BlueIsTheNewRed
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Hi everyone!
I've been thinking a lot about cognitive functions lately, and I just can not seem to figure out if I am Ni or Si dominant. I am pretty sure I am either ISFJ or INFJ, because my Fe is very obvious, and I am mainly an introvert, although people think I am extroverted most of the time.
Allright, here goes! Hope anybody can help me.
1. During your youth (7'ish to 18), What did you focus on the most? What activities did you like and why? What aspect of life was lax in attention?
I was pretty good in school, best of the class at primary school (not trying to brag, it was just that way), yet friends with everyone from my class. I liked learning new stuff at school and I always aimed for the highest education or important roles to take (in plays and stuff). In high school I was drawn to the more science-y subjects (math was my best subject, and after that physics). But I also liked languages. Besides that, as a kid, I really liked making things out of paper, making drawings, and I was attempting to write a book because I like reading a lot and it inspired me. I did gymnastics and dance. I really disliked teamsports and I really did not 'get' the whole competition-feeling with those kind of sports. I played an instrument for 12 years and was in an orchestra. I did however not go out as much as other girls/boys in my class (which I made up for later
), and maybe doing sports just because of the sake of physical fitness was lax in attention.
2. You're in you senior year of high school (or whatever equivalent) and you are looking back over the last couple of years. What was your favorite aspect of the schooling experience and why? Favorite subject and why?
Whoops, I already answered that one I think. I think I liked the broad range of interests I had explored in high school. I really liked a lot of subjects. I really enjoyed math-class. PE was the worst, they only wanted to do softball.. all..the..freakin'..time.. I just wanted to do saltos or individual sports, but nooo..Why am I telling what I disliked most? That is not the question, sorry. I liked exploring all the opportunities which lay ahead of me, and I was browsing books with different carreerpaths all the time. I also liked very much to keep track of all my grades and calculating what I needed to get into med-school. Wow, when I type this, I sound a little freakily nerdy..
3. A couple of friends call and invite you out to a restaurant. While there, you all are pleasantly conversing and one of your friends makes a comment that irked you. What are you're thoughts and how do you respond?
I would ask why they would say such a thing and try to understand where it is coming from. It would probably be something that I find narrowminded (like judgements of others without a base, or showing lack of compassion). If, after my question, I still disagree with what the person is saying on a deep level, then I will tell them how I feel about it. Sometimes when it is a subject that's really close to my beliefs, than people will get a bit scared of my sudden intensity of the feeling I am expressing about it. But when it is just a superficial thing, or if I do not respect the other person very much, I will be silently disagreeing and be a little weirdily amused at the same time. But if I do that too much I will get cynical, and I also understand that everybody has a different point of view. I usually understand why people are saying what they are saying and I also know very often what to say to change their minds a little bit.
4. Your schooling is done and it's time to strike out into the world!! What sort of career do you want to go into and why?
Well, I did get into medschool and finished it. But now I have seen the reality of this profession, I sometimes wish I made a different choice (artificial intelligence would have been my choice!). Life in hospital is not easy for somebody like me. I do not respect or understand the hierarchy. I do understand why it is working, but I do not agree with the people at the top of the hierarchy feeling that they are better than anybody else just because of their status. There is almost no compassion around (even when you would expect some in a hospital). Colleagues are cynical and overworked. And they don't seem to notice that it could be a much better environment if they all showed a little more understanding towards each other. For me it is a toxic environment. And then the pressure of saving lifes is sometimes too much to take. I liked psychiatry and family medicine though. I now choose for a more holistic way of helping people I don't really know what I am going to do yet, but I want to really connect with my patients so that I can really help them, and not just treat 'a disease' and go to the next. Maybe it is naive, maybe it is not. We'll see.
5. A friend is getting married and they put you in charge of the cake. You narrowed it down to two places to make an order. The first is a bakery with whom you got a good relationship with. The other is a well-known cake maker to whom everyone goes to (your friend hints to it as well). Which one do you choose and why?
I will go to the one my friend hints to. It is her wedding so it has to be good for her. Therefore, my opinion in the case does matter less. If I really feel that 'my' bakery is better, I will take 2 samples (less samples make it easier), and show them to the bride-to-be. And make it easy for her to choose, which cake is better, and I will get that one.
