontaneous, enjoy each moment that they can be active with others. Enjoy material comforts and style. Learn best through doing.

ESTP  Shadow: ISTJ. Can become stubborn about their perception of the past and fixated on its relation to the present (Si). Can become critical, disgruntled with disorder, illogical, or inefficiency (Te). Rigidly following a belief system or what they personally think is important, with accompanying childish and/or selfish behaviour (Fi). Over-reading between the lines, often misinterpreting someone’s actions and seeing negative intentions where there are none (Ne).

ISTP

Tolerant and flexible, quiet observers until a problem appears, then act quickly to find workable solutions. Analyze what makes things work and readily get through large amounts of data to isolate the core of practical problems. Interested in cause and effect, organize facts using logical principles, value efficiency.

ISTP Shadow: ESTJ Can become stubborn about organising things and insist on a systematic approach (Te). Prefer not to focus on the past but can be quite critical of past performances and overuse negative experiences to inform decisions (Si). Interpret situations in a naive way, inferring malice where none exists (Ne). Spend money and time on things that are unimportant and care little about the value of things (Fi).

ESFP

Outgoing, friendly, and accepting. Exuberant lovers of life, people, and material comforts. Enjoy working with others to make things happen. Bring common sense and a realistic approach to their work, and make work fun. Flexible and spontaneous, adapt readily to new people and environments. Learn best by trying a new skill with other people.

ESFP Shadow: ISFJ Can become stubborn about their perception of the past and fixated on its relation to the present (Si). Can be quite critical and disgruntled about the expectations of the group to the point of rebellion and disengaging (Fe). May make statements or believe in ideas that are contradictory and illogical (Ti). Over-reading between the lines, often misinterpreting someone’s actions and seeing negative intentions where there are none (Ne).

ISFP

Quiet, friendly, sensitive, and kind. Enjoy the present moment, what’s going on around them. Like to have their own space and to work within their own time frame. Loyal and committed to their values and to people who are important to them. Dislike disagreements and conflicts, do not force their opinions or values on others.

ISFP Shadow: ESFJ Stubborn about how others affect them and resist being pulled into being responsible for others feelings and choices (Fe). Prefer not to focus on the past but can be quite critical of past performances and overuse negative experiences to inform decisions (Si). Interpret situations in a naive way, inferring malice where none exists (Ne). Caught up in pointing out others’ inconsistencies, with a dogmatic tendency to adhere to one principle rather than seeing its distinctions (Ti).

ESTJ

Practical, realistic, matter-of-fact. Decisive, quickly move to implement decisions. Organize projects and people to get things done, focus on getting results in the most efficient way possible. Take care of routine details. Have a clear set of logical standards, systematically follow them and want others to also. Forceful in implementing their plans.

ESTJ Shadow: ISTP Can be stubborn about the models and principles they’ve adopted, categorising everything simplistically and robotically following the principles (Ti). Go on about “facts,” blocking others’ proposed actions, or get caught up in the moment and engage in impulsive behaviour (Se). Envision how something will play out and ignore signs that it won’t work out, foreseeing disaster or nothing at all (Ni). Convinced others don’t like, appreciate, or need them, and over-accommodate others needs (Fe)

ISTJ

Quiet, serious, earn success by thoroughness and dependability. Practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, and responsible. Decide logically what should be done and work toward it steadily, regardless of distractions. Take pleasure in making everything orderly and organized – their work, their home, their life. Value traditions and loyalty.

ISTJ Shadow: ESTP Stubborn about going on impulse and insist that they have an accurate read of the situation (Se). Prefer not to articulate operating principles and can get stuck in models and frameworks they have learned or adapted (Ti). Over-address others’ concerns and feel disappointment over a false sense of closeness (Fe). Make dire predictions with certainty and mistake deep symbolism as a guidepost for life (Ni).

ESFJ

Warmhearted, conscientious, and cooperative. Want harmony in their environment, work with determination to establish it. Like to work with others to complete tasks accurately and on time. Loyal, follow through even in small matters. Notice what others need in their day-by-day lives and try to provide it. Want to be appreciated for who they are and for what they contribute.

