“The Virtue Of A Man Ought To Be Measured, Not By His Extraordinary Exertions, But By His Everyday

“The power is in you. The answer is in you. And you are the answer to all your searches: you are the goal. You are the answer. It’s never outside.”

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Eckhart Tolle

“I’ve found that growing up means being honest. About what I want. What I need. What I feel. Who I am.”

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Epiphany

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“What pigments you plaster upon that face,

All to be swept away to dust, in time;

But it is not a futile thing, no,

But a lively, pretty act.”

—Vagabird

“Trying to maintain a pleasant state and avoid an unpleasant state is actually the cause of sorrow. When you stop resisting, you see that what seems frightening is actually the absolute beauty of reality. When you see that everything is a momentary display of reality, then you stop resisting it. Resistance hurts, only every single time. Love is the state of nonresistance.”

— Adyashanti

Misunderstood Ne

I often get asked to help people figure out their type, but there’s a lot of confusion / superficial understanding of what the functions do – based in part on stereotypes. One of the more common misconceptions is that Ne is just about ideas; people think if they have lots of ideas, or don’t mind change, or are impulsive, it means they might be Ne.

Now, it could mean that or it could not, but something to remember is this:

Ne is Extroverted INTUITION.

What does intuition do?

It reads between the lines.

What does dominant or strong intuition do?

It can read between the lines accurately.

This misconception about high Ne being believers in rainbow unicorns does not really take into consideration what Ne actually does or produces. Yes, it gets ideas. But it also sees the bigger picture – all the time. It also sees intuitive potential – most of the time. It also focuses on gathering information and forming often accurate conclusions – a lot of the time. Yes, it can sometimes be outside reality. Its most major flaw is reading too much into everything. But, it’s INTUITION. If it is not right at least half of the time in reading between the lines, it’s not proper (realistic / accurate / trained) intuition.

Allow me to elaborate on an example.

ENFP cannot figure out why she has not heard from X friend for six weeks. Even though X friend often takes a long time to respond, this silence is… unusual. ENFP thinks about it for half a day, and connects the dots between two ‘linked’ situations – the fact that X is behaving unusually right now, and that about eight weeks ago, ENFP gave X their novel to read. ENFP concludes that X must either hate the novel, or not be reading the novel (and feeling guilty), or finds the novel boring – and is afraid / guilt-ridden / unsure of what to say to ENFP. ENFP decides to test this theory by writing X, saying they no longer need X’s input on the novel, since they have received feedback from others and are working to ‘fix the novel’s flaws.’ Unsurprisingly, ENFP receives a long, newsy e-mail (with an undercurrent of relief that ENFP picks up on) the very next day; and everything seems normal. ENFP concludes their theory was correct. About four months later, X confesses the truth to ENFP that the novel bored them, and they felt bad, and didn’t know what to say, so they hid out of guilt; at which point ENFP just smiles and says, “I know.”

Ne is intuition; reading between the lines, and choosing the most rational theory (NeTi or NeTe) or explanation for whatever it sets its mind to. Being as it IS intuition and is focused on building connections between different pieces of information / knowledge / experience, the more attention the Ne pays to things, the more accurate their conclusions will be. Ne with a good developed T function will run with the most rational / reasonable intuitive conclusion – in this case, the novel and my friend’s strange behavior is connected; and then NeFi’s understanding of human nature / emotions accurately assumes the motive behind the absence is guilt / avoidance of confessing an emotional truth (”I don’t like your novel”), aided by an extensive past full of similar experiences with this person so that the ENFP knows their behavior patterns (Ne/Si).

If the ENFP tested that theory and X did not immediately write them back / the silence continued, ENFP would then progress to another likely cause / effect based on the same intuitive system / reading between the lines / connecting past behaviors with present potentials (depression based on their problems at work, which is causing them to enter a negative self-loop?).

While it is true that Ne can be impulsive, indecisive, and run with other people’s ideas, it is also true that it is still intuition and can have incredible insight into situations, people, potential short-term problems (and how to resolve them), the psychological needs of others, and what people are not saying.

Many ‘intuitive’ fictional characters do not have real Ne, but a pale, superficial imitation of Ne (and this is also the case for every other type / function); when you meet a real Ne, you will know it due to their intuitive insights. So when trying to determine if you have high Ne, ask yourself how often you read between the lines, how easily you can connect separate pieces of information to form an intuitive perception, and how accurate your perceptions are; it’s more than just ideas, or being impulsive, or being indecisive. It’s about broadness of insight.

- ENFP Mod

Look, all you science-types classifying “bugs” with your “science names”. Just stop it. The truth is out there. Those are fairies and you know it.

Jeweled flower mantis? That’s a fairy.

Lace bug? Nice try, government. FAIRY.

Satin moth? FUCK YOU. FAIRY.

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“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”

— Cormac McCarthy

“Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires.”

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

7 Habits to Nurture a Positive Mindset

It’s a common misconception that positive people see the world through rose-colored glasses. But according to Joffrey Suprina, the Dean and associate professor of the College of Behavioral Sciences at Argosy University, it’s about becoming a realistic optimist. At first glance, that might seem like a distorted oxymoron. However, Suprina states, “Positive thinkers are individuals who recognize both the bright side and the negative, but they choose to focus their energy and time on the side that’s going to promote the most positive outcome.”

In other words, it’s not about ignoring one side of reality, but rather accepting the whole of it and still having the guts to believe in something good. When you feel as though you can only locate darkness, we want to remind you that there’s still something to look forward to. Psych2Go shares with you 7 habits to nurture a positive mindset:

1. Let go of what holds you back.

If you’re worried about being labeled as a quitter, don’t be. It’s healthy to let go of toxic relationships and situations that stunt your growth. Goodbyes may be hard, but staying in an unhappy circumstance will only be detrimental to your health in the long run…

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