Yama
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- Dec 1, 2014
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- MBTI Type
- ESFJ
- Enneagram
- 6w7
- Instinctual Variant
- so/sx
Si types tend to "think inside the box" and have difficulties thinking "outside of the box", so most of their understanding depends on what was put in that box to begin with. As Si types mature, Ne starts coming into play more and more, and they get comfortable with thinking outside the box, but tend to rely on that core Si box. Changing what's inside that Si box is very difficult for them to do (but it IS doable, it's just very difficult and painful to process).
I disagree with this; I think that's where a lot of Si stereotypes come from (or S is Stupid in general). Si is just as capable of thinking outside the box as Ni but sensing takes a lot longer to process. However once it does it had an incredibly accurate understanding or mental picture of what that box contains and if nothing about what's in the box upsets or offends them then they'll settle for that because "the known is always preferable to the unknown."
In other words, Si and Ni can both think outside the box but Si being sensing prefers to work with the tangible and thus might be more likely to work with what is already there, but that doesn't mean they can't see outside of it.
Both of my parents were very conservative and if anything I have influenced THEM with my opinions.