I just wanted to say that I found your response here very helpful. The explanation about Ti and Fe that you gave makes a lot of sense. I have been studying the differences lately in the cognitive functions, but I haven't been able to find many that explain them in depth.

thanks for this description.Its helps with understanding the differences,I think.

I'm honored that in your 40 months on this forum, you found my comment worthy to be your 88th post.

also what are clashing nuanced paradigms? Nothing came up on a google search.

Ha, only responding about a a month and a half later... but... Actually, no... My husband does though. I'm more of the raise one eyebrow type of person.

I believe it's to prevent flame wars from other forums finding their way here. And, yes, it does happen on other forums, where one member will deliberately stalk someone else from forum to forum.

It's fine, I don't want to bring your focus onto something you don't feel the need to address.

Still gotta address the INTJ to ENTP problem. ;p

Oh, you got me there... I am guilty of the involuntary giggle!

And yet, something about the explorer/anchor dichotomy seems off. That means that Ne-Si types are always blind to some things that Se-Ni types are not and vice-versa. It would seem the mind is more complete if it possessed both. Perhaps it need not both for practical purposes, but I highly doubt an Ne lead explores the world from a purely abstract window, it would seem to me that Se would play a role as well. Such would be the same with the anchors. Maybe I'm making a logical fallacy, I do not know. I assume you would propose an Ne lead need not Se because Si provides the practicality to anchor the purely abstract explorations. I don't see why they must be suffused as being separate.. ugh, now I'm seeing more things. Aggravating. Give me some time (I've been thinking for a long time on this as is) to think of this more.

That would also mean you don't believe in shadow functions, or whatever terminology is used to describe behavior of an individual as if being another type. Or, am I incorrect and you do? Also, I've been aware of that description for a while (hence my mentioning of anchor functions and explorer functions). Also, INTPs are known for being unaware of what is unknown, hence why you thought it was implied. Maybe to others it was, but I don't see how anyone makes that connection without awareness of the explanation of anchor and exploration functions as you describe. Only in that regard does it make sense.

Further, you believe cognition is written via DNA. I could program my own human and determine his type; the environment simply acts as a mechanism to mature the coding already contained therein. It is as if evolution takes part in all of this, or so we would believe. I don't classify myself as parallel with such school of thought.

It also articulates a clearly defined line in between types. Do you believe individuals are hardwired as they are throughout their life from birth (or during the development of consciousness whatever), or do you maintain that development occurs in early childhood? Or do you not have the answers?

Haha, knew I figured it out (to a degree). Do you have an explanation you could provide, whether it be a gist or thorough I don't really care. That explains fairly well your insights and even suggests your belief about how personality types will be in finality brought about into a harder science. It explains a lot and articulates your observations into anchoring functions and exploring functions, and whatever other insights you have into feeling and thinking. Haha, this is fun, I'm half way proud of myself. Your move Auburn. ;P

Does a person with Ne-Si have any form of Ni-Se/Se-Ni from your observations? If no, does that mean you maintain that each individual has only 4 functions instead of 8?

No worries, it is riddled with typos. It may not easily distinguish Ni from Ne. I have no idea. I do think the things you are seeing have merit and I even believe you are seeing Ne. Either I am ENTP as defined and I've gone through the change (assuming I was once Ni(Te)), or something else. I understand how you've stated Ni-Se and Ne-Si working together, I'm wondering if you can be anchored with both intuition and sensing and explore with sensing and intuition. Some form of an in between ground. I used to be a very serious person (until I dated an ENFP) and of course other events have caused interesting development for myself. I apologize if the story isn't clear and I understand you are busy. I do not expect you needing to devote effort in discussing this with me, but if you feel it is of value I understand.

They were surprisingly good :-)

Hi Auburn, I have been off forum for awhile but would be dleighted to add commentary-would you rather I send a Pm or add comments to the thread?

It's not the workload, I'm just really disappointed in the social life here. From Thursday to Saturday all people do is get shitfaced drunk, which is pathetic in my mind. I always expected some drinking and I'm perfectly fine with that, but the level to which it's a crutch here is astounding. Everything has to be "pregamed" and it's just not a Thursday night if your BAC isn't higher than your GPA.

Oh, and the classes are just straight bullshit. I like the pure math, but the accessory econ classes I have to take for Actuarial Science suck.

So, yeah. What was your favorite place that you went to? I know you went to Australia, which is awesome, but did you go anywhere else that's amazing?

I'm not doin' much, just chillin' in college. Sucks pretty hard really.

Finally deciding to settle down? You planning on doing that back in your hometown?

What's up man? How's the life of a nomad?