MBTI and Such

An ISFJ's attempt to reduce the world to four letters

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MBTI Super Smash Bros Melee Characters

ISTJ Fox

ISFJ Pikachu

INFJ Ness

INTJ Mr. Game & Watch

ISTP Captain Falcon 

ISFP Yoshi

INFP Pichu

INTP Luigi

ESTP Sheik 

ESFP Jigglypuff

ENFP Kirby

ENTP Ice Climbers

ESTJ Samus

ESFJ Donkey Kong

ENFJ Peach

ENTJ Marth

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How the Types Respond to Pizza

Aubry (on the left): ISTJ, INTJ, ISFP, ENFP, ESFJ

Michaela (in the middle): INFJ, INFP, ESTP, ESTJ, ENTJ

Hali (on the right): ISFJ, ISTP, INTP, ESFP, ENTP, ENFJ

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Yo asking this because you've done other MBTI relationship advice asks before; I'm an ENTP dude, I'm interested in an ENFJ girl but I feel like I'm not being sincere with her, and it's making me realise that I have trouble turning off my insincerity. Got any ideas on how to overcome this character flaw?

So it sounds to me like you might be dealing with some faulty tertiary Fe.  When not used effectively, Fe can come across as (or in fact be) insincere; it can be more interested in impressing someone or getting them to like you than in being genuinely personable, giving, and generous.  

It is, of course, harder for us to healthily manage functions the lower they get in our stack.  As an ENTP, your Ne is almost certainly better developed than your other functions, which allows you be creative and open-minded without becoming neurotic and pessimistic (like us damn inferior Ne users).  But your Fe?  It likely isn’t fully developed yet.  Over time, you’ll get better and better at balancing Fe’s desire for group harmony with your own voice and values, allowing you to be more sincere and open in your relationships.  

I realize that’s not particularly helpful, though, because who has years to wait for things to get better.  So here are a few things to think about with your current situation:

You’re in a really unique position, being interested in a dominant Fe user.  It might be worthwhile to check in with her when you feel yourself being insincere–ask how she feels about things, about the way you two communicate, and really listen to what she says.  Then try to incorporate her comments into the way you interact in the future. 

Also, try to do a mental check when the two of you are talking and make sure you’re not saying things just to impress her OR make yourself seem nicer or whatever.  Tact is, of course, important, so there’s no harm in softening comments or criticisms so they’re more appropriate and friendly–but you shouldn’t feel like you can’t share your genuine thoughts and opinions with people you care about. 

Try reading some of the posts on Funky MBTI in Fiction about tertiary Fe.  This is one, but you can find more by googling it/looking through the archives of that page.

Also, try find models of well developed EXTPs and observe the ways in which the interact with other people.  Obama is a great example of well-developed Fe (even if he is a politician, he is able to maintain a level of sincerity in a lot of his speeches and interviews).  As for fictional characters, Cosima from Orphan Black is an extraordinarily well-rounded ENTP that might be worth observing (that show is great, in any case).  And if you’re into Survivor, Sandra Diaz-Twine is a wonderful example of an ESTP who is frank and honest about her feelings.  

Hopefully this helps, and apologies if it doesn’t.  In general, I would say the biggest thing you should do is be conscious of how you interact with your ENFJ friend, and make sure that you’re not putting on airs for her.  I also think that the fact that you asked this question–that you’re aware you can at times be insincere–is a great sign of self-awareness, which is really important to developing your Fe.  

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MBTI Bridges

ISTJ Chain Bridge, Budapest

ISFJ Kintai Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan

INFJ Si-o-seh pol, Isfahan, Iran

INTJ Millau Viaduct, Millau, France

ISTP The Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England

ISFP Charles Bridge, Prague

INFP Chapel Bridge, Lucerne

INTP Helix Bridge, Singapore

ESTP Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver

ESFP Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney

ENFP Rialto Bridge, Venice

ENTP Chengyang Bridge, Sanjiang, China

ESTJ Brooklyn Bridge, New York City

ESFJ Las Lajas Sanctuary Bridge, Ipiales, Colombia

ENFJ Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

ENTJ Tower Bridge, London

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MBTI Mindy Project Gifs

Have I not done this before?  Why did it take me so long?

