Matthew_Z
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Recently, I've been pondering over what my type actually is. I've considered the possibility that I'm an INTP who mistyped themselves as an ISTJ.
Instead of organizing my ideas in a logical and linear format, I'm going to list them as come to mind. A freestyle post, if you will.
My first hint that I had mistyped myself came from the fact that most tests showed my Ti was unusually strong, especially for someone with supposedly a Te preference. It would consistently score in the top 3 for my cognitive processes, sometimes even stronger than Si, the dominant function for ISTJs. In addition to this, I also noted that my Ne was far too strong for a usual ISTJ. (It's the ISTJ inferior function)
While not necessarily proving myself as an INTP, I've also noticed my J preference was rather borderline. I always used to have a motto of "keeping my options open." There are many different ways to attack a problem, so why limit myself to the tried-and-true? "Everyone else has always done it like this" never worked for me as a solution. Even if it worked someone else, they were in different circumstances and there's always a more efficient way of doing things.
From the perspective of the Jungian Cognitive Functions, the main problem to my INTP theory would be my strong Si. If the INTP theory is true, then the Si could be explained though a possible combination of mistaking Ti for Si and overestimating my Si simply because I thought that, as an ISTJ, it should be strong. An INTP still prefers Si over the extroverted form; it simply isn't as strong. As a side note on functions, both ISTJ and INTP have a strong possibility of being Fe-tards.
The next point I probably would mention is the S/N difference. It would tie my post up well, but I don't think I'm going to in include it. I've hinted at my thoughts on S/N already, and dear hope whoever's reading this kept up. Instead, I'm going to finish the the ever unreliable "Key 2 Cognition" test I took just moments ago, the thoughts that I could possibly not be an ISTJ in mind.
So now here I am, thinking I possibly mistyped myself. Logically, any behavior of mine on this forum that seems like ISTJ behavior could possibly stem from internal belief I held about my type, regardless of if this belief reflected fact or not. Of course, I could have been right the first time. :/
PS: In retrospect, it probably would have been a good idea to include some story about how I feel about the temperaments of SJ and NT/NP, but I suppose hitting every point is something that gets lost in freestyle writing.
Any thoughts?
Instead of organizing my ideas in a logical and linear format, I'm going to list them as come to mind. A freestyle post, if you will.
My first hint that I had mistyped myself came from the fact that most tests showed my Ti was unusually strong, especially for someone with supposedly a Te preference. It would consistently score in the top 3 for my cognitive processes, sometimes even stronger than Si, the dominant function for ISTJs. In addition to this, I also noted that my Ne was far too strong for a usual ISTJ. (It's the ISTJ inferior function)
While not necessarily proving myself as an INTP, I've also noticed my J preference was rather borderline. I always used to have a motto of "keeping my options open." There are many different ways to attack a problem, so why limit myself to the tried-and-true? "Everyone else has always done it like this" never worked for me as a solution. Even if it worked someone else, they were in different circumstances and there's always a more efficient way of doing things.
From the perspective of the Jungian Cognitive Functions, the main problem to my INTP theory would be my strong Si. If the INTP theory is true, then the Si could be explained though a possible combination of mistaking Ti for Si and overestimating my Si simply because I thought that, as an ISTJ, it should be strong. An INTP still prefers Si over the extroverted form; it simply isn't as strong. As a side note on functions, both ISTJ and INTP have a strong possibility of being Fe-tards.
The next point I probably would mention is the S/N difference. It would tie my post up well, but I don't think I'm going to in include it. I've hinted at my thoughts on S/N already, and dear hope whoever's reading this kept up. Instead, I'm going to finish the the ever unreliable "Key 2 Cognition" test I took just moments ago, the thoughts that I could possibly not be an ISTJ in mind.
extraverted Sensing (Se) ************************* (25.9)
average use
introverted Sensing (Si) **************************** (28.9)
average use
extraverted Intuiting (Ne) ****************************************** (42.9)
excellent use
introverted Intuiting (Ni) ************************ (24.4)
average use
extraverted Thinking (Te) ********************************* (33.9)
good use
introverted Thinking (Ti) ************************************************ (48.2)
excellent use
extraverted Feeling (Fe) ************* (13.4)
unused
introverted Feeling (Fi) ********************** (22.6)
limited use
So now here I am, thinking I possibly mistyped myself. Logically, any behavior of mine on this forum that seems like ISTJ behavior could possibly stem from internal belief I held about my type, regardless of if this belief reflected fact or not. Of course, I could have been right the first time. :/
PS: In retrospect, it probably would have been a good idea to include some story about how I feel about the temperaments of SJ and NT/NP, but I suppose hitting every point is something that gets lost in freestyle writing.
Any thoughts?