6. You get into an argument with a friend/family member/co-worker. They criticize one of your personality traits. What would most likely be the focus of their critique?
I've been criticised about coming off too strong when I disagree with something. My sister told me I sometimes just have to accept that I think something different and be ok with it. I have a tendency to want to reach harmony by agreeing all to the same stuff and sometimes that is a problem because of some things I am very opinionated (some things not, it is ok not to have an opinion if you do not know enough about the subject). I try to hold it in now, but sometimes the feeling is just too strong. I dislike conflict a LOT but when somebody who thinks they are supersupersuper-right say stuff of which I know are not correct, I will tell them if it is a subject close to heart. Actually, most of the time I don't do this anymore. When I was in my early 20's, I did this very often. Also my family thinks facts can be viewed as opinions.. and because I want to avoid conflict with them, I just stay silent while war breaks loose in my head. Now i do it only with people who I think are a bit arrogant about it, or if I think it helps the conversation.
7. It's New Years! You and your friends are out and about after a party. Being drunk, one of your friends suggests to do something....'questionable' (Nothing serious. I.e, drugs, escort, etc.). What are your thoughts and how do you respond?
If it is a party-drug, I am sometimes in, but you should not take that when you are already drunk, that is asking for problems. So I would advise strongly against it. So my thoughts would be: i would think about if I want to be in that situation. If I don't I probably will try to convince them to do something different for a short time, and if they persist I will probably go home and let them do their thing. If I do, I make sure the things they want to do are aligned with my values.
8. A new art gallery opens up and your friend wants to go to the grand opening. Both of you analyze all the paintings and sculptures. What about these works warrants the most attention from you? Why?
I really like surreal arts and gracious art with curvy lines and weird stuff. I do not really enjoy just plain paintings a lot. I recently went to the Dali museum which was really great. There is so much connection between the artworks. I love symbolism. I also do like the imagination behind the paintings and sculptures. I also like diversity and colours. I can watch at a painting with only one colour with different shades for a long time. But a painting with just a dot in the middle is too much for me, because I sometimes don't feel the sincerity of the message behind it. I also like paintings at which I look and I get an instant feeling of thinking about a story that took place there because of the feeling it gives me. Like I could just step in there and wander around.
9. You have been saving up and decide to buy a new car. At the dealership, you peruse the lots. What are the criteria and factors that influence your choice? Which one would initially be your main focus?
Brands do not say much to me, so I would go by appearance first. But I know not to judge a book by its cover, so I want to know specifics about the car. I now have a car that is almost falling apart, but that is great cause when I am parking the car, I don't have to worry if I hit a wall or something and scratch the coating. But in the future I would see myself buying a more expensive car. The feeling it gives me when I drive it is most important. I have to feel safe in a car. Also, in the future, I would like a car that will not fall apart, because I hate to deal with fixing a car or stranding on the side of the road.
10. Yep, you now have a kid (sex of your choosing)! Years pass and they are now 15 years old. You notice their personality traits are the complete opposite of how you were when at their age. Describe how they are. Describe the possible conflicts that would arise between both of you due to differing temperaments.
They would be super outgoing and not pay attention to their education and live in the moment, not in the future like I did. They would smoke and get drunk all the time. Basically not thinking about the more sincere things in life and their meaning. But hey, I can also understand this behaviour. Hell, I wish I was more that way when I was a kid. You only live once, I think, and you have to get the most out of it. Can't blame him for having fun. But drinking at 15 years old can cost you a lot in the long run. I would tell and show him that. I will probably not just FORBID it, but make him see on his own so the better choices he will make afterwards come from inside him, and not by force of a parent. I would try to make him aware of the choices he is making. Also if his fun is affecting other people's happiness, like doing things other people do not want to, then I will seriously wonder what I did wrong and doubt my parenting skills and will try to understand were it comes from so that I can 'help' him. Probably he would be like: nah, leave your stupid psychology tricks to yourself ma, I am going out
I don't think this will happen though
This questionnaire was fun!
