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    I'm a new member who is having quite a difficult time figuring out my type.

    I'm told that I am very mysterious and the curiosity of what I'm thinking is what draws people to me. On the other hand, I've also been told that I can be intimidating. But I suppose that might also be another reaction to the mystery.

    I'm a college student and have a hard time navigating the social scene. I don't really care for any of it. I'll go to the bar or club with friends but it's draining. I feel like I have to perform and it's more freeing to act a fool and dance around and have fun than worry about what the cute guy across the room thinks.

    At work I'm called upon to solve technical problems such as "the register is on the fritz, what do we do?" I have no idea why people assume I know these things. I just start trying things out and see what works and easily pick up on what needs to be done.

    The biggest obstacle I have with people is their fear to try something new. The fear of being embarrassed (or worse the fear of not liking something!) and also my disgust for people who mock those who have made a mistake. You never know until you try.

    And for your VI purposes

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    Ixxx

    not enough info.

    what profession would you want to do?
    are you a go with the flow type?
    etc

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    I am very laid back. Whatever I want to do at that moment is my focus. I have a hard time with rules and structures and a difficult time in situations where I can't have fun. I can tell when the mood is going sour and do my best to correct it. When I'm trying to get people to lighten up or be more social, I tend to jump around or do a dance to make them feel less awkward (but only with people I'm close to). I feel most at ease when everyone is as comfortable as I am.

    I want to follow around Anthony Bourdain. Can that be a job? Lol.

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    I think your type may be SEI (ISFp).
    Ceci n'est pas une eii.




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    INFj strikes me as possible, although again, not enough of the right kind of info.

    Also welcome!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Galen View Post
    INFj strikes me as possible, although again, not enough of the right kind of info.

    Also welcome!
    I second this typing possibility. Please offer more information about your self especially, write some things about you that others perceive to be negative.
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    Enneagram 2w1sw(1w9) helps others to live up to their own standards of what a good person is and is very behind the scenes in the process.
    Tritype 1-2-6 stacking sp/sx


    I'm constantly looking to align the real with the ideal.I've been more oriented toward being overly idealistic by expecting the real to match the ideal. My thinking side is dominent. The result is that sometimes I can be overly impersonal or self-centered in my approach, not being understanding of others in the process and simply thinking "you should do this" or "everyone should follor this rule"..."regardless of how they feel or where they're coming from"which just isn't a good attitude to have. It is a way, though, to give oneself an artificial sense of self-justification. LSE

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crayon View Post
    I am very laid back. Whatever I want to do at that moment is my focus. I have a hard time with rules and structures and a difficult time in situations where I can't have fun. I can tell when the mood is going sour and do my best to correct it. When I'm trying to get people to lighten up or be more social, I tend to jump around or do a dance to make them feel less awkward (but only with people I'm close to). I feel most at ease when everyone is as comfortable as I am.

    I want to follow around Anthony Bourdain. Can that be a job? Lol.
    LOL

    You come across as very pleasant to me. I think I used to do those things too when I was younger, because I like everyone in my company to feel at ease and warm and loved. I think Fi and Fi valuers really pay attention to the feelings of other individuals in a space that they are in and we can even make spectacles of ourselves just to get people to lighten up and relax....that very same Si comfort that we seek to promote. Now, that I'm older, I gently approach people who don't seem to incorporate into the mix and since I've improved my communication skills and able to express my emotions and feelings clearly, it's helped to use communication, good and clear communication, as an outlet or alternative to my spunky behavior. Mind you, I would never do or behave as such around strangers or people I wasn't comfortable being around.
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    I'm constantly looking to align the real with the ideal.I've been more oriented toward being overly idealistic by expecting the real to match the ideal. My thinking side is dominent. The result is that sometimes I can be overly impersonal or self-centered in my approach, not being understanding of others in the process and simply thinking "you should do this" or "everyone should follor this rule"..."regardless of how they feel or where they're coming from"which just isn't a good attitude to have. It is a way, though, to give oneself an artificial sense of self-justification. LSE

    Best description of functions:
    http://socionicsstudy.blogspot.com/2...functions.html

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    Thanks for your patience with me! I didn't know what kind of information would help.

    Okay so negatives.

    A couple years ago I responded to an email by a fellow club member and was torn apart at the next meeting because of my lack of tact. I was trying to be as straight forward as possible but it came off as vicious (I was told this by an ESE - apparently I was supposed to thank someone for their lack of knowledge just because they tried). Also during meetings I take everything as a brainstorming process so when people clog the discussion up by rambling (EIE) or worse - going in circles (SLE) - words begin to pour out of me... anything to get back to business. Strangely, and to their frustration, I have no problem going on tangents.

    I have tried since then to soften the blow of my statements but find it difficult when people are just outright wrong.

