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The NF personality types (INFJ, INFP, ENFJ, ENFP) are known for being idealistic. While Myers-Briggs did sort personalities into groups, this association mostly has a lot to do with David Keirsey, who actually labeled NFs as the Idealists. However, as is common, this has been taken to an extreme. Honestly, that’s why I’m a bit […]

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Identifying the Myers-Briggs personality types can definitely be a challenge. When trying to analyze someone’s personality, it’s easy to overthink and get lost in the details. After all, every one of us displays tendencies that can be associated with multiple different personality types. It can also be especially hard to peg which function is dominant […]

in Function Analysis

Introverted Intuition, or Ni, is one of the eight cognitive functions laid out by Carl Jung. The cognitive functions are the basic building blocks for each of the 16 personality types. Exploring Introverted Intuition (Ni) is the eight, and final, installment of this series. If you want to read the previous ones, check out Exploring […]

in Function Analysis, Jungian Theory

In the past, I’ve written multiple articles about inferior Fe. I wrote Inferior Fe from the Mind of an ISTP, Positive Inferior Fe from the Mind of an ISTP, and Inferior Fe in Relation to Social Anxiety. Unfortunately, I believe I made an error in regard to its true nature. I’m not saying that my […]

in Function Analysis

Unhealthy versions of every personality type exist, and how they manifest depends heavily on the individual’s preferred cognitive functions. Many people assume that someone will always use their dominant cognitive function in a healthy way, but that is incorrect. Some people are just generally unhealthy, for a variety of potential reasons. To be clear, I’m […]

in Function Analysis

Introverted Thinking, or Ti, is one of the eight cognitive functions laid out by Carl Jung. The cognitive functions are the basic building blocks for each of the 16 personality types. Exploring Introverted Thinking (Ti) is the seventh installment of this series. If you want to read the previous ones, check out Exploring Extraverted Intuition […]

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Introverted Feeling, or Fi, is one of the eight cognitive functions laid out by Carl Jung. The cognitive functions are the basic building blocks for each of the 16 personality types. Exploring Introverted Feeling (Fi) is the sixth installment of this series. If you want to read the previous ones, check out Exploring Extraverted Intuition […]

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Extraverted Sensing, or Se, is one of the eight cognitive functions laid out by Carl Jung. The cognitive functions are the basic building blocks for each of the 16 personality types. Exploring Extraverted Sensing (Se) is the fifth installment of this series. If you want to read the previous ones, check out Exploring Extraverted Intuition […]

in Function Analysis

Extraverted Thinking, or Te, is one of the eight cognitive functions laid out by Carl Jung. The cognitive functions are the basic building blocks for each of the 16 personality types. Exploring Extraverted Thinking (Te) is the fourth installment of this series. If you want to read the previous ones, check out Exploring Extraverted Intuition […]

in Function Analysis

Exploring the inferior functions, like inferior Si vs inferior Ni is a great way to approach discovering your own type, if looking at the dominant and auxiliary functions is failing you. I have seen so many people question if they are a Ne dominant (ENFP/ENTP) or a Se dominant (ESFP/ESTP). We have written an article […]