#introverted functions

[funkymbtifiction]

Introverted Functions

Would it be correct to think of the introverted functions as the parts of our lives where we want things done ‘in our own terms’? Sort of where everyone forms their own personal code? Thank you! :-)

Yeah, that’s actually a reasonable way to look at it.

It’s also helpful to remember that introverted functions are the hardest to externalize or express without needing time to organize in your mind, in order to express yourself in a manner without using abstractions to do so.

So, Ti’s need time alone to figure out how things fit together into their system.

Fi’s need time alone to sort through and process their internal emotions.

Si’s need time alone to process and ‘store’ sensory experiences.

Ni’s need time alone to build intuitive conclusions and extrapolate material.

The introverted functions are ‘slower’ than the extroverted functions, which can react in ‘real’ time…

Te: instant external fact or organization.

Fe: instant external emotional responses as things happen.

Se: instant reaction to environmental shifts and focus on the present.

Ne: instant response to and ‘using’ of new external ideas and possibilities.

- ENFP Mod

[missingthemarkawesomely]

Introverted Functions and the "big picture"

Ni: excellent at envisioning the big picture, not always great at details leading up to it. Si: remembers exactly what led them to where they are, uses own experiences to reach the big picture Ti: sees all the different parts of the big picture Fi: knows how the big picture is going to make them feel

[weirdfella]

Dominant Introverts: Functions and You by Invisible Jim

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*Please note that this is Jim’s OPINION. Thanks

One of the more interesting aspects of identifying correctly a persons MBTI type is identifying correctly their dominant driving function. This may seem somewhat simplistic to extraverts as their hearts are often worn upon their sleeves. But for introverts these are in effect hidden and thus intangible to the observer and potentially to the users themselves. Therefore I thought it wise to describe these functions and their attitudes in detail. Hopefully others will bring forward their views on these functions to reduce any misunderstandings in future.

Introverted Thinking - INTP and ISTP

Analyzing, categorizing, and evaluating according to principles

The dominant introverted thinkers most enjoy the taking problems into their heads and then in detail generating a concise and accurate solution when compared to other types. This leads to a preference towards introverted interaction as extraverted stimulus can shut this process off as a distraction. It prefers to focus on one aspect of a problem at a time building that to a complete and detailed conclusion (Introverted Judging). For the INTP the supporting Ne function is selectively used to screen ideas available from others in their surrounding environment which Ti then may judge as worth for integration to the problem solving set. If the ideas provided from others are not viewed as especially relevant the INTP may find those they converse with boring or disinteresting as it does not advance them to their current goal. For the ISTP the supporting Se function provides a screen of the current environment providing their Ti function ready access to the surrounding world in an attempt to manipulate it and solve the problem. As the world itself is the object of ISTP support they are often less set in determining what are the useful and useless ideas coming from those around them and as a result they are often less challenged in personal relationship than the INTP as they are less likely to feel someone is forcing ideas which do not match the task at hand. Introverted Feeling - INFP and ISFP Valuing and considering importance, beliefs, and worth Introverted feeling instinctually gauges the importance and worth of actions and ideas in its surrounding environment and indeed those of others in the surrounding environment by bringing them internally for analysis (Introverted Judging). Those with dominant introverted feeling are often content to strongly state their opinions to others in turn; giving introverted feeling an interaction flavour much like an extroverted judging function. For the ISFP the justification as a trigger for introverted feeling is supported by Se (Extroverted Sensing). The aspect of Se is such that it triggers immediate outrage as the Se digests the current situation or circumstance and Fi uses it as a springboard to action. As a further consequence ISFPs often find solace in those who act with their morals and conviction of belief as these best justify their inner vision. For the INFP beliefs are triggered as introverted feeling is supported by Ne (extraverted intuition). Extroverted intuition supports as a submissive in this role, much as the INTP uses Ne to support Ti, by allowing Fi to considering ideas that others may hold as wrong based upon internal judgement. Introverted Sensing - ISTJ and ISFJ Reviewing and recalling past experiences and seeking detailed data The introverted sensing function acts as a creative smokescreen in the mind of the ISTJ and ISFJ types, pulling forth past experiences and seeing similarities in form and function. As a introverted perceiving function it does not provide judgement of an object and define it externally, it provides a library of potentially similar objects and forms as a support to the rest of the cognitive set. Introverted Sensing is a concious process focussed on whatever the user is seeing in their minds eye and passively seeks out sensator experiences to enrich itself over life. For the ISTJ the most apparent function in any interaction will be Extroverted Thinking (an extroverted perceiving function) which allows the ISTJ to favour critical idea exchange through a lense of past experiences while using thisas a method of communicating new information to their internal perception. For the ISFJ the most apparent function in any interaction will be Extroverted Feeling with instinctual sharing of their past experience with those in their surrounding environment and counter exchange as method to enrich themselves. Introverted Intuition - INTJ and INFJ Foreseeing implications, transformations, and likely effects As every introverted intuition is an ill defined process. It is an introverted subconcious perceiving process thus leaving most bewildered at its function. It imaginatively creates benchmarks and using iconology determines the similarities in ideas proposing the implications of these ideas and how they can affect the world. It is also sneakily subjective as it lends to a person a censored thought pattern to others around them as the benchmarks and iconology may bear little relation to reality but subtle guide the definition of the introverted intuitive. Over time it is passively enriched by other functions as experience is gained. For the INFJ the introverted intuition is supported by extroverted feeling as a way to deal with the need to protect the imaginative and uniquely defined benchmarks of the Ni mindset is reconciled with attempting to gain a mutual understanding of shared external space. In contrast the INTJ supports introverted intution by protecting their mindset by logically critiqueing their external environment using thinking to select elements of the environment which suit their inner vision. Small Note Most people get very confused in the different functioning between Si and Ni, therefore it is useful to have a concise description of these and the difference in how they assert themselves. In effect upon seeing the moon an Si dominant may say 'I see a face on the moon' comparing the shapes they see etched on its surface with their internal vison of faces. Upon seeing the moon the dominant Ni user may ponder the moon and theorise that the moon is infact a head with a personality and story after considering that someone has informed them that the moons surface appears to look somewhat like a face.