    I also like to joke about things with people that aren't really funny. For example, an IEE-Ne friend of mine told me that she had a spider bite on her arm. I began saying things like "What's that spider where your skin falls off? Brown recluse?" in a joking way and throwing out other spider trivia. It was not well received.

    However, my best friend is IEE-Fi and she doesn't seem to mind. She also has told me that when I distance from people psychologically, my body language will close up and I'll space out. She hangs out with people for the sake of knowing them. I can only befriend people when they have a fresh perspective.

    I have four EII friends and they all think I'm funny but confusing. I think that they all have early bedtimes lol.

    I was close friends with an ILI for almost a year but our friendship came to a screeching halt when I realized that all they brought to the table was that they constantly criticized everything. Another ILI-Ni would make fun of me whenever I would act confident about my knowledge saying that nothing can be classified. When talking to a LIE, I couldn't stop correcting everything he said... I have a difficult time with Gamma in general.

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    LOL SEI
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    Enneagram 2w1sw(1w9) helps others to live up to their own standards of what a good person is and is very behind the scenes in the process.
    Tritype 1-2-6 stacking sp/sx


    I'm constantly looking to align the real with the ideal.I've been more oriented toward being overly idealistic by expecting the real to match the ideal. My thinking side is dominent. The result is that sometimes I can be overly impersonal or self-centered in my approach, not being understanding of others in the process and simply thinking "you should do this" or "everyone should follor this rule"..."regardless of how they feel or where they're coming from"which just isn't a good attitude to have. It is a way, though, to give oneself an artificial sense of self-justification. LSE

    Best description of functions:
    http://socionicsstudy.blogspot.com/2...functions.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crayon View Post
    At work I'm called upon to solve technical problems such as "the register is on the fritz, what do we do?" I have no idea why people assume I know these things. I just start trying things out and see what works and easily pick up on what needs to be done.
    heh this does sound like an ILE i used to know. he was a good problem-solver.


    i like the ILE suggestion for you Crayon.

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    I do see myself in the ILE description, especially the weaknesses (especially Fi!). I guess I never considered it before because I see myself as too random to be logically consistent.

    One of the biggest problems I have with school assignments where I have to choose my own topic. I tend to think bigger and bigger and become more abstract until I can't continue because I've lost sight of what I was supposed to be doing in the first place. I've been in study sessions where every time I read something interesting I have to tell someone. One time it was about horses, "do you know they only sleep three hours a night?" and several people got up and left because I'm a "big distraction."

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    IxxP or maybe ExxP

    I'll keep updating until I know your type for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jxrtes View Post
    This is something that I think most ILEs can relate to:
    I think with your average ILE, the use of Ti isn't so much about rules and structures as it is about problem solving and systematizing solutions to problems. They rarely use Ti to create exact systems that determine their personal behavior, which is more of a Ti dominant pursuit. With their Ti creative, they find it easier to apply whatever system makes sense on the spot, and to reject whatever system doesn't make sense. That means they usually appear inconsistent to themselves or others.
    Not only ILE.

    Most of what has been written in this thread seems pretty generic so far. I've even initially thought ILI, so Forer-like effect is at work alright. Not enough info to type, anyway. I'd lean towards ExTp, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jxrtes View Post
    A typical Ne dominant trait is to be constantly spreading interesting information that the person has encountered. A common ILE trait is to try to combine as much information as possible into his/her theories, to explore as many avenues of research as possible, as it were.
    Interesting. I definitely relate to "constantly spreading interesting information". I got a reputation in highschool as a fountain of fascinating trivia... without me even knowing! One SLI teacher I had actually asked me one science lesson if I had any interesting facts for the day because I hadn't said anything at all. I was rather surprised at that.

    Also, I used to get cello lessons from this really lovely SEI woman. Except... they were cello lessons in name only. Most of the hour long (usually more ) sessions were exchanges of fascinating tidbits. Talking too much is a fairly SEI trait, in specific, cutting in and saying "Oh, one last thing before you go!" that turns into about 30 or 40 minutes ('zaggerating) of One Last Things. I know a friend of mine has to proactively cut conversations off if she actually wants to go somewhere or do something before I inadvertently talk her to death

    That said, I can't relate to the bit about incorporating as much information into my theories as possible. This is for one very good reason! I don't make my own theories As a rule I only ever apply theories/systems that other people have developed. I can have my own interpretation of them, granted, but I've never invented or developed anything on my own. (Well, to the exception of modelling damage in World of Warcraft, but the models I make are just really rudimentary sets of assumptions that I can use to make predictions, basically.) As you said later in your post, much like an ILE, I tend to apply these systems fairly flexibly based on "what makes sense" or "what is useful". For example, Rick's sentiment that Socionics is bunk because it's not a perfect system that is not perfectly applicable to every situation all the time perfectly is really alien to me. Socionics is a fairly loose kind of a system that makes very useful and accurate predictions and tends to ring very truly with reality. That's all I need to consider it good and useful, and useful it most certainly is.