ESFJ Shadow: ISFP Be stubborn about values as they crusade for a particular cause, turning off people instead of mobilising them (Fi). Go on about “facts,” blocking others’ proposed actions, or get caught up in the moment and engage in impulsive behaviour (Se). Envision how something will play out and ignore signs that it won’t work out, foreseeing disaster or nothing at all (Ni). analyse, lash out if others criticise their logic with emotional arguments, and make subjective arguments (Te).

ISFJ

Quiet, friendly, responsible, and conscientious. Committed and steady in meeting their obligations. Thorough, painstaking, and accurate. Loyal, considerate, notice and remember specifics about people who are important to them, concerned with how others feel. Strive to create an orderly and harmonious environment at work and at home.

ISFJ Shadow: ESFP Stubborn about going on impulse and insist that they have an accurate read of the situation (Se). Dwell on conflicts in beliefs, being critical, and locking into their desires by bulldozing others (Fi). Spend unnecessary time establishing order, planning, and misguide themselves and others in the process (Te). Make dire predictions with certainty and mistake deep symbolism as a guidepost for life (Ni)

ENTJ

Frank, decisive, assume leadership readily. Quickly see illogical and inefficient procedures and policies, develop and implement comprehensive systems to solve organizational problems. Enjoy long-term planning and goal setting. Usually well informed, well read, enjoy expanding their knowledge and passing it on to others. Forceful in presenting their ideas.

ENTJ Shadow: INTP Can be stubborn about the models and principles they’ve adopted, categorising everything simplistically and robotically following the principles (Ti). Oblivious to unspoken potentials and get off track with inferences and interconnections (Ne). Cling to what they are used to; repeat themselves in ritualistic fashion (Si). Convinced others don’t like, appreciate, or need them, and over-accommodate others’ needs (Fe).

INTJ

Have original minds and great drive for implementing their ideas and achieving their goals. Quickly see patterns in external events and develop long-range explanatory perspectives. When committed, organize a job and carry it through. Skeptical and independent, have high standards of competence and performance – for themselves and others.

INTJ Shadow: ENTP Be stubborn about responding to emerging information and locking on to a hidden meaning (Ne). Prefer not to articulate operating principles and can get stuck in models and frameworks they have learned or adapted (Ti). Over-address others’ concerns and feel disappointment over a false sense of closeness (Fe). Get stuck in impressions of how things were and resist change; waste time reviewing the impact of the past (Si).

ENTP

Quick, ingenious, stimulating, alert, and outspoken. Resourceful in solving new and challenging problems. Adept at generating conceptual possibilities and then analyzing them strategically. Good at reading other people. Bored by routine, will seldom do the same thing the same way, apt to turn to one new interest after another.

ENTP Shadow: INTJ Be stubborn about perceptions of how the future will be, and lock onto a vision that won’t happen (Ni). Can become critical, disgruntled with disorder, illogic, or inefficiency (Te). Rigidly following a belief system or what they personally think is important, with accompanying childish and/or selfish behaviour (Fi). Excessively seek physical stimulation or following the urge to do nothing; zero in on isolated details, acting impulsively on them (Se).

INTP

Seek to develop logical explanations for everything that interests them. Theoretical and abstract, interested more in ideas than in social interaction. Quiet, contained, flexible, and adaptable. Have unusual ability to focus in depth to solve problems in their area of interest. Skeptical, sometimes critical, always analytical.

INTP Shadow: ENTJ Can become stubborn about organising things and insist on a systematic approach (Te). Indulge negative thoughts of how events will unfold (Ni). Dwell on the perceived “realities” of a situation; act highly impulsively (Se). Spend money and time on things that are unimportant and care little about the value of things (Fi).

ENFJ

Warm, empathetic, responsive, and responsible. Highly attuned to the emotions, needs, and motivations of others. Find potential in everyone, want to help others fulfill their potential. May act as catalysts for individual and group growth. Loyal, responsive to praise and criticism. Sociable, facilitate others in a group, and provide inspiring leadership.

