I know I'm new here and this is kind of a blunt way of conversing with you, but there was a thread about friendship and the differences between INFP and INFJ in responding to need that got me to wondering (good thread btw).
When I hear about informing and directing styles as a way of knowing myself in a MBTI fashion (Berens?), it came to me that I wanted to know how it felt for those who find themselves on the receiving end of communication, if you read intent similarly as you supposedly send a message to another?
If you are an informing type, do you get the message better when someone wants you to do something if the directive or request is couched in a nuanced manner, or conversely, if you are a directing type, do you listen or understand more readily when the need or desire is directly stated?
For me I'm not sure. It depends on the context of the situation, relationship, my mood, etc.
When I hear about informing and directing styles as a way of knowing myself in a MBTI fashion (Berens?), it came to me that I wanted to know how it felt for those who find themselves on the receiving end of communication, if you read intent similarly as you supposedly send a message to another?
If you are an informing type, do you get the message better when someone wants you to do something if the directive or request is couched in a nuanced manner, or conversely, if you are a directing type, do you listen or understand more readily when the need or desire is directly stated?
For me I'm not sure. It depends on the context of the situation, relationship, my mood, etc.