Mal12345
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MBTI® Step II: The 40 Facets of the 16 Types | Personality Playbook
Sometimes I am considered a Sensor and not an iNtuitive, but this is simply because one of the facets I developed as a child - a facet that I gleaned from watching and emulating my older brother - is a Sensing facet.
The 5 facets of Sensing are:
1. Concrete
2. Realistic
3. Practical
4. Experiential
5. Traditional
1. Concrete versus Abstract.
I am a very abstract person, but I continue to remain mindful of the concretes. I'm not one to float above the 'madding crowd.' Abstract thinking can be seriously detrimental to actually living when it becomes over-used. But I've sometimes imagined that if I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and didn't have to worry about the nagging concerns of reality, I would have my own den (not a "man cave" as with the common lot of humanity), an armchair, and a fireplace next to which I would engage in flights of fancy all day long and consider them 'deep' rather than what they are: unrealistic and most likely inapplicable to reality.
In other words, I don't have the wherewithal to be completely abstract, completely disengaged from concrete reality. If I had tried it, I would most likely have ended up in a mental institution or living on the streets, because the objective needs of reality vs. the subjective need to be abstract would have torn me apart mentally.
2. Realistic versus Imaginative.
From a young age I was realistic enough to know that I wasn't realistic enough to do various things that traditional society requires of young men, such as getting married and raising a family. So I didn't even try.
3. Practical versus Conceptual.
The page above boils this dichotomy down to being risk-averse versus being risk-taking, "slow and steady wins the race" versus "taking a leap into the unknown." I can be a little of both. But the page also boils it down to "tool-using" versus someone whose mind exists on the meta-level of reality - for example, those who spend their lives dividing humanity into "practical versus conceptual." I'm definitely not practical. I've often had trouble deciding what tool to use, and when and how to use it assuming I found the right tool. I've often worried that I don't have the tools, or not the right tools. Practicality is a major issue for me.
4. Experiential versus Theoretical.
Most occupations we have in our lives use methods that have been established for years, decades, or even centuries. Those occupations are greatly appreciated by the Experiential facet of Sensing types.
But it is a big issue for me. I can't do a job without questioning the method behind it. I want to question why it is done this way. I want to engage in innovation.
5. Traditional versus Original.
Or "normal versus special snowflake." I'm no special snowflake, but I do have a feeling that I should be excepted from everyday norms.
Sometimes I am considered a Sensor and not an iNtuitive, but this is simply because one of the facets I developed as a child - a facet that I gleaned from watching and emulating my older brother - is a Sensing facet.
The 5 facets of Sensing are:
1. Concrete
2. Realistic
3. Practical
4. Experiential
5. Traditional
1. Concrete versus Abstract.
I am a very abstract person, but I continue to remain mindful of the concretes. I'm not one to float above the 'madding crowd.' Abstract thinking can be seriously detrimental to actually living when it becomes over-used. But I've sometimes imagined that if I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and didn't have to worry about the nagging concerns of reality, I would have my own den (not a "man cave" as with the common lot of humanity), an armchair, and a fireplace next to which I would engage in flights of fancy all day long and consider them 'deep' rather than what they are: unrealistic and most likely inapplicable to reality.
In other words, I don't have the wherewithal to be completely abstract, completely disengaged from concrete reality. If I had tried it, I would most likely have ended up in a mental institution or living on the streets, because the objective needs of reality vs. the subjective need to be abstract would have torn me apart mentally.
2. Realistic versus Imaginative.
From a young age I was realistic enough to know that I wasn't realistic enough to do various things that traditional society requires of young men, such as getting married and raising a family. So I didn't even try.
3. Practical versus Conceptual.
The page above boils this dichotomy down to being risk-averse versus being risk-taking, "slow and steady wins the race" versus "taking a leap into the unknown." I can be a little of both. But the page also boils it down to "tool-using" versus someone whose mind exists on the meta-level of reality - for example, those who spend their lives dividing humanity into "practical versus conceptual." I'm definitely not practical. I've often had trouble deciding what tool to use, and when and how to use it assuming I found the right tool. I've often worried that I don't have the tools, or not the right tools. Practicality is a major issue for me.
4. Experiential versus Theoretical.
Most occupations we have in our lives use methods that have been established for years, decades, or even centuries. Those occupations are greatly appreciated by the Experiential facet of Sensing types.
But it is a big issue for me. I can't do a job without questioning the method behind it. I want to question why it is done this way. I want to engage in innovation.
5. Traditional versus Original.
Or "normal versus special snowflake." I'm no special snowflake, but I do have a feeling that I should be excepted from everyday norms.