ENFJ Shadow: INFP Be stubborn about values as they crusade for a particular cause, turning off people instead of mobilising them (Fi). Oblivious to unspoken potentials and get off track with inferences and interconnections (Ne). Cling to what they are used to; repeat themselves in ritualistic fashion (Si). analyse, lash out if others criticise their logic with emotional arguments, and make subjective arguments (Te).

INFJ

Seek meaning and connection in ideas, relationships, and material possessions. Want to understand what motivates people and are insightful about others. Conscientious and committed to their firm values. Develop a clear vision about how best to serve the common good. Organized and decisive in implementing their vision.

INFJ Shadow: ENFP Be stubborn about responding to emerging information and locking on to a hidden meaning (Ne). Dwell on conflicts in beliefs, being critical, and locking into their desires by bulldozing others (Fi). Spend unnecessary time establishing order, planning, and misguide themselves and others in the process (Te). Get stuck in impressions of how things were and resist change; waste time reviewing the impact of the past (Si)

ENFP

Warmly enthusiastic and imaginative. See life as full of possibilities. Make connections between events and information very quickly, and confidently proceed based on the patterns they see. Want a lot of affirmation from others, and readily give appreciation and support. Spontaneous and flexible, often rely on their ability to improvise and their verbal fluency.

ENFP Shadow: INFJ Be stubborn about perceptions of how the future will be, and lock onto a vision that won’t happen (Ni). Can be quite critical and disgruntled about the expectations of the group to the point of rebellion and disengaging (Fe). May make statements or believe in ideas that are contradictory and illogical (Ti). Excessively seek physical stimulation or following the urge to do nothing; zero in on isolated details, acting impulsively on them (Se)

INFP

Idealistic, loyal to their values and to people who are important to them. Want an external life that is congruent with their values. Curious, quick to see possibilities, can be catalysts for implementing ideas. Seek to understand people and to help them fulfill their potential. Adaptable, flexible, and accepting unless a value is threatened.

INFP Shadow: ENFJ Stubborn about how others affect them and resist being pulled into being responsible for others feelings and choices (Fe). Indulge negative thoughts of how events will unfold (Ni). Dwell on the perceived “realities” of a situation; act highly impulsively (Se). Caught up in pointing out others’ inconsistencies, with a dogmatic tendency to adhere to one principle rather than seeing its distinctions (Ti).

[mbtitwins-blog]

Mod Update

Mod A here! I would like to apologize for my absence, I know it's been forever since I posted or reblogged anything. Real life has me wrapped up between school, work, and family so I never have much of a chance to get on Tumblr to post or reblog anything. I'm going to try to post or reblog at least one thing a day, hopefully more if I can. That is all, have a fantastic day!

[ill-be-istj-if-no-one-else-is]

Stereotypes: not just inaccurate but also illogical!

A while ago I made a post about how a specific INFP/INFJ stereotype is not only wrong but it also blatantly contradicts other stereotypes. Here are some more!

The original INFP/INFJ one:

“Fi is very private and cannot easily express emotions, and Fe is generally open and expressive”

“Ever notice how INFPs cry all the time and INFJs only open up to people they trust?”

A couple on Ne vs Se:

“ESFPs and ISFPs are so artistic and creative!”

“No that character can’t be an Se user, look at all of the creative things they did!”

AND

“Oh man Ne users have great ideas but they NEVER get anything done”

“No that character who is an accomplished inventor with multiple patents and a successful business can’t be an Se user! THEY INVENTED THINGS HELLO.”

The feeling functions again:

“Fi is selfish and inconsiderate”

“Yeah well I’m an ExTP, I just troll people because it entertains me.”

AND

“Fe desires external feedback!”

“Oh that person likes external feedback in the form of attention? ESFP, definitely.”

Inferior functions:

“You can use your inferior function, but you will probably not be good at it for sustained periods until you’re at least middle-aged and it won’t be how you primarily approach the world.”

“As for evidence that this character is an INxJ, note that they are a skilled athlete and very spontaneous, showing clear evidence for Se use.”

