Myers-Briggs

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In which 16 personality types are constructed from 8 underlying functions.

Dichotomies

Extroversion vs Introversion

Extroversion: (1) oriented to external world of objects

Introversion: (1) oriented towards constellations of subjective content

Thinking vs Feeling

Thinking: (1) principally concerned with the logical/mechanistic consistency or effectiveness of X

Feeling: (1) principally concerned with personal and group preferences in relation to X, and the ethics, value, valence, or merit of X

Intuition vs Sensing

Intuition: (1) concentrate on and are inclined to reduce experience to only the abstract, elaborative, and interpretive content

Sensing: (1) concentrate on and are inclined to reduce experience to only the tangible, factual, real, and demonstrable content

Functions

Judgment functions

Ti: constellations of logical systems within the subject; logical analysis, contingencies; system design

Te: effects of logical/mechanistic principles on outer world; system implementation

Fi: constellations of value-dependent systems within the subject; evaluation, interpretation, valence-judgment in relation to self

Fe: effects of ethics/values/emotions on outer world (groups) - including oneself as member of group; social implementation of symbols

Perception functions

Si: impressions of sensory experiences accumulated over time; aims to control how things will progress based on the tried-and-true/familiar

Se: potential actions, sensory awareness, immersion in physical exhilaration / power / exertion (knows how to bring this about)

Ni: impressions formed from intuitive hunches accumulated over time; how things will progress based on projection and intuitive leaps

Ne: potentials and possibilities in abstract space; intuitive "generative" connections between objects

The 16 types

INTP

introverted thinking bolstered by extroverted intuition. focuses on system design while making various considerations in abstract space. for instance, testing ideas and panoramas against the logical consistency of a system (seeing how well the system holds up given different abstract variables).

INTJ

introverted intuition bolstered by extroverted thining. focuses on predictions of how events will transpire and focuses on the implications this might have for the implementation of logical/mechanistic systems.

ISTP

introverted thinking bolstered by extroverted sensation. focuses on system design whilst comprehending immediate real-world consequences, as well as exploring the physical power of certain logical principles with a propensity for immediate action.

ISTJ

introverted sensation bolstered by extroverted thinking. focuses on a long-term implicit understanding of experience and reliance on the tried-and-true to implement consist logical systems.

INFP

INFJ

ISFP

ISFJ

ENTP

ENTJ

ESTP

ESTJ

ENFP

ENFJ

ESFP

ESFJ