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Originally Posted by Jennifer
I have not read Keirsey for awhile. i usually look at it that SPs are "actors" in the sense that they act on things in order to cause something to happen. They are act-ive. And it's usually just for the sheer interest in taking action, as the underlying desire. They don't need a particular reason to do something, they just simply want to "take action" on something and interact with things because they're alive.
NTs usually want to understand things deeply, NFs want to actualize themselves and others, and SJs are usually supporting some sort of social structure or the status quo or trying to contribute to others in tangible ways and "play their part." These tend to be the deepest motivations. But it doesn't mean that an NT does not want to actualize, or that an SP can't do something to want to support the status quo, or that NFs can't just enjoy "acting upon" something. [And I can find examples of "moralistic SPs" -- such as Franklin Graham, Billy Graham's son, for example. Billy seems more SJ in nature, while Franklin wants to "make things happen" but the things he wants to make happen are based on his SJ upbringing/value set.] We are all a mix of different desires.
Skillful is a good word, probably. It's like "impacting something on a tangible/surface level."
Or innovative. Or "substantial". They want to impact the underlying nature of things or people.
Not necessarily entertain, but at least to make meaningful connection or express values of some sort. ExFPs live to engage others. ExTPs live to engage the "world" in some way. Personal versus impersonal, possibly?
It's a good start.
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Because on the rare cases where I'm out in the world with other people, I like to express my own shocking or off-the-wall views and ideas sometimes just to see how people react. (People are actually surprised of my Introverted preference.)
This is partially due to my ego and insecurities, but I don't perform to show off skill or craftiness, but to show off a unique perspective; I like to press people's buttons and rebel against social norms.
Same thing happens when I draw or write. I don't want to be seen as someone who is skilled, but as someone who has an active imagination; an out-of-the-box thinker.
So in other words, I'm guessing that this sort of thing is due to an N preference.