Feel free to ask more questions if you need more information
I've been thinking a lot about cognitive functions lately, and I just can not seem to figure out if I am Ni or Si dominant. I am pretty sure I am either ISFJ or INFJ, because my Fe is very obvious, and I am mainly an introvert, although people think I am extroverted most of the time.
Allright, here goes! Hope anybody can help me.
1. During your youth (7'ish to 18), What did you focus on the most? What activities did you like and why? What aspect of life was lax in attention?
I was pretty good in school, best of the class at primary school (not trying to brag, it was just that way), yet friends with everyone from my class. I liked learning new stuff at school and I always aimed for the highest education or important roles to take (in plays and stuff). In high school I was drawn to the more science-y subjects (math was my best subject, and after that physics). But I also liked languages. Besides that, as a kid, I really liked making things out of paper, making drawings, and I was attempting to write a book because I like reading a lot and it inspired me. I did gymnastics and dance. I really disliked teamsports and I really did not 'get' the whole competition-feeling with those kind of sports. I played an instrument for 12 years and was in an orchestra. I did however not go out as much as other girls/boys in my class (which I made up for later
), and maybe doing sports just because of the sake of physical fitness was lax in attention. 2. You're in you senior year of high school (or whatever equivalent) and you are looking back over the last couple of years. What was your favorite aspect of the schooling experience and why? Favorite subject and why?
Whoops, I already answered that one I think. I think I liked the broad range of interests I had explored in high school. I really liked a lot of subjects. I really enjoyed math-class. PE was the worst, they only wanted to do softball.. all..the..freakin'..time.. I just wanted to do saltos or individual sports, but nooo..Why am I telling what I disliked most? That is not the question, sorry. I liked exploring all the opportunities which lay ahead of me, and I was browsing books with different carreerpaths all the time. I also liked very much to keep track of all my grades and calculating what I needed to get into med-school. Wow, when I type this, I sound a little freakily nerdy..
3. A couple of friends call and invite you out to a restaurant. While there, you all are pleasantly conversing and one of your friends makes a comment that irked you. What are you're thoughts and how do you respond?
I would ask why they would say such a thing and try to understand where it is coming from. It would probably be something that I find narrowminded (like judgements of others without a base, or showing lack of compassion). If, after my question, I still disagree with what the person is saying on a deep level, then I will tell them how I feel about it. Sometimes when it is a subject that's really close to my beliefs, than people will get a bit scared of my sudden intensity of the feeling I am expressing about it. But when it is just a superficial thing, or if I do not respect the other person very much, I will be silently disagreeing and be a little weirdily amused at the same time. But if I do that too much I will get cynical, and I also understand that everybody has a different point of view. I usually understand why people are saying what they are saying and I also know very often what to say to change their minds a little bit.
4. Your schooling is done and it's time to strike out into the world!! What sort of career do you want to go into and why?
Well, I did get into medschool and finished it. But now I have seen the reality of this profession, I sometimes wish I made a different choice (artificial intelligence would have been my choice!). Life in hospital is not easy for somebody like me. I do not respect or understand the hierarchy. I do understand why it is working, but I do not agree with the people at the top of the hierarchy feeling that they are better than anybody else just because of their status. There is almost no compassion around (even when you would expect some in a hospital). Colleagues are cynical and overworked. And they don't seem to notice that it could be a much better environment if they all showed a little more understanding towards each other. For me it is a toxic environment. And then the pressure of saving lifes is sometimes too much to take. I liked psychiatry and family medicine though. I now choose for a more holistic way of helping people I don't really know what I am going to do yet, but I want to really connect with my patients so that I can really help them, and not just treat 'a disease' and go to the next. Maybe it is naive, maybe it is not. We'll see.
5. A friend is getting married and they put you in charge of the cake. You narrowed it down to two places to make an order. The first is a bakery with whom you got a good relationship with. The other is a well-known cake maker to whom everyone goes to (your friend hints to it as well). Which one do you choose and why?
I will go to the one my friend hints to. It is her wedding so it has to be good for her. Therefore, my opinion in the case does matter less. If I really feel that 'my' bakery is better, I will take 2 samples (less samples make it easier), and show them to the bride-to-be. And make it easy for her to choose, which cake is better, and I will get that one.
