I have a few INFP friends and this is what one said to me “I can stay with a single thought what may seem like for a long time whereas you move on more quickly.”
I have a few INFP friends and this is what one said to me “I can stay with a single thought what may seem like for a long time whereas you move on more quickly.”
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Dual type (as per tcaudilllg)
Enneagram 5 (wings either 4 or 6)?
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
This observation points to a fundamental difference between two temperaments. Ijs generally treat most information as transient, disposable and or alterable whereas certain information (thoughts) can weave into the very fabric of Ips; Ijs process in a detached (third person) fashion whereas Ips are fully engaged in a sort of take-things-personally processing system. Ip-processing is information based while Ij is process based; note that both information and processes are held in memory and process is a type of information albeit a small subset. Ijs should be able "move on" more easily or ,at the least, compartmentalize so that moving on is a little easier but they can be far more habitual and predictable than Ips. However, XIIs do tend to dwell on the past even though they've moved on......
a.k.a. I/O
The thought thing could be true but from what some ExI have told me, and also shown me, is that they can stay with a single feeling way longer. By that I mean there is not a lot of cycling through the emotions but more steady focus on one for a longer period of time.
“My typology is . . . not in any sense to stick labels on people at first sight. It is not a physiognomy and not an anthropological system, but a critical psychology dealing with the organization and delimitation of psychic processes that can be shown to be typical.” —C.G. Jung
EXIs seem to often have this driving desire to see things differently rather than accept reality; they sometimes spend inordinate amounts of time trying to find the rationalization routes to lead them to better places. I find this particularly evident when the EXIs think that they have done something wrong and try to find the rationale to make themselves look better in their own eyes. Having things stay with you is a relative concept but Ijs do have better processing tools to move on - if they choose to so use them......
a.k.a. I/O
“My typology is . . . not in any sense to stick labels on people at first sight. It is not a physiognomy and not an anthropological system, but a critical psychology dealing with the organization and delimitation of psychic processes that can be shown to be typical.” —C.G. Jung
Yes, for Eps and Ijs (who both think in a sort of detached fashion), it seems more of a cognitive choice whereas for Ejs and Ips (the more likely to become obsessive), there seems to be more of an investment or involvement within their frames of reference, so letting go can take a little more effort. However, many people of every type fake involvement (even to themselves) and in these cases, walking away doesn't require much effort and can even be a relief........
a.k.a. I/O
Could vortical synergetic cognition be related to "letting go"? This quote could indicate that: "For restoration of normal mental life they need specific, and sometimes long periods of trial and error. Depriving their life of continuous forward movement exerts a bad effect upon their mind. Operating principle: As ambient momentum of circumstance declines, their self-determination atrophies. Lack of oncoming circumstantial pressures renders them increasingly worse off."
They need to keep moving forward in order to survive. They hate pessimism or ruminating over errors and so they're naturally persistent and adaptable, trying something new immediately after their past project has failed.
----- FarDraft, 2020
Why is it good for ExI's duals when the ExI's see things differently rather than accepting reality, and why is it good for them when their ExI duals find rationalization routes which lead them to better places?
Because long term relationships prosper if you view your partner through rose-colored glasses, and a tendency to rationalize yourself into the best place can reduce dissatisfaction.
My only complain it that it seems my duals do this with non-duals too, and spend years locked up in non-optimal relationships rather than setting them aside in favor of a leap into the unknown (and possible duality).
("Leap into the unknown." Lol. Not gonna happen, is it, duals?)
It seems they only move on when things become completely intolerable.
~* astralsilky
Each essence is a separate glass,
Through which Sun of Being’s Light is passed,
Each tinted fragment sparkles with the Sun,
A thousand colors, but the Light is One.
Jami, 15th c. Persian Poet
Post types & fully individuated before 2012 ...
The decisive thing is not the reality of the object, but the reality of the subjective factor, i.e. the primordial images, which in their totality represent a psychic mirror-world. It is a mirror, however, with the peculiar capacity of representing the present contents of consciousness not in their known and customary form but in a certain sense sub specie aeternitatis, somewhat as a million-year old consciousness might see them.
(Jung on Si)
~* astralsilky
Each essence is a separate glass,
Through which Sun of Being’s Light is passed,
Each tinted fragment sparkles with the Sun,
A thousand colors, but the Light is One.
Jami, 15th c. Persian Poet
Post types & fully individuated before 2012 ...