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so like endothermic v exothermic brain activity almost?
so in a way, Ni is like Ne hidden in the back of the mind connecting knowlege without the need of it being explicit, much like Si is Se hidden in the back of the mind connecting knowlege without needing to taste at, sniff and stare at everything sort of....
It's not a technical definition, but this is what I experience:
- Synthesizing large amounts of disconnected information (big picture, details, past, present, potential future, etc.), looking at things holistically
- A realization, or "aha" moment such as an idea occurring to you, an understanding, or you know the direction to go (or not to go)
- There is a theme of changing the context in which things are looked at and viewing them through a different lens
- You haven't analyzed all the options or scenarios in any coherent way; you just know; there is a level of certainty associated with it - it may be connected to a probability - but in either case, you feel compelled to act upon this understanding
- A general difficulty in communicating to others or even understanding yourself as to how you got there
The ideas or direction may not even be fully formed which makes it even harder to articulate yourself. I find that by writing things down, it helps to crystallize the thoughts, or if you talk through them with other trusted colleagues, you can sometimes get them better articulated
At the highest level, it's kind of a supercomputer. As long as the computer has a program to solve what you're looking at, you can toss a problem at it, and get a solution. In my case, I'll toss things between Ni and Te and iterate to a real solution to a very complicated problem remarkably quickly. If I used "just Te", I'd get nowhere, and "just Ni" would give me a list of guesses. Ni and Te can cycle back and forth, leapfrogging each other to arrive at the solution. Given a needle in a haystack, Te would methodically start searching through the haystack. Ni would mention that a magnet or an electromagnet might be really useful. Te gets the electromagnet (somehow) and find the needle in a jiff.
so like endothermic v exothermic brain activity almost?
K..once more, I'm having trouble seeing where Ne stops and Ni picks up
Also..how does it differ from Si? I mean...if it synthesizes information already in your database/brain..isn't that Si?
You are VERY good !!That's about right: Both cases are best dealt with with the judicious application of a supply of ice-cold water, also known as "reality".
If you meet an Ni dominant, throw a bucket of cold water over the poor dears as soon as they start talking nonsense. It means their brains are overheating from too much thinking, you can do them a real service by stopping the process before they become softboiled in their own heads.
If you meet an Ne dominant, beware - they have pyrokinetic powers which they may not be able to control. Be very afraid! And make sure you keep that bucket of water handy in case they get over-excited and start up little blazes all around. DO NOT throw the water on them personally; it's needed to stop a conflagration building up around from all the small fires if they're left uncontrolled, and besides, they probably won't even notice.
You are VERY good !!
Perhaps these fellows can explain Ni:
[YOUTUBE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIV4KLCmJ98"]Ni explained[/YOUTUBE]
I want a shrubbery.
IMO Introverted intuition is the idea that you know things internally, and it manifests itself as confidence. A lot of introverted intuitives are know-it-alls.
It's imaginary.
{something about symbols and mystic conclusions and the future}
Si is a more conscious noticing of sensory information than Ni. In Thom Hartman's ADHD a Different Perception he describes those with ADHD as Hunters who have to respond immediately to prevailing conditions based on instinctive sense and Farmers as being very reliant on the overtly observable and predictable cause and effect like Seasons, weather, moon cycle, sunrise/sunset etc.
I have often thought that his description is very much like the difference between abstraction, with its leaps of association, and linear thought, and similar to the P/J and the N/S dichotomies.