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MBTI: reasons to live

Okay so this is a bit more serious than my usual posts which are literally about memes and procrastination, but I thought it would be sorta nice to give each type a reason why they should stay alive. These sorts of things are important :)

INFP: there are so many books left for you to read

INFJ: you see things differently and the world needs people like that

INTP: live for that discovery you’ll make a decade from now

INTJ: you haven’t truly left your mark yet

ENFP: there are animals who need you

ENFJ: who will campaign for change without you?

ENTP: you’re gonna do something big, just wait

ENTJ: you are the one thing holding some groups/organisations together

ISTP: you haven’t visited every continent yet

ISTJ: the world needs your innovation

ISFP: there’s so many beautiful things you haven’t seen

ISFJ: trust me, your friends need you

ESFP: you brighten up the lives of everyone you meet

ESFJ: one day, you’ll be so in love that you’ll be glad you’re alive

ESTP: there are so many experiences left for you to feel

ESTJ: you may not know it, but people are relying on you

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Many people have tried to attribute my thirst for knowledge as Ti based, but I am fairly confident that I am an INFP. Would you say that my thirst for knowledge and curiosity relates more to my Ne and needing to understand multiple perspectives? And would you say that is a common error some people make with typing based of stereotypical factors, thinking they are Ti just because they like researching/understanding things fully when that's not really how they reach conclusions?

It’s a common misconception and a common reason why Ns mistype. “Thirst for knowledge” is easily misconstrued when one does not consider the REASON or motivation behind it, and you must understand cognitive motivation to identify functions correctly. In everyday speech, the phrase carries the connotation of someone who likes to learn for the sake of learning or someone who is intellectually curious for the sake of valuing knowledge in itself -> this is NOT Ti. Ti is a judging function that systematizes information, not a data gathering function, it wants to construct unambiguous and fact-based judgments about the world, it wants to create very elegant and precise rules and principles on which to make confident, independent decisions. Therefore, Ti wants to “figure something out” but not for the sake of “just knowing”, rather, the purpose is very specific in wanting a very particular framework of knowledge to navigate particular situations with confidence.

“Thirst for knowledge” is more likely to arise from the intuitive functions because they are data gathering perceiving functions. Ns are more likely or have a greater urge than Ss to thirst for knowledge because they value knowledge that goes beyond what is readily known. Therefore, INFPs and INTPs both tend to have a thirst for knowledge because of high Ne, INPs tend to be more intellectually curious than ISPs. And Ti dom descriptions are often skewed towards INTPs. STPs can be intellectually curious but they are usually more focused in their interests (Ni) and concrete in terms of wanting to build up a physical, practical, or hands-on skill/ability (Se). High N functions often force people into being what appears to be “analytical” because they flood the the mind with so much abstract information that one is often forced to sort through it, however, it is the judging functions that do the actual sorting and analyzing, even though perceiving and judging functions often feel like they work seamlessly together, especially when both are pointed in the same i/e direction. When Ns read the Ti description, they wrongly assume that wanting to “figure out how something works” means the same thing as “thirst for knowledge” because that’s how they want to interpret it for themselves. NFs are often unconsciously insecure about feeling intellectually inferior, so when they read the Ti description, they want it to fit and even twist it to fit. NFJs in particular often confuse Ni and Ti (I think almost every week I get at least one NFJ who believes they are T). 

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