@Feathers, see now this is interesting. I still see dominant Ne for you and you are still young yet. You had mentioned some seclusion before and that can certainly impact self-awareness wrt correct typing. Your response above seems somewhat IEE because of yourtendencyto point out and praise talents. IEEs are good at this.

There is another theorist out there of the MBTI functional analysis kind who claims that one hangs on hard to their dominant function, but how much they are expressing their creative ("secondary") function represents the overall happiness and wellbeing and psychological healthiness of the individual. She made it possible in theory to switch secondary functions in other words sometimes you could be using Ti and others more Fi in support of Ne. It is a slightly different approach and look at the theories. Her book was kind of hard to read though despite repeated readings. I'm not sure how well that psychologist really understood the archetypes. Seemingly beginner to intermediate.

I still equate you with someone I knew who had conflicts with my LSE supervisor father. The young fellow immediately began pointing out all kinds of problem areas in the old man's dysfunctional life and my Dad blew a gasket. I can't consider him to be an IEI Conflictor though because my Mom and some past friends have been, and his feeling nature was nothing like their Ni Fe. And relations can go sour without being Conflictors per se. Yet you see the boggle - activity or even duality with this LSE is not possible because their would've been more sympathy emerging naturally between the two - not a falling out that lead to no contact possible. Since the precipitating factor was pointing out weakness in a possible Benefactor, that would've made this fellow my dual as ILE-Ne - which totally makes sense in the puzzle - and you remind me a LOT of him. Strikingly so. As well as someone else I'm friends with who I had actually typed ILE-Ne already and definitely Conflicts with my younger ESI sister who used to work with him and is afraid of him. I remember her warning me to stay away from him years ago when she found out he and I got jobs together, and I thought she was an idiot 'cause I completely loved the guy. This was way before I learned of Socionics. He and I are still peaceably in touch 23 years later. I am going through all these details to give an idea of a tiny part of the thinking involved when I type someone before I give an answer. I am not even getting into the psychological factors, letting you speak for yourself and for such things to be more self-evident. If you want an example of a clear cut ESI, I know the the newer poster here p in a sarcaphagus is for sure. Her self descriptions (which I dare not give my opinion on) sound just like my ESI sister who incidentally is a very abusive person in real life. You can read her post and see if you get Conflictor (you as ILE) or Supervisory (you as IEE) vibes from her/him. Or even Benefit relations if you want to try on IEI just to rule it out. I am thinking IEI profiles, as with many others, are often too ambiguous so as many people can overidentify with them even if it is not their type.

Your intellect is very exciting to me. The more you write the more I am entertained. This is how I felt with, as I said, a few past ILE-Nes (and not the -Tis nor LIIs nor ILIs ) I have known and cared about a lot. LOT.

In contrast I know a couple IEEs but they are less freedomloving than the ILEs and more conservative in their relations and self expression, often commenting about their opinions on others behavior.

You don't seem EII to me compared to others I've typed as such. Nor EIE. Keep in mind I have given type tests to most people I know well over the years and tweak results where necessary to keep away blatant type contradictions. Some Ss testing as Ns and the like. Some spot-on.

Have you ever taken a logic aptitude test? Not all ILEs have developed their science and math abilities. Especially if they are the types like you who can struggle with finding motivation.