Alright, well I think that function order is a controversial topic. There are many theories thrown about, most predominantly the standard theory which is the basis of MBTI. Function preference for people other than yourself cannot be empirically tested. Neither can type. However, one can learn about the functions and determine what resonates with them, and even express
how those functions resonate according to definition and recognition of them. This is what I am going to do because I have nothing better to do at the moment.
Introverted Feeling: I find this function to manifest itself in either
accepting or
rejecting of things according to what I'm feeling at the moment. It's difficult for me to even describe this function as I see it, and no anecdote could really do it justice. When my friend asks me to see a movie, I determine whether I want to go based on whether I feel compelled to or not. What reasons should I feel compelled? What reasons should I deject it? If I don't have the desire, then I likely won't go unless I appeal to my other functions. This can give people the impression that I am flaky or flighty, or that I have no sense of order or direction. However, my direction is simply undisclosed and it takes the form of emotion. Introverted Feeling.
Extraverted Intuition: This is the function that I do see as a "parent" or facilitator. It's not something I use in relation to myself as much as I use it to connect with others or envision change in a very broad, sweeping sense. Unlike introverted intuition, I rarely change my own vision in a sweeping way. When Fi bleeds into Ne, I can have the appearance of influencing the environment in ways that I feel comfortable with. Sometimes it can be by disrupting the flow of events to create a snow ball effect. Usually, I must do this in the first stages of an event to have the greatest impact. You have to plant the seed of an idea swiftly so it grows and culminates into the crux or theme of a larger picture. Otherwise, your voice will be drowned out in a sea of "what has been". I can generally see the future in front of me and I can make general plans about what I'll have to do. I am a minimalist who slides by instead of hammering down every detail along the path.
Introverted Sensing : This function isn't just about mere sense impression. It's also about deriving meaning and significance from the sense for me, personally. My past is something that doesn't apply to all people, and it affects me profoundly. I can either let it encumber me or aid me. If I use it correctly, it can keep me grounded and focused on a single thing instead of floating everywhere as my intuition would have me do. Sometimes I can counsel the past or attempt to undo what has already been done when this function blends into my intuition. This can give people the impression that I am a perfectionist about my projects, never actually drawing closure to them but instead lingering.
Extraverted Thinking : This function is badass. Probably what motivates me to be active regardless of what I feel, but instead about what would be most efficient. In its more passive form, it allows me to make logical distinctions, pry ideas apart or look for gaps in reasoning. It's very linear and systematic. I'm honestly not sure whether this is my Te talking or Ti. At its worst, it can mesh with my introverted feeling, turning what should be impersonal action into a personal vendetta for order and accountability.
Extraverted Feeling : I am so oblivious to this function that it's hysterical. Earlier, someone made a thread about Fe and "beauty". How, according to Jung, external objects are somehow "enchanted" by some impression of a collective feeling organism. The fact is that, when I am giving my opinion, it is either in accordance with that I actually think
or in accordance with a reasoned approach (thinking). I pander to an individual and attempt to access his/her own preferences and desires, not a collective. I have no moral agency
against the collective, it's just simply not how I operate as far as feeling. Even if I try to convey how this function is like for me, I doubt it will be true to form. It would probably be a bastardization or a fusion of other functions trying to pass themselves off as Fe.
Introverted Intuition : I've experienced intense introverted intuition only a few times in my life, but every time was unnerving. My normal mode of thinking is likened to being on one side of a gulch with a shattered, asymmetrical bridge linking my side to the side in front of me. When Ni hits, it's like all of those pieces suddenly came together, formed a symmetrical bridge, and provided me with the exact perspective another person would have if they were on the other side. Normally I would simply try to fix the bridge. Ni would simply have me look at it differently through a lens that would appeal to universal principles of perspective.
Extraverted Sensing : I am so premeditative that it's difficult to get "in the moment" of sense impression for very long. For instance, I may hear my air conditioning right now, but instead of focusing on it, my mind meanders or withdraws back into reflection again. Occasionally, when I'm doing something consistent like driving or listening to music, or even meditation, I will harken to what I might call extraverted sensing. I might do things instinctively while in this mode, but my mind is so devoid of pure, primal instinct that it's kind of sad. Lol.
Introverted Thinking : This function is just as equal in badassiosness as its extraverted counterpart, though it scarcely looks so. When I am searching for the right words to use, or the correct structure of an idea to convey, introverted thinking is where "it's" at. It most often takes the form of searching for grammatical or dialectical consistency. It gives me a sense of security knowing that my ideas are crystal clear. However, with this clarity comes a sort of removal from my person and others. This gives me an untold potential to piss people off while still being politically correct. I have to say that my own Ti is not purely introverted. Everything I know comes from an outside source, not an innate sense of logic; though I can reason that information out in spite of its influence.