ISTJ

ISFJ

INFJ

INTJ

ISTP

ISFP

INFP

INTP

ESTP

ESFP

ENFP

ENTP

ESTJ

ESFJ

ENFJ

ENTJ

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MBTI Hamilton Lyrics

Know I’m late to the party with this, but thought it would be fun.  I’m picking lines that I can imagine each of the types saying, not things that would be directed towards them or that would said be about them.  So imagine each type singing these lines.  

ISTJ I am the one thing in life I can control. I am inimitable, I am an original. I’m not falling behind or running late. I’m not standing still, I am lying in wait. -Burr, in “Wait For It”

ISFJ Oh.  Can I show you what I’m proudest of? I established the first private orphanage in New York City. I help to raise hundreds of children, I get to see them growing up. -Eliza, in “Who Lives Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”

INFJ While we’re talking, let me offer you some free advice: Talk less. Smile more.  Don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for. -Burr, in “Aaron Burr, Sir”

INTJ God help and forgive me, I wanna build Something that’s gonna Outlive me. -Hamilton, in “The Room Where It Happens”

ISTP

All alone, watch them run, They will tear each other into pieces Jesus Christ this will be fun!   Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da Da da da dat dat da ya daaaaa! -King George, “I Know Him”

ISFP I wanna sit under my own vine and fig tree A moment alone in the shade At home in this nation we’ve made One last time. -Washington, “One Last Time”

INFP The world has no right to my heart, The world has no place in our bed, They don’t get to know what I said. I’m burning the memories,  Burning the letters that might have redeemed you. -Eliza, “Burn”

INTP My name is Philip, I am a poet, I wrote this poem just To show it. And I just turned nine, You can write rhymes, But you can’t write mine. -Philip, “Take A Break”

ESTP I’m taking this horse by the reins makin’  Redcoats redder than bloodstains. And I’m never gonna stop until I make ‘em Drop and burn ‘em up and scatter their remains. -Lafayette, “Guns and Ships” 

ESFP I’ll remind you that he is not Secretary of State, He knows nothing of loyalty. Smells like new money, dresses like fake royalty. Desperate to rise above his station, Everything he does betrays the ideals of our nation. -Jefferson, “Cabinet Battle #2″

ENFP If I could spare his life, If I could trade his life for mine, He’d be standing here right now, And you would smile, and that would be enough” -Hamilton, “It’s Quiet Uptown”

ENTP ‘Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,’ We fought for these ideals, we shouldn’t settle for less, These are wise words, enterprising men quote ‘em, Don’t act surprised you guys, because I wrote ‘em. Owwwwwwww! -Jefferson, “Cabinet Battle #1″

ESTJ Thomas, that was a real nice declaration, Welcome to the present, we’re running a real nation. Would you like to join us?  Or stay mellow, Doin’ whatever the hell it is you do in Monticello? -Hamilton, “Cabinet Battle #1″

ESFJ I’m a girl in a world in which My only job is to marry rich. My father has no sons so I’m the one Who has to social climb for one. -Angelica,  “Satisfied”

ENFJ

I’ve got a small query for you: What comes next?  You’ve been freed, Do you know how hard it is to lead? You’re on your own.  ‘Awesome, wow!’ Do you have a clue what happens now? -King George, “What Comes Next?”

ENTJ You want a revolution? I want a revelation, So listen to my declaration: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, That all men are created equal.’ And when I meet Thomas Jefferson, I’ma compel him to include women in the sequel. WORK! -Angelica, “The Schuyler Sisters”

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This might be a strange question (as you're no matchmaker or anything). I'm an INTP guy. I have fallen absolutely head over heels for another INTP guy, and he beats me at my own flirting game, and I am very frustrated. How do I deal with this?

Beat him at his own game!

Ok, I know that’s not great advice.  But seriously, I imagine that banter and witty flirting is one of the things that would make an NP-NP relationship so much fun. I’m going to assume that as an INTP, you have at least a degree of wittiness (I’ve never met a NTP who doesn’t), so I would say really try thinking outside of the box so you can throw him off of his game.  I know this is all very vague, but just do your best to figure out those things you can connect on and beat him to them.

