Quote Originally Posted by Bardia View Post
When I have something planned I think I unconsciously prepare for it. So when plans are canceled it is a disappointment or when asked to do something I wasn't expecting I may not feel like doing it because I wasn't storing energy or thinking about it.
I relate to this as well. Though I'm less likely to resist canceling of plans than spontaneous activity. A canceled activity, especially if it's potentially uncomfortable, leaves room for other, more comfortable things. And since I've stored up energy already, I can either expend it doing something else or save it for later.

Not that this helps the conversation any, but I fit the "judging" description Jarno put in the OP. In my personal life and activities I almost always prefer advance notice when I need to do something, whether that's preparing for a guest or going out to do something. And I'm discovering the same is true in my professional work. For example, I try to get my clients to tell me at least two weeks in advance when they need me to get something done for them. I respond very slowly when people spring something on me. I need a certain amount of time to get myself in gear and settle things in my mind.

That's not to say I can't be spontaneous. It does happen occasionally, lol. It's just I'm more likely to easily switch directions if I'm already in a "going" or "energy output" mode. If someone urgently needs something from me right away, I'll usually do as much as I can to help them asap regardless of advance notice, though I'm usually more efficient when I know what I'm doing.


Quote Originally Posted by Maritsa33 View Post
Some rational attitude plan; I know LSE make and keep plans and ESE role out Te so they like others to move with plans, but I'm very very flexible with my schedule. J has to do with how rational types tend to make concepts out of things, how they tend to define (give meaning to everything around them) mostly, I think to try to fit things into understanding of them rather than looking at them and experiencing them for what they are. They fit the coincidence of life into defined boxes.
I tend to agree with the above. It's because the 1st function is a judging IE (and "judging" is a confusing translation, I think, arousing various strong cultural connotations). The 1st function is the natural one, the one you live by. So from a theoretical standpoint, what Maritsa says here is sound.