[completembti]

Would speaking before thinking/speaking through an idea be a trait of a certain function? What about speaking before thinking and regretting it?

Well, speaking before thinking and speaking through an idea sounds pretty much like an extraverted function to me. Extraverts develop their thoughts best by expressing them outwardly while developing them. Introverts on the other hand tend to think things through and make up their thoughts inside their mind before speaking. This is also why many extraverts get confused upon asking a question and not receiving an answer right away when the introvert is actually just thinking about what to say.Extraverts’ dominant functions are connected to the outside world, this is why they directly interact with it most of the time.As a dominant Ne user, I have many, many ideas and sparks of intuition all the time but I usually notice them right while I am expressing them. Of course I am also able to think all by myself, for example when I am reflecting on something, but then I often subconsciously imagine that I am explaining those thoughts to someone. I also often have those moments when I say something and it sounds all dumb and I feel like “Oh wow, that sounded much better in my head”. Most introverts I know really make up their mind by their own and think more or less precisely about what to say and then bring the result to the outside.And now about your second question. Depending on what exactly was said, it could also be part of what I explained to you above. The whole thinking while speaking thing. But I also instantly got lower Fe vibes from that question Possibly because I’m a tertiary Fe user myself and I recognize this trait very well. And tertiary Fe means ENTP or ESTP which would actually be part of the extravert explanation. Inferior Fe means INTP or ISTP which are introverted types but the reason for their regret is also a different one.You specifically asked about speaking before thinking. This rather applies to tertiary Fe than inferior Fe.Inferior Fe users have Ti (introverted thinking) as their dominant functions. This means their first cognitive progress will be focused on their own logical framework and subjective logic. The least developed function would be Fe (extraverted feeling) which is to sum it up very briefly concentrated on the feelings and mood of the people around the user, the atmosphere and social interactions. Inferior Ti users, depending on how developed their inferior function is, might miss some things out there. They think things through and say something because it’s how it makes sense to them but their understanding of how it could hurt others could just be not developed enough. So they might unintentionally hurt someone because they just didn’t see it coming or didn’t see they expressed it in a wrong way and then regret it afterwards.Tertiary Fe users have either Ne or Se as a dominant functions so they are in their own way spontaneous. While their feeling counterparts ENFP and ESFP reflect by using their introverted feeling function Fi and thinking about what seems right and wrong and considering their moral code, Ti is more about logical and what seems right in terms of what makes sense. So an ExTP could point out someone’s mistake, for example “Oh, you didn’t make enoug food for all of us” at the table because that’s just how it is. There isn’t enough food and it seems right to say it that way. However, there’s also tertiary Fe. Fe might not be quick enough to jump into the two first functions’ observation. Thus, the user doesn’t realize early enough that their straightforward statement could hurt a person that has really tried hard to make a delicious dinner. Then they might feel very bad for it afterwards because they can sense and feel why it wasn’t the right way to say it and understand why the other person has been hurt. But all in all it really depends on how developed a function is. :)- Shireen, ENTP