I'm off-the-charts 'N' and equal parts 'T' and 'F.' Under the article's headings, frequently the descriptions of both types apply to me, sometimes only the 'T' or 'F' variation.
I'm no expert, but my understanding is that for Jung the main point of personality types wasn't for individuals to accurately 'type' themselves. On the contrary, identifying one's type provides a vocabulary for one'sdefault/unconsideredstance in the world. Our default type is a manifestation of an archtype, and living out of that archtype isn't an expession of one's essential, genuine self; rather, it's almost antithetical to being one's "true self." Psychological growth ('individuation' for Jung) happens as we learn not to allow ourselves to be determined by our unconscious proclivities and to instead be who one is as distinct from and free from archtypal constraints.
That's dense, wordy paragraph, I know, I hope it's somewhat decipherable.
Metaphorically speaking, imagine yourself as an expansive ski slope. Your type is a trail that has been carved into the slope through regular use, and the more you take that route, the more using that trail is an expression of you being yourself -- it'syourway of getting down the slope: using that route is you being yourself. But ... the entire expanse of the slope is you. Laying down a new trail is you exploring ways of being yourself, unfamiar and perhaps disorienting, but just as much your real self as your practiced path. Being uncomfortable and disoriented is inevitable when doing something new; feeling awkward isn't proof that you aren't being yourself.
To switch metaphors, it's always awkward to learn a new sport. But that initial awkwardness doesn't mean you'll never be a golfer, for example.And,if you've been golfing for years and then take some lessons, your teacher will make suggestions that feel awkward, that don't feel likeyourswing. But all the ways that you're capable of swinging the club can be your swing, and to insist that your real swing can only be the one you've grooved through years of repetition would be limiting and a little sad.
I don't know whether an INTP or an INFP wrote all this. It's pretty heady, but I took the time to write it because I feel strongly about all this. Now I'm going to go mow the lawn, and I'll feel like I'm being my real self.
chc (not verified)says...
I'm off-the-charts 'N' and equal parts 'T' and 'F.' Under the article's headings, frequently the descriptions of both types apply to me, sometimes only the 'T' or 'F' variation.
I'm no expert, but my understanding is that for Jung the main point of personality types wasn't for individuals to accurately 'type' themselves. On the contrary, identifying one's type provides a vocabulary for one'sdefault/unconsideredstance in the world. Our default type is a manifestation of an archtype, and living out of that archtype isn't an expession of one's essential, genuine self; rather, it's almost antithetical to being one's "true self." Psychological growth ('individuation' for Jung) happens as we learn not to allow ourselves to be determined by our unconscious proclivities and to instead be who one is as distinct from and free from archtypal constraints.
That's dense, wordy paragraph, I know, I hope it's somewhat decipherable.
Metaphorically speaking, imagine yourself as an expansive ski slope. Your type is a trail that has been carved into the slope through regular use, and the more you take that route, the more using that trail is an expression of you being yourself -- it'syourway of getting down the slope: using that route is you being yourself. But ... the entire expanse of the slope is you. Laying down a new trail is you exploring ways of being yourself, unfamiar and perhaps disorienting, but just as much your real self as your practiced path. Being uncomfortable and disoriented is inevitable when doing something new; feeling awkward isn't proof that you aren't being yourself.
To switch metaphors, it's always awkward to learn a new sport. But that initial awkwardness doesn't mean you'll never be a golfer, for example.And,if you've been golfing for years and then take some lessons, your teacher will make suggestions that feel awkward, that don't feel likeyourswing. But all the ways that you're capable of swinging the club can be your swing, and to insist that your real swing can only be the one you've grooved through years of repetition would be limiting and a little sad.
I don't know whether an INTP or an INFP wrote all this. It's pretty heady, but I took the time to write it because I feel strongly about all this. Now I'm going to go mow the lawn, and I'll feel like I'm being my real self.