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INTRO TO MBTI STORIES II
Basics of the MBTI
The function stacks: what they mean and how to stack
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6 min readJan 6, 2021
Introduction to the 8 cognitive functions
The EXTROVERTED perceiving functions — Ne and Se
- Ne (Extroverted Intuition) → novel idea generation and brainstorming, expands out from an idea, from one to many; a creative function that looks at possibilities in the external world.
- Se (Extroverted Sensing) → takes in and evaluates information from the concrete present moment, the here and now; uses the senses to take in information about the physical world.
The INTROVERTED perceiving functions — Ni and Si
- Ni (Introverted Intuition) → connects existing ideas, narrows down many ideas to formulate conclusions, uses pieces of ideas to build a map in the mind; future-focused and big-pictured analyses.
- Si (Introverted Sensing) → studies flashbacks and evaluates tried-and-true methods, routines, and rules; a detail-oriented and traditional function that looks at the past to understand how the present works (as well as how to avoid past mistakes).