Also, try not to get too frustrated if he does beat you sometimes–we’ve all lost to an INTP in a verbal battle before.  Just know that he might think as highly of your flirting game as you do of his, and that he might feel like you’re coming out as the winner sometimes (even if you don’t).  

Sorry this is vague and kind of late (maybe?  Tumblr didn’t tell me I have something new in my inbox, so…).  

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MBTI Harry Potter Chapters

This is slowly becoming a Harry Potter blog, it seems.  Spoilers.

Also, I know all the chapter titles/numbers by heart.  No biggie.

ISTJ Horcruxes (Half Blood Prince, Chapter 23)

Figuring things out and getting shit done by looking to the past!

ISFJ The Prince’s Tale (Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33)

Memories and feels?  Sounds pretty ISFJ to me

INFJ Hermione’s Secret (Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 21)

Shit really had to align on this timeline to work

INTJ The Heir of Slytherin (Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17)

Super twist!  And also super dark for the earlier books

ISTP Through the Trapdoor (Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 16)

Into the bowels of the castle!  Like Indiana Jones, only magic!

ISFP The Silver Doe (Deathly Hallows, Chapter 19)

Nothing mends a friendship like a frozen lake, a pseudo-animal, and a sword

INFP Diagon Alley (Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 5)

Such a sweet and enchanting introduction to the magical world

INTP Gringotts (Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26)

A scheme crazy enough to work, no matter how messily 

ESTP The Third Task (Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31)

Sphinxes and boggarts and skrewts, oh my!

ESFP Beyond the Veil (Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 35)

“Crash,” go the prophecies!  “Bang,” go the model planets!  Through the veil goes Sirius

ENFP The Tale of the Three Brothers (Deathly Hallows, Chapter 21)

Fairy tales and a quirky house!

ENTP The Marauder’s Map (Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10)

They sure as hell solemnly swear they’re up to no good

ESTJ The Pensieve (Goblet of Fire, Chapter 30)

My ESTJ friends all want to be lawyers, so a courtroom scene seems appropriate

ESFJ The Forest Again (Deathly Hallows, Chapter 34)

How much did you cry when Harry saw his parents before going to die?  Don’t lie

ENFJ The Polyjuice Potion (Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12)

Let’s be real, ENFJs could pull off using Polyjuice Potion better than anyone

ENTJ Spinner’s End (Half Blood Prince, Chapter 2)

Very mysterious and a little dangerous--plus a bit titillating 

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HELP PLEASE! I'm panicking because an entp boy is after me and won't let me go and I'm about to end up breaking heart and that's breaking my heart and he's been waiting five month to date me but I still don't know if I like him and k don't know what's wrong with me but I need help because I'm dying!!!!!! -Enfj (DYING AND NEEDS HELP!)

Because this is clearly an emergency, I decided to bump it to the top of my to-do list.

I think the best thing to do right now is to take a step back from the situation and assess where things stand.  Give your inferior Ti a workout!  

But seriously, it’s probably best to take a moment, think things through, and then act.  If you think there’s a chance you like him, go on a date and see where things go.  If you don’t think that’s the case, I would recommend you try to tell him as nicely as possible that you’re not interested.  It’s hard, and I totally get the guilt (damn Fe), but ultimately doing that now is better for everyone involved than trying to make something work that you know won’t.

But also, if this guy is a creep (your description sounds a bit like he could be, what with the part about him not letting you go), do not hesitate to tell him off, and do not feel guilty about doing so (easier said than done, I know, but try as much as you can).  

Hope this helps.  Nothing is wrong with you–being a dominant Fe user means you can sometimes take on other people’s feelings as your own.  Now is just one of those times when you need to separate what might be best for you from what is best for someone else.

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MBTI Hogwarts Classes

More Harry Potter, because why not?  Leaving off the boring ones (okay, I think History of Magic would be fascinating if Binns didn’t teach it, but I won’t subject an entire type to that).  