Those wacky NTPs again:

“Yes as an xNTP I don’t care about pop culture like who tf is Klam Kordata.”

“Hahaha well I’m an xNTP so I love memes and science fiction lol”

(I’d like to add here that the NPs I know in real life usually find reality TV fascinating and hilarious. Like, they look down on it, but they are usually more aware of it than the average person. It’s the SPs who genuinely have no idea because they were like, outside)

What is Si even:

“Si is about memory and routine and staying on schedule”

“Yeah, my mom always calls me on Sundays at 3 pm and I’m always busy when she calls this week I had the foresight to clear my schedule. I guess I’m developing my Ni!”

[doctormeblog]

“Hufflepuffs are known to have good friends in Slytherin. Hufflepuffs are some of the few who won’t judge based on negative rumours. This means they’re the most likely to approach Slytherins and help them when in need. This makes amazingly loyal friends between the houses. Mess with a Hufflepuff, and you’ll likely find a Slytherin getting revenge for the more forgiving house.”

  crowleylikesbobbysbutt that’s us

[sensa-tion]

ESTP confession #3

I should have known I have high Ti when back when I was a small child and someone around me would be crying, I wouldn’t ask “what’s wrong?” to be polite and sympathetic, but rather “why are you crying?” just cause I was curious as to why.

[mbtitwins-blog]

The most relatable thing I've seen today

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art classrooms are the opposite of liminal space

[dundeelemonade]

explain

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it has something to do with the paint on the walls, the tables, the floor, the electrical outlets; the cans with their labels torn off sitting in the sink, full of paint-colored water; the pencil doodles on the tables that get erased and changed constantly; the way everything is arranged slightly differently every time you go in; the half-finished projects everywhere in sight, laying on drying racks, hanging on the wall, propped up on an easel. everything about it suggests continuous use even when it’s empty. it suggests continuity and returning and belonging

[dundeelemonade]

thats fucking beautiful what the hell

[mbtitwins-blog]

isfp: i'm a little cold

infj: oh! here, take my jacket

entp:

entp: i'm kinda cold too

istp: well shit entp i can't control the weather

[ichijikanme]

When shit hits the fan in the MBTI/Enneagram community, that’s when you gotta watch and pay attention because people act the most as their true types when in conflict and under distress.

[neon-lake]

If anyone needs me, I’ll be in a corner burying myself in animal pictures and plush toys, rocking myself back and forth and hoping this will end :’) Anyone wants to join me??

[mbtitwins-blog]

Yes please!

[ill-be-istj-if-no-one-else-is]

As a mildly drunk blogging follow up to the post I just reblogged: If any SPs want to correct me, please do. The SPs I know (and my 6-person immediate family is half ISxP), rather like Dali, don’t do drugs. They are drugs. Seriously. You know how runner’s high is mostly a myth and how running makes you just want to lie down forever and/or have multiple bloody marys? Not if you’re my ISTP dad who runs 9 miles every Sunday and comes back psyched! Have you ever been super distracted by flowers? Meet my ISFP sister who has maybe had two full bottles of beer in one sitting on occasion and hasn’t touched anything harder in her life. Do you just want to sit on the couch with potato chips, sugar soda, and video games? ISTP sister doesn’t want to meet you because you’re a person and not a member of order Rodentia* but that is what she’s doing without any drugs involved (she does enjoy beer when she’s watching sports). Se users tend to get plenty of sensory stimulation from unfiltered reality, and while I’m sure many like drugs, it’s a really lazy stereotype. *if you are a member of order rodentia I congratulate you on being the first literate hamster.

[angryscienceshitposters]

GOD BLESS THIS POST. I am an ESTP who gets enough stimulation from reality that I don’t like the idea of fucking with dangerous chemicals that could make me addicted and fuck my life up. But everyone’s like “oh ur type would make a good coke dealer”… nah son. :D

[arctic-istp]

YES THIS IS IMPORTANT. Se really doesn’t need any more stimulation when there’s the whole world to explore. Also a lot of drugs including alcohol numb your senses and to relate se with drugs is kinda ??? to me. Why would a se user like to numb their primary source of information. I personally feel disconnected and just quite annoyed with the numbness.

