The individual views reality through the lens of logic, immediately recognizing the correctness and appropriateness of things and their proper place in reality and in his system of views and behavior. He freely makes logical assertions, often exaggerated, about new information and experience. He holds highest those rules to which exceptions do not exist, and is a habitual critic of people or things that don't follow a set of rules, whether they are those accepted by the community, or his own, or even the other person's. Although he is able to adopt others' rules, his own are always the last word, and these are subject to continual refinement. Often seen as "demanding", due to high standards.

Se as Creative Function

The individual takes specific steps to move himself forward towards achieving concrete goals and tangible results. This may involve deliberately making concrete steps to move ahead in specific situations, pushing through to achieve a short-range goal, abruptly taking on an organizational role, shaking up and mobilizing others to prod them into taking concrete actions. The individual does not generally seek out direct confrontation, but he is also not afraid of it. He performs well at jobs that require manipulation of concrete objects and physical properties. He accomplishes the tasks assigned to him diligently and expects the same of others.

Ni as Mobilizing Function

The individual periodically needs outside advice of how a situation will develop into the future in order to know when and how to proceed. The individual takes actions without proper evaluations of their consequences which he is faced with later. As a result he becomes more cautious and attempts to slow down, but by himself he poorly sees when it's necessary to do so and when it is needed to proceed further, and thus can end up wasting his time and powers or creating undesirable result for himself. Without an outside reassurance and evaluation of his actions, encouragement when it is beneficial to proceed further (ESI) or which actions can lead to negative outcomes (LSI), the individual is inclined to either try to remain inactive and miss good opportunities or act immediately and sometimes impulsively in inopportune moments.

Fe as Suggestive Function

The individual finds it very difficult to create harmonious, positive atmosphere. If he likes someone, he may express this by acts of service or helpful advice, but he finds himself stuck and unsure in situations that require him to spontaneously express and creatively apply positive personal sentiments, to judge the ethical content of someone's actions or mend some interpersonal situation. He does not readily voice his warmer type of sentiments, since such displays make him feel self-consciousness and vulnerable to painful criticism. This makes the individual generally seem emotionally neutral, personally uninvolved and politely indifferent. At times may seem like he is emotionally blocked or "cooped up", especially to people with Fe as one of ego functions. He is not perceptive or affected by the emotional atmosphere around him and can easily break it by his personal splash of feelings. The individual also deeply dislikes active attempts by others to influence his internal emotion-states, to cheer him up and to emotionally enliven him, and prefers indirect and respectful expressions of sympathies.

Te as ignoring function

The individual is adept at finding external sources of factual information and confident in his ability to evaluate their value, but regards collecting data as secondary to making them fit into a consistent logical system. To him, listing facts without analyzing their relationships is a trivial and boring exercise. He values efficiency and productivity but is skeptical that they will be achieved if one's actions and process do not follow a clear procedure.

Si as Demonstrative Function

The individual is confident of his ability to recognize and evaluate physical parameters and indicators, his own condition and appearance and those of others, to discern and accurately evaluate physical features of people, to astutely note and remember properties of objects and effects of various sensory stimuli, such as successful combinations of materials or colors. He can provide a convincing evaluation of these when prompted, however, he regards creation of soothing, stable, convenient states of mere trifling value. He does not treat this area very seriously or allow himself to engage in this often, despite his overall confidence in such matters. He often aims to break such continuous stable states, to shake things up and provoke changes, to prompt others to a response or some other form of activity.

Ne as Vulnerable Function

The individual shows disinterest in conducting discussions that are only of conjectural and ideational value and are not of any concrete value. He listen to and participate in such discussions but only briefly, soon feeling that they are too boring and of little value for him to continue. He prefers discussions that find solutions to real problems, that analyze events that have already realistically transpired, and that elucidate the on-going developments and trends. The individual is often in need of advice regarding the most likely future outcomes of his actions. Often he focuses on one most likely interpretation or potential outcome. The individual does not easily associate and combining various kinds of insights, ideas, and concepts, though he may enjoy this of others.

Fi as Role Function

The individual recognizes the existence and importance of personal relationships, so he is usually cautious at first about offending others if he does not know them well. To minimize this risk he adheres somewhat simplistically to the relevant social conventions (e.g. political correctness). However, if taken too far this produces stress, as it inhibits his natural introverted logic (Ti) inclination to voice exactly what his thoughts are on a given issue or situation, with the expectation that others will appreciate his straightforwardness, rather than accusing him of being insensitive. This caution gradually disappears as he gets to know people better. He prefers to develop relationships indirectly with others based on open conversation and common activities, and only reveals his innermost personal feelings to those he has known for a long time. He may become confused and suspicious if they are directly solicited by others.

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