Transfiguration ESTJ

Charms ISFJ, ENFP

Herbology ISFP, ESFJ

Defense Against the Dark Arts INTJ, ESTP

Potions ISTJ

Astronomy INFP, ESFP

Arithmancy INTP, ENTP

Ancient Runes ENTJ

Care of Magical Creatures ISTP, ENFJ

Divination INFJ

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MBTI Harry Potter Wands

Now, I know there’s a similar post about wand woods for each type, but I decided to a) change up some of the woods, and b) add cores to each wand.  Descriptions of woods and cores are linked!

ISTJ Poplar & Dragon Heartstring

ISFJ Pear & Unicorn Hair

INFJ Silver Lime & Phoenix Feather

INTJ Yew & Dragon Heartstring

ISTP Pine & Phoenix Feather

ISFP Apple & Phoenix Feather

INFP Willow & Unicorn Hair

INTP Walnut & Phoenix Feather

ESTP Spruce & Dragon Heartstring

ESFP Holly & Dragon Heartstring

ENFP Beech & Unicorn Hair

ENTP Dogwood & Dragon Heartstring

ESTJ Chestnut & Unicorn Hair

ESFJ Rowan & Dragon Heartstring

ENFJ Vine & Unicorn Hair

ENTJ Laurel & Phoenix Feather

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MBTI Pokemon Types

Not making any type Fairy, because I haven’t played generation 6, or Normal, because fuck that.

ISTJ Ground

ISFJ Water

INFJ Psychic

INTJ Ice

ISTP Fighting

ISFP Grass

INFP Dark

INTP Poison

ESTP Fire

ESFP Electric

ENFP Bug

ENTP Ghost

ESTJ Rock

ESFJ Steel

ENFJ Flying

ENTJ Dragon

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What is the best way to type myself?

This is a great questions, and one that has a pretty slippery answer.  I’m not sure this will be an adequate response, but hopefully it helps some!

Generally, I would say to avoid the typical internet MBTI tests that say you’re 54% introverted and 33% feeling or whatever.  They aren’t really evaluating what MBTI is all about, so people often will get very different results from their actual type.

My big recommendation to you would be to study up on the cognitive functions.  A brief rundown: there are eight cognitive functions, each of which works in a distinct way either gathering information from the world (perceiving functions) or making decisions based on those perceptions (judging functions).  Some functions are focused internally while others are focused externally.  They, along with a very brief description of them, are as follows:

Introverted Thinking: taking apart ideas and concepts to find their very core, what makes them tick.

Extraverted Thinking: assessing problems in very practical ways in order to find immediate solutions to them.

Introverted Feeling: personal morals and values that are held to out of a sense of responsibility to self.

Extraverted Feeling: assessing the emotional and social temperature of a room and adopting behavior and values that are appropriate for the context.

Introverted Intuition: having a clear vision of what your purpose is in life or what the true meaning of things are.

Extraverted Intuition: exploring new ideas and possibilities, seeking novelty or creative ways of thinking about the world.

Introverted Sensing: an inner catalogue of thoughts and experiences that are used to compare the present to the past.

Extraverted Sensing: being attuned to the physical world and the sensory details of it; highly in the moment.

All 16 types use four of the eight functions, each in a distinct order:

Do any of those descriptions jump out at you?  Are any of those functions things that you seem to do unconsciously and on a regular basis?  If so, that means you probably use that function in either your dominant or auxiliary position (for example, if Te really sounds like something you use regularly and effectively, you are probably an ISTJ, INTJ, ESTJ, or ENTJ, depending on what other functions you see yourself using).  

So functions are, in my opinion, the best way to figure out your type.  Google them and try to get a grasp on which ones you use.  It’s important to note that you can only use two perceiving functions (S and N) and two judging functions (F and T), which have to be opposites of one another (for example, if you feel confident Ne is one of your top functions, then you also use Si, just not as naturally because it’s in a lower position).  

There are some cognitive function tests out there, but I’ve normally found myself aware of what each question is evaluating, so I feel like my results are always a bit biased.  They’re worth mentioning, though.  

Also, it’s okay if you decide you’re not the type you originally thought you were.  I thought I was an INFJ for years until I started learning more about the functions and realized that I don’t use Ni… at all (heck, I barely understand it), and that I use Si all the time. So if you land on one type, but more reading makes you think that you might have mistakenly labelled your functions or ordered them incorrectly, that’s okay!  

