Gosick: Victorique de Blois (ESTJ)

in Anime/Manga MBTI Types

Te: โ€œGo bring me sweets from the lower world, and until you find one that truly satisfies me, you can keep doing it over and over until the day you die.โ€ โ€œGet away from him. That boy is mine!โ€ โ€œHe may be just a man servant, but still I wonโ€™t give him up.โ€ Victorique from [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on August 13, 2019

The Identity Functions: Fi and Ti

in Function Analysis

A YouTuber gave me a lightbulb moment the other day. It was just a brief side note in the video, so I canโ€™t remember the exact video, but it was by Frank James who talks primarily about INFJs. His knowledge of function theory seems pretty on point. Iโ€™d post a link to the specific video [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on August 9, 2019

Comparing Te Users: Masterminding Plans

in Function Analysis

Ryan and I were having an interesting conversation about Te the other day, so I thought Iโ€™d try to get some of the thoughts we produced into writing. Iโ€™m not exactly sure what Iโ€™m going to call this, but hopefully something adequate will come to me by the time I reach the end of this [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on August 2, 2019

Naruto Series: Yamato (ISTJ)

in Anime/Manga MBTI Types

Si: โ€œThe devilโ€™s in the details.โ€ โ€œYou might think Iโ€™m being unnecessarily cautious, but thatโ€™s the way I am. Anyone have a problem with that?โ€ โ€œAll I can really do for now is live by the rules, but thatโ€™s okay, because now I know that Iโ€™m capable of protecting someone.โ€ โ€œNo, of course not! You [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on July 30, 2019

Naruto Series: Sakura Haruno (ESFJ)

in Anime/Manga MBTI Types

Fe: โ€œNarutoโ€™s here because heโ€™s made up his mind. My resolve is nothing compared to his now! Iโ€™m supposed to be a ninja, but all Iโ€™ve ever done is lean on him and cryโ€ฆ I was supposed to change thatโ€ฆ I came here and I thought I was ready. But I canโ€™t do anythingโ€ฆ I [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on July 23, 2019

Naruto Series: Nagato (INFP)

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Fi: โ€œYou and I are both seeking the very same thing. We both want to achieve the peace that Jiraiya Sensei envisioned. You and I are the same. We are both motivated by our desire for peace and justice, but justice that I have delivered against the Leaf Village is no different from what you [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on July 16, 2019

Guide To Understanding the Function Stack

in Personality Theory 101

Have you ever found yourself wondering how the cognitive function stack relates to the 4 letter type code? Granted, itโ€™s not hard to find those tables that list off the function stack for each of the 16 types. Itโ€™s not hard to look up ISTP and see Ti-Se-Ni-Fe or ISFJ and see Si-Fe-Ti-Ne. But how [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on July 12, 2019

Haikyuu!!: Shลyล Hinata (ESFP)

in Anime/Manga MBTI Types

Se: โ€œThe wall just fades away and then the view of the other side is totally clear! And once I reach the top of my jump, the ball hits my hands, and when the weight of it sorta leaves a sting in my palm, I love that.โ€ โ€œIโ€™m grateful for any set that comes my [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on July 5, 2019

Intuitive Bias: Hereโ€™s What You Need to Know

in Stereotypes

Sometimes it seems like the online MBTI communities have relegated everything that is insightful and abstract to the intuitives, while relegating the sensors to essentially being dumb brutes. Granted, my terminology here may be a touch dramatic, but I legitimately feel like this is what a lot of people subconsciously think and support (perhaps without [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on July 2, 2019

Inferior Fe from the Mind of an ISTP

in Real Life Examples

Iโ€™ve gotten several questions about inferior Fe over the past few months. I was a bit hesitant to write an article directly related to my experiences, but the goal of this blog is to promote an accurate understanding of the cognitive functions, so Iโ€™m going to bite the bullet. I suppose this could also be [โ€ฆ]

By Mara on June 28, 2019