Category: not a typing post

For both Halsey and Tavi they both seemed more concerned with abstract concepts than concrete details and they both say very Fi things. For example, in interview when talking about her bipolar disorder, Halsey said something along the lines of “I’d rather feel things too harshly than be ignorant to the problems of the world.” To me, that’s not a very Ti statement.

I think a lot of what gets said in interviews – especially to interviewers people have never met – comes primarily from an extraverted function.  The INFPs who extravert a lot of their Fi actually make me really uncomfortable to watch, and that was not the case in any of the Halsey interviews I saw.

I’m not sure about the distinction of being interested in the abstract vs the concrete for Se vs. Ne.  I think a lot of Se doms are incredibly good with visual metaphors (way more so than me!).  It’s the way in which they talk about abstract concepts that is a lot more telling.  Se is maybe more straightforward about it (I can’t think of the perfect way to describe it… some are enthusiastic, some are in earnest, some are just completely serious).  There’s a kind of amused (sometimes detached) layer over a lot of what Ne comes up with, like it’s a joke, or it’s only in the first draft.  Ne is fond of sarcasm and irony.

Thanks so much for typing Zadie Smith and Tegan and Sara! I picked three ENTP woo hoo. They are taking over :D

Yeah, the ENTPs are pretty prevalent.  I get a lot of asks for them, so at this point I’ve got enough range that they’re getting easy to pick out.  The types I can