If anyone wants me to weigh in on what type they think they might be, send me a private message (they allow for more words and then you can disclose things you might not want a bunch of people to see) with some details about how you go about your daily life, the way you take in the world around you, how you make decisions, etc.  I’ll do my best to help you determine your type!

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How Big is the Stick up the MBTI Types’ Asses?

ISTJ Accountant-sized

ISFJ Decent sized, but it falls right out if you get a drink in them

INFJ SJW big

INTJ Smaller than an ISTJ’s, they’ll be sure to tell you

ISTP Tiny, and they’ll make sure you know it

ISFP Also tiny, but they’re chill about it

INFP It grows when they’re workshopping a poem

INTP It grows when they’re playing a video game

ESTP Nonexistent

ESFP Their ass is always shaking--no way a stick could ever get there in the first place

ENFP Medium sized and sparkly 

ENTP Smaller than the one that will be up yours when they troll you

ESTJ Not as big as people like to think, but still big

ESFJ Average unless you fuck up their plan for social dominance 

ENFJ Big, but their camp counselor smile would never let you think so

ENTJ Just a little too big to fit in their helicopter

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xSFJs are Funny

So I realize this is kind of a self-serving post, but xSFJs are funny as hell--and they never seem to get any credit for it.

I’ve actually thought about this a lot recently, and I think I’ve come to understand (at least in part) why this is the case.  xSFJs aren’t really funny in the same way that some other types are--they aren’t as bombastic as ESxPs, not as off the wall as xNTPs.  But at the same time, they have razor sharp wit and a sense of humor that is often dry and very understated.  It can also be quite biting.  

Take J.K. Rowling, an ISFJ, for example.  Her snark is incredible.  I’ve been rereading the first HP book, and I couldn’t stop laughing when Harry describes Dudley’s second room, which has in it “a real air rifle, which was up on a shelf with the end all bent because Dudley had sat on it.”  There are little sneaky jokes like this all over Rowling’s books--the fact that they don’t draw attention to themselves is part of what makes them so funny. 

I think in many ways, this humor can be traced back to the functions.  xSFJs use Si and Fe first and second (depending on whether they’re an introvert or extravert).  Si’s big benefit in humor is its ability to notice small details and store them away for later--to remember some ridiculous thing someone did and then tease them about it long after.  Fe’s benefit is in being attuned to the social climate of a setting and finding appropriate ways to insert humorous comments in it, either to make the group at large feel warm, or, more sinisterly, to ridicule someone in a very effective way (humor is not always a nice thing).  Also, notice how emotive all the people in these gifs are--Fe show emotion outwardly, which means that xSFJs often have incredibly telling facial expressions that are just as funny as the words they say.  

Take Emily Gilmore, for example.  Although the writers on Gilmore Girls were undoubtedly of many types, she’s ESFJ all the way, and much of her humor wouldn’t fit someone of another type.  Like when she tears down Logan’s horrible mother--she delivers it with equal parts grace and savageness.  She knows her target’s weaknesses, and she uses them to her advantage in clever ways--moreover, her Fe and Si both allow her to use her social values to her advantage.

Then the lower Ne and Ti help a lot too.  Ne is so exploratory that it can grasp onto these really weird and hilarious ideas that other people might not think of--and then Ti knows how to deconstruct those ideas and rearrange them in ways that are humorous.

Britney Haynes, from Big Brother 12 and 14, is another great example of a funny ESFJ.  Notice that her humor is drawing from all of her functions--her dominant Fe assesses the atmosphere of the house and makes judgments about the people around her, while her Si draws on ideas of what is and isn’t acceptable behavior.  Her Ne is continually searching for new information that she can provide her insights on, and her Ti allows her to think about things to their core, understanding what makes people tick and how her jokes can either attack a target or get potential allies on her side.  

