The Ü™
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I have just been frustrating myself trying to figure out how Extraversion is considered action-oriented. To me it seems that an Extravert who also chooses Intuition would contradict him/herself, since Intuition seeks to understand things conceptually.
Example: If you are an ENxP or ENxJ, I don't see how the Intuitive preference can make you action-oriented and "actively involved in the outer world." Likewise, an ISxP or ISxJ are both Introverted, and Introversion claims to be "thoughtfully involved with concepts and ideas." Wouldn't involvement with concepts and ideas be more related to Intuition? Likewise, wouldn't focusing on the environment (that which is concrete) be more related to Sensation?
I mean, Intuitives are, by their very nature, inwardly directed. To envision possibilities requires access to the inner world. Therefore, wouldn't Intuitives, too, be energized by the inner world of thought, and the Sensors energized by the outer world of experience?
Example: If you are an ENxP or ENxJ, I don't see how the Intuitive preference can make you action-oriented and "actively involved in the outer world." Likewise, an ISxP or ISxJ are both Introverted, and Introversion claims to be "thoughtfully involved with concepts and ideas." Wouldn't involvement with concepts and ideas be more related to Intuition? Likewise, wouldn't focusing on the environment (that which is concrete) be more related to Sensation?
I mean, Intuitives are, by their very nature, inwardly directed. To envision possibilities requires access to the inner world. Therefore, wouldn't Intuitives, too, be energized by the inner world of thought, and the Sensors energized by the outer world of experience?