I hate socionics

[Kalinoche buenanoche]

''Whenever someone does something or says something I try to figure out what function they are using''

there is this trick you may wanna try: ask your self if you are doing this *all the time*. You will notice that this is not the case. If you start paying attention to the instances it's not on your mind, the gaps will grow longer.

[Aramas]

''Whenever someone does something or says something I try to figure out what function they are using''

there is this trick you may wanna try: ask your self if you are doing this *all the time*. You will notice that this is not the case. If you start paying attention to the instances it's not on your mind, the gaps will grow longer.

Is this principle generalizable? Is there a name for it?

[Kalinoche buenanoche]

Is this principle generalizable? Is there a name for it?

it can be part of this inquiry method known as the Work. Usually it's brought up when someone is working on a statement akin to ''He/she is X all the time''.
more general than that.. i'd say that it reminds me of the saying ''what you pay attention to grows''?