6. You get into an argument with a friend/family member/co-worker. They criticize one of your personality traits. What would most likely be the focus of their critique?
I've been criticised about coming off too strong when I disagree with something. My sister told me I sometimes just have to accept that I think something different and be ok with it. I have a tendency to want to reach harmony by agreeing all to the same stuff and sometimes that is a problem because of some things I am very opinionated (some things not, it is ok not to have an opinion if you do not know enough about the subject). I try to hold it in now, but sometimes the feeling is just too strong. I dislike conflict a LOT but when somebody who thinks they are supersupersuper-right say stuff of which I know are not correct, I will tell them if it is a subject close to heart. Actually, most of the time I don't do this anymore. When I was in my early 20's, I did this very often. Also my family thinks facts can be viewed as opinions.. and because I want to avoid conflict with them, I just stay silent while war breaks loose in my head. Now i do it only with people who I think are a bit arrogant about it, or if I think it helps the conversation.
7. It's New Years! You and your friends are out and about after a party. Being drunk, one of your friends suggests to do something....'questionable' (Nothing serious. I.e, drugs, escort, etc.). What are your thoughts and how do you respond?
If it is a party-drug, I am sometimes in, but you should not take that when you are already drunk, that is asking for problems. So I would advise strongly against it. So my thoughts would be: i would think about if I want to be in that situation. If I don't I probably will try to convince them to do something different for a short time, and if they persist I will probably go home and let them do their thing. If I do, I make sure the things they want to do are aligned with my values.
8. A new art gallery opens up and your friend wants to go to the grand opening. Both of you analyze all the paintings and sculptures. What about these works warrants the most attention from you? Why?
I really like surreal arts and gracious art with curvy lines and weird stuff. I do not really enjoy just plain paintings a lot. I recently went to the Dali museum which was really great. There is so much connection between the artworks. I love symbolism. I also do like the imagination behind the paintings and sculptures. I also like diversity and colours. I can watch at a painting with only one colour with different shades for a long time. But a painting with just a dot in the middle is too much for me, because I sometimes don't feel the sincerity of the message behind it. I also like paintings at which I look and I get an instant feeling of thinking about a story that took place there because of the feeling it gives me. Like I could just step in there and wander around.
9. You have been saving up and decide to buy a new car. At the dealership, you peruse the lots. What are the criteria and factors that influence your choice? Which one would initially be your main focus?
Brands do not say much to me, so I would go by appearance first. But I know not to judge a book by its cover, so I want to know specifics about the car. I now have a car that is almost falling apart, but that is great cause when I am parking the car, I don't have to worry if I hit a wall or something and scratch the coating. But in the future I would see myself buying a more expensive car. The feeling it gives me when I drive it is most important. I have to feel safe in a car. Also, in the future, I would like a car that will not fall apart, because I hate to deal with fixing a car or stranding on the side of the road.
10. Yep, you now have a kid (sex of your choosing)! Years pass and they are now 15 years old. You notice their personality traits are the complete opposite of how you were when at their age. Describe how they are. Describe the possible conflicts that would arise between both of you due to differing temperaments.
They would be super outgoing and not pay attention to their education and live in the moment, not in the future like I did. They would smoke and get drunk all the time. Basically not thinking about the more sincere things in life and their meaning. But hey, I can also understand this behaviour. Hell, I wish I was more that way when I was a kid. You only live once, I think, and you have to get the most out of it. Can't blame him for having fun. But drinking at 15 years old can cost you a lot in the long run. I would tell and show him that. I will probably not just FORBID it, but make him see on his own so the better choices he will make afterwards come from inside him, and not by force of a parent. I would try to make him aware of the choices he is making. Also if his fun is affecting other people's happiness, like doing things other people do not want to, then I will seriously wonder what I did wrong and doubt my parenting skills and will try to understand were it comes from so that I can 'help' him. Probably he would be like: nah, leave your stupid psychology tricks to yourself ma, I am going out
I don't think this will happen though This questionnaire was fun!
Feel free to ask more questions if you need more information
Haha!
