Would a Ne-dom get unsure if they actually see possibilities?! This one can point towards Se.
Hey now, everyone can get a little self-doubtful every now and then.
Er well the bowl example, I would never do it your way, exactly because I have awareness of what things are around me, including the table.
I also don't always care about the physical stuff around me, e.g. when nothing is happening, so I start reading or think about shit, but I retain a certain level of awareness that's enough to keep the ability to respond when something starts happening
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Oooh okay! This is an interesting contrast between me and you - someone who is sure about EFP and someone who is sure about ESP.
I learn them easily too but I have a feeling that if I was Ne-dom I would have even more affinity to learning concepts
That could be true. I dunno why, I just learning about new theories and concepts. When I learn new concepts, they kind of unconsciously stick with me and when I observe the world I like to relate it back to those theories and see what they could represent or mean. For example, I like to look at people from a Typological standpoint for no reason. I just find it fascinating.
As for the bolded - can you remember what he said, I mean your teacher, pretty please. !!!
It was something along the lines of when we hear changes in frequency (like changing notes of a song) it stimulates certain parts of our brain to bring out certain emotional reactions.
Anyway that fact that you immediately connected the fact of your music preference to a theory indicates N ;P
You think so? Maybe, maybe NF because it's more personal than objective (like NT).
I do relate btw, I like music that makes me "feel" more.
...On the whole, assuming I'm a good Se-dom example to compare to, you sound ENFP to me
Thanks for the response!
Nay I was just reading your post again and I had some followup thoughts.
Nay? Aww that's so cute! I approve of this nick.
For one, I think your enneatype can probably account for a fair degree of your feeling-somewhat-ESFP-ness. 7 entails a degree of realism and practicality, despite its scattered volatility and big dreaming. 7s are resourceful and attuned to real-world opportunity, as well as harboring the optimistic quality of being able to appreciate what does exist, perhaps generally more than other N types. N 7s seem to see the possibility inherent in the current situation, whereas other Ns may have a harder time seeing the good without picturing change first. 6 also gives a dose of reality and steadiness that is more reminiscent of S than N.
Yeah you mentioned this before, thanks for expanding on it because it really helped. I guess because 7s are naturally inclined to want to sample every single bit of life, it could seem like I'm S because I have dreams about things like seeing different parts of the world like oceans, cities, mountains, meadows, etc. Bora Bora is definitely one of the priorities. It looks so...me there.
But a lot of the things I want to experience are more personal to be honest. Finding love, getting married, starting a family, raising kids, and so on. I put the most emphasis on those sorts of experiences.
Your appreciation of the ocean sounds very NF, an appreciation of its inherent value and beauty. I'm sure an SF could feel this too but the SF process would seem to link less to inherent worth and then appreciation, and more just directly to appreciation, if that makes sense. The way you put it is quite idealized. It seems holistic and is focused on why it's perfect.
Ohh, I see what you mean here.
So what points to NF>SF is that I look at all the reasons why it's beautiful and take in all those reasons rather than just taking the beautiful scene in itself right before my eyes?
You mentioned your ENFJ being more into lyrical analysis and you more into feeling, but I think that's more a reflection of Ni versus Fi rather than N versus S. Lyrics can be interesting but far more of the gravity and meaning for me comes from the feeling in the music, too.
Spontaneous theory: maybe we might listen to music to help stimulate our auxilary function?
Because our dominate function rules our cognition most of the time, so music provides a way for our auxilary to take over. Or maybe it stimulates our Xi function because experiencing music can be very much an internal process.
I also question the "preponderance" of Ss. S and N seem pretty well balanced IRL to me. Supposedly MBTI statistics have SJs at some nutty percentage like 40%, and Ss at 75%, and I really, really doubt all of that. Reeks of N special snowflake issues to me.
God I hate special snowflakes more than most other things.
PS I love you
By golly, evidence is rising that we are indeed meant to be. If only you were not such a Kelly Clarkson fan...
I knew I'd pull you in.
Perhaps there are some conversations we should keep away from the dinner table? We could make it work.
Yes, so you must be an INFJ then.
I doubt I'm INFJ. I'm just saying if you're typing me as ESFP because my score on it was high there are two other possibilities that also got high scores.
Yes, the ENFP will engage their ideals with greater habituality than the ESFP.
Does this mean that if I were ENFP I'd talk about my values/beliefs/ideals more than if I were ESFP? I mean, I do that but I thought an inclination towards talking about values was just more of a general F quality.
Considering that MLK, Jr. was focused on society as a whole, I lean more towards the more idealistic ENFJ. The ESFJ as a type does not think in such broad terms.
If I give a lot of my thoughts focus on society as a whole, could that just be explained by me being social-dom?
Thank you everyone for your responses!
I guess there isn't exactly one single "ideal" for me because in different situations I might want different things. But yeah, generally I'd like to find someone who'd be like "don't worry, *logical view of how things would play out here*" when I get nervous. Hmm, this was a harder question than I thought it would be. But that quote is the closest thing as of now. Also, in the last sentence I didn't necessarily mean spontaneous, just someone willing to try new things I suggest haha.