[mbtitwins-blog]

If I’m trying to experience the moment, I’m not touching alcohol. If I’m trying to challenge myself on how well I can do something with alcohol, then I’ll have some. But I don’t need to have alcohol and drugs to experience the world and/or have fun. Drinking for the sake of drinking actually puts me into a depressive state.

[jerdle]

Ne is the drugs function, not Se.

[mbtitwins-blog]

^ Thank you! - mod a

Being as your name has "INTP" I'll trust your judgement. -mod b

[ill-be-istj-if-no-one-else-is]

As a mildly drunk blogging follow up to the post I just reblogged: If any SPs want to correct me, please do. The SPs I know (and my 6-person immediate family is half ISxP), rather like Dali, don’t do drugs. They are drugs. Seriously. You know how runner’s high is mostly a myth and how running makes you just want to lie down forever and/or have multiple bloody marys? Not if you’re my ISTP dad who runs 9 miles every Sunday and comes back psyched! Have you ever been super distracted by flowers? Meet my ISFP sister who has maybe had two full bottles of beer in one sitting on occasion and hasn’t touched anything harder in her life. Do you just want to sit on the couch with potato chips, sugar soda, and video games? ISTP sister doesn’t want to meet you because you’re a person and not a member of order Rodentia* but that is what she’s doing without any drugs involved (she does enjoy beer when she’s watching sports). Se users tend to get plenty of sensory stimulation from unfiltered reality, and while I’m sure many like drugs, it’s a really lazy stereotype. *if you are a member of order rodentia I congratulate you on being the first literate hamster.

[angryscienceshitposters]

GOD BLESS THIS POST. I am an ESTP who gets enough stimulation from reality that I don’t like the idea of fucking with dangerous chemicals that could make me addicted and fuck my life up. But everyone’s like “oh ur type would make a good coke dealer”… nah son. :D

[arctic-istp]

YES THIS IS IMPORTANT. Se really doesn’t need any more stimulation when there’s the whole world to explore. Also a lot of drugs including alcohol numb your senses and to relate se with drugs is kinda ??? to me. Why would a se user like to numb their primary source of information. I personally feel disconnected and just quite annoyed with the numbness.

[mbtitwins-blog]

If I'm trying to experience the moment, I'm not touching alcohol. If I'm trying to challenge myself on how well I can do something with alcohol, then I'll have some. But I don't need to have alcohol and drugs to experience the world and/or have fun. Drinking for the sake of drinking actually puts me into a depressive state.

[neon-lake]

2 reasons extj's cannot chill: 1. Our life source is made of the absence of chill. Only as we grow older is it replaced with essence of ixfp. 2. HAVE YOU SEEN THE WORLD??? HOW CAN YOU CHILL???

1. I am unable to grasp the concept of such an alien life form????

2. I’ve seen the world. What else can I do besides chill? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[neon-lake]

To ExTJs:

Can you maybe chill?

[mbtihell]

Did a silly little thing to illustrate some differences between extraverted feeling and introverted feeling!

[mbti-la-la-land]

What top notch Se looks like

1. A big portion of the best magicians and illusionists who have ever lived have been Se-doms or Se-auxs.

No other function is so acutely attuned with its surroundings than Se. This is crucial when performing magic tricks. A Se-user can learn to micromanage the physical world in the most amazing of ways, knowing how to bend and twist the reality for others using concrete methods. If there’s someone who knows how to use their body and physical preciseness to entertain others, it’s high Se-users.