    I think trying to figure out ILE/SEI based on elements is going to be a blunt path. Club/temperament might be a much more precise tool. Temperament first. Club can be a little iffy--I think I'm a living example of that (I mean there's little subtleties that put me firmly away from NT, but I don't think they're really readily apparent).

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    SLI or SEI, leaning SLI.
    But, for a certainty, back then,
    We loved so many, yet hated so much,
    We hurt others and were hurt ourselves...

    Yet even then, we ran like the wind,
    Whilst our laughter echoed,
    Under cerulean skies...

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    I'd eat that broccoli.
    “Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.”

    Quote Originally Posted by Gilly
    You've done yourself a huge favor developmentally by mustering the balls to do something really fucking scary... in about the most vulnerable situation possible.

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    Lol.

    After reading all the replies and reading the descriptions, I think I really could be SLI. As I said before, my best friend since childhood is IEE-Fi. Could that be why I have this type confusion?

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    yeah u definitely sound alpha.

    I'm a beta. Nice to meet you. =) I want to 'really know people.' Fresh perspectives are overrated to me- or only something that I want to give myself.

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    Sorry I'm being so vague, I have a hard time describing myself because I'm unsure of what is important.

    I'll try to describe some situations.

    When I get ready in the morning, I fix my bed, making sure that it looks comfortable. I pay great attention to my appearance. I spend time choosing clothes that have a theme, I guess you could say (flower print skirt, leopard print shirt and monkey earrings if I want to feel like I'm in the jungle) and like to complement them with interesting accessories. If something doesn't feel right then I have to change or else I'll be a little off for the rest of the day.

    When talking to people I like to start off with a joke or something positive. If they're upset about something that I view as temporary than I try to cheer them up. If it's something more, than I adapt my mood until I can find the right way to leave. If that person is a part of a group, I'll try to form a buffer around them so the mood doesn't get any worse.

    I have a difficult time seeing people for who they really are. I idealize them until I realize their faults, usually very far along in the friendship. Then I suddenly stop talking to them, making excuses.

    I'm also a big fan of stumbleupon. My biggest interests are design, different gadgets, and interesting news stories. I love watching animal planet, the science channel, and of course the travel channel. I love shows where people get to travel and enjoy the food, the hospitality, and the atmosphere of other cultures. When it comes to entertainment, I can be very picky. It needs to engage all of my senses. I don't need to directly experience it, I just need the right suggestions.

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    are you good at seeing whether everything fits in a room, as if everything is in harmony?
    would you be a good interior decorator?
    Could people describe you as a peacemaker?

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    In what ways do you see PoLR as something applicable to you?
    "This can result in a mistrust of others and a general wariness regarding others' opinions of them, potentially causing irrational behaviors based on misconceptions in this area."

    I have a difficult time understanding my strengths and feel that others are acutely aware of my weaknesses. I have a hard time thinking that my opinion makes sense or is good enough. This causes me anxiety when I'm in a professional setting. For example, my LSE manager loves to ask probing questions and that makes me nervous. I hate being put on the spot. I know what I'm supposed to be doing but I'll freeze up, start dropping things.

    are you good at seeing whether everything fits in a room, as if everything is in harmony?
    When I enter a room, I notice the flow of everything. The style of someones house tells a lot about them, as well as their choice of furniture, even down to the lampshades. If something doesn't mesh well, I think of other ways they could have displayed it. I love colorful, comfortable homes and hate when people don't realize that their house is uninviting. I'm also good at noticing what is missing and if something has changed... only inanimate objects though, I'm horrible with people.

    would you be a good interior decorator?
    I definitely would. I spent my entire summer between 7th and 8th grade wallpapering my hallway with sheet music. I've always needed to have a say in how everything looks. I also like to make handmade cards or knit scarfs for presents.

    Could people describe you as a peacemaker?
    I want everyone to be as relaxed as I am. Things don't really phase me as much as they should. When friends get into arguments, I want them to see both sides and sort of lead them to figure out what must be done. Confrontation makes me feel physically ill as does seeing someone that I dislike. If I am upset, I stop thinking and explode. It doesn't feel right to argue unless it is absolutely necessary.

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    Oke, you fit the ISFp type.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Veronica View Post
    There's a reason why the word "karma exists", plus if life is a puzzle then prettending to put pieces in places gives it a purpose doesn't it?
    I'm not sure what you mean, but I'm just checking if she is the type I think she is. Or that I have to look further. I'm just trying to help.

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