Misconceptions About Type You'd Like to Clear Up

[Tallmo]

I still maintain that Si is innately diligent. I think laziness is a personal vice which has no correspondence to type. In fact, in all my jobs I tended to be the most diligent. One NT remarked that one must work smarter, not harder but working in challenges never paid off for me. Schmoozers earned more.

I would attribute my diligent ethic to my LSE father except my mother is IEI and neither of my EIE and ESI sister's are like me. My resume of tasks achieved is extremely long. Doing heavy detailed work can bring on fatigue but I lived my 20s sound everything for everybody else, constantly too busy type Aish. I had to teach myself that it is ok to slow down and take a breather and work at the pace of my associates instead of always trying and being the fastest to get things done. But part of my SP nature likes the rush and thrill of that. It doesn't necessarily work in one's favor if money is time though because then being fast and efficient as I have often been told on the job I am ends up shortvhanging you or carrying the load too often for the group.

It's pretty obvious from looking at lots of SEIs that they are usually pretty lazy, especially if they are not neurotic. Si makes you aware of inner sensations so no wonder. But it depends on the kind of work. Unfortunately most work is poorly suited for Si. It also depends on the perspective, as Jung says.

[vesstheastralsilky]

It's pretty obvious from looking at lots of SEIs that they are usually pretty lazy, especially if they are not neurotic. Si makes you aware of inner sensations so no wonder. But it depends on the kind of work. Unfortunately most work is poorly suited for Si. It also depends on the perspective, as Jung says.

I think you found our common ground. It depends on the kind of work. I can't run for miles like some types can for example. It is impossible. Yet many others can't spend 40 hours in 2 weeks on one painting like I can. So the lazy label could apply to anyone depending on the task but fairness is needed because any type can be faced with tasks they are adverse to.