2. Not enough? What about the possibly ballsiest dreamer of all time being a dominant Se-user?

Meet James Kingston, an ESTP visionary who bends the reality of what people perceive as possible. He sees a skyscraper, he doesn’t go in and take the elevator. He sees it as a challenge and climbs it. Literally. Only a few other individuals than Se-dominants who have developed, practiced and evolved their Se with ambition, passion and patience could achieve such a close and concrete understanding of physics, one’s own body and its capabilities. (TRIGGER WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS EXTREME HEIGHTS FROM POV CAMERA)

3. No? Well what about the most technically advanced musicians?

Se is an excellent tool for all sensory hobbies that require physical preciseness. Playing the violin, playing the guitar, singing, all require sharp senses and awareness of small changes in one’s body and position, movement and such, combined with being in tune with the changes in the pitch and sound of the music. Especially more challenging instruments such as the violin require a strong kinesthetic memory to keep the quality and pitch of the sound consistent. This is a side of Se many don’t even think about, dominant Se is so often just paired with extreme sports and there is a false belief that Se-users have no patience to make the most of their strong understanding of the physical and sensory dimensions of the world. This is not true, a high position Se-user can be just as patient and ambitious as the rest of us. If anything, they can spend hours upon hours embedded in the world of beautiful sensory experiences such as creating music.

4. Still not convinced Se is freaking awesome? What about Se enabling hyper realistic art because it notices all those little teeny tiny things that, when summed up, make it look so real? 

High Se-users are often artistically talented (ISFP’s are called the artists for a reason) but if I had to pick one that I mostly associate with Se, it would be this. Se grasps these things naturally, it knows how to make something look like the Se-user wants it to, what to change in their surroundings to create different outcomes. Se is more than saying “I see and smell that flower”, Se says “I see and smell that flower and know 101 ways to use that flower and replicate the flower”.

Again repeating: Se is so simplified in almost all information out there about mbti and functions. Se is often represented as dumb, crudely primitive, brainless and uncreative when it’s anything but! Se is awesome, Se is creative, Se is intelligent, Se is inspiring, Se is so much more than people usually think it is and so many beautiful and amazing things have sparked from Se. Give it the credit it deserves!

[magicbysunlight]

Se, this is how we go pro sensor intuition equality. Would like one of these about Si

[anonymousintp]

do you think we're born with our personality traits, or are they formed during the first weeks of our lives? because if that's the case, why are there for example way more sensors than intuitives? why are certain types more common than others? wouldn't it be more logical if each type was equally common, if we assume that each personality is based on luck and isn't affected by how someone was raised for instance? in your opinion what causes specific types, like us intps, to be rarer than others?

Why are sensors more common? Where does our type come from?

Like most other characteristics, it’s probably a combination of nature + nurture. It’s probably partly your brain structure and the environment you were raised in. It can’t be based on luck, otherwise we’d have equal possibilities of each type, which is not the case.

Why are there more sensors? Probably because of school (and how parents expect us to do well in school). Researchers conducted longitudinal test on divergent thinking (i.e. a thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions, not just thinking in linear - which is the way Ne works) in kindergarten children. 98% were capable of divergent thinking. They tested the same group of children at age 8-10; only 50%. Then, tested the same group again at age 13-15; only 20% (source). Oh hey, look, now it’s much closer to the percentage of intuitives in the population. Once these kids are 16-18 year old, the percentage is most likely lower and closer to the Ne-dom/aux percentage.

Most current school systems (as it has always been for a hundred years) reward linear, convergent thinking. It also rewards detail, descriptive, step-by-step explanations - sounds like a sensor’s thought process? What happens when you’re put in that kind of system for the first 18-22 years of your life, where you’re heavily rewarded and conditioned to think that way? You become used to it. It’s more natural to you. And it’s good, because society expects you to think this way. Some people might retain their natural ability for divergent thinking and develop it more as they grow up, but it’s a much smaller percentage. I think if school encourages and heavily rewards divergent thinking, we would have more Ne-users than what we see today.

It’s the same for why there are more F women and T men. Society has been rewarding these character traits by gender stereotype for years and years. Kids were expected to develop this way. Girls are reinforced by their parents to be nurturing, and punished when they don’t care about other people’s perspective. Boys aren’t punished the same way when they tease their friends in a meaner way, and aren’t encouraged to deal with or display their emotions.

Anyway, this my theory. Don’t take it as truth.

ps. I also wrote this relevant post: Why can’t your MBTI type change: a scientific explanation

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