cameo
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I wanted to start a thread, for my own edification, wherein different examples of the cognitive functions could be discussed because I couldn't find a recent one of a similar nature. The main reason I wanted to bring this up was because I was discussing a tendency both I and my best friend (an ESTJ) have of thinking that we have had actual conversations or done actual things (like having sent a text) when, in fact, we have only imagined doing the thing. To be more specific, often times I will think of something I have to tell a person, and I will proceed to imagine the conversation I might have with that person. Eventually, when I see the person, I sometimes forget whether I have actually told them the thing I needed to tell them or whether I have only imagined telling them. The discussion my friend and I were having about how we both do this led me to wonder about how this might be tied to our cognitive functions; that is, I was wondering if this is tied to our (dominant and auxiliary, respectively) Si function in the way it is internally oriented and also so tied to recalling past interactions and so forth.
But also I might be construing this incorrectly, since I have a feeling that this experience (of imagining/misremembering conversations, etc.) is probably pretty common and thus not necessarily connected to a specific cognitive function. But I like to have examples of the functions because otherwise I have a hard time really understanding what they do. Does anyone else have any insight into this, or can provide examples of the functions, specifically Si?
But also I might be construing this incorrectly, since I have a feeling that this experience (of imagining/misremembering conversations, etc.) is probably pretty common and thus not necessarily connected to a specific cognitive function. But I like to have examples of the functions because otherwise I have a hard time really understanding what they do. Does anyone else have any insight into this, or can provide examples of the functions, specifically Si?