Again, this humor can be quite biting.  Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl is another ESFJ who uses humor to disarm her opponents and wage psychological warfare on them.  Alison Hendrix from Orphan Black can also be quite funny and quite cutting.  All of this is to say that xSFJs are not automatically as helpless as people assume we are--many of us are little shit talkers who use the fact that people underestimate us to our advantage.  In many ways, I think this is what makes xSFJs funny.  People don’t expect my mom, a sweet ISFJ, to swear like a sailor, but she does--and it’s hilarious.  It’s snarky (probably the best word to describe it), it’s quiet, it uses social values and relationships to its advantage.  It’s also used in a way that probably couldn’t be pulled off by others.

Anyways, I this is longer and more incoherent than I expected it to be, but oh well.  This isn’t meant to devalue other types’ senses of humor.  Let me know your favorite xSFJ jokesters.  

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MBTI as “My Humps” Lyrics

ENTP & ENTJ: “What you gonna do with all that junk / All that junk inside that trunk?”

INFP & ENFJ: “Imma get-get-get-get you drunk / Get you love drunk off my hump”

INFJ & ESFP: “They treat me really nicely / They buy me all these iceys / Dolce & Gabbana / Fendi and then Donna / Karen they be sharing / All their money got me wearing / Fly”

ISTJ & INTP: “What you gonna do with all that ass / all that ass inside them jeans?”

INTJ & ENFP: “Imma make-make-make-make you scream / Make you scream make you scream”

ISTP & ESTP: “Mix your milk with my cocoa puff / Milky, milky cocoa / Mix your milk with my cocoa puff / Milky milky, right”

ISFJ & ESTJ: “You can look but you can’t touch it / If you touch it, Imma / Start some drama / You don’t want no drama”

ISFP & ESFJ: So don’t pull on my hand, boy / You ain’t my man, boy / I’m just trying to dance, boy / And move my hump”

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Explanation of ti?

Hi!  So I apologize for taking literally (no joke) months to respond to this ask.  I’m almost done with school, so it’s time to answer this and the other asks I have lined up.  Also, I have a few new posts I’m hoping to get up in the next week or two.

This gif doesn’t have much to do with anything, I just wanted to find one of a dominant Ti user, so I went for the queen of comedy.

Anyways… Ti is all about internalized thought and rationality.  Someone who uses Ti will have their own logic system (much like Fi users have their own moral systems) that might not make much sense to other people.  Do you often have moments where you understand something perfectly but you just can’t seem to figure out a way to describe it to someone else?  If so, you’re probably a Ti user whose way of thinking is very different than that of the person you’re talking to.

Ti users are generally logical, analytical, and great at deconstructing problems or people to their core.  The higher up this is in your function stack, the more naturally this all will come to you.  

What’s really interesting about Ti is that these analytical skills can be used in a million different ways.  There’s a stereotype that IXTPs are all math and science and engineering people.  While that certainly is the case for many of them, Ti can be put to other ends as well.  For example, psychologists or therapists are often high Ti users, because their ability to take apart the things their patients tell them piece by piece helps them get to the root of an issue and put forth solutions from there (their use of Fe is also super helpful).  Comedians, like Tina Fey, are often Ti users who are able to recognize the contradictions and hypocrisy they see around them and figure out a creative way to turn that thing on its head (like this clip, which is a commentary on Kony 2012).  I have an INTP friend who would make a great lawyer or debater, because he absorbs every argument you make against him, finds their flaws, and then turns those flaws against you. 

I use Ti in my tertiary position, so I’m only pseudo-qualified to talk about my experiences with it, but here goes.  Generally, when I have something that’s bugging me or that’s problematic, I take time by myself to sort it out.  I talk myself through all the components of the thing I’m thinking about, then begin to draw connections between them and, sometimes, come to a conclusion about what makes this thing tick.  I actually find this process rather interesting and helpful (in a reflective sort of way–Si is also very much at work here), but it’s also quite time consuming.  I can literally spend an hour pacing around my apartment thinking about The Challenge or something similarly trivial.  For me, because I’m not a dominant or auxiliary user, this experience is much more conscious than I imagine it would be for a TP (considering how unconscious my use of Si and Fe are), but I would assume the same general idea applies for all Ti users.

Hopefully this helps!  Again, sorry for the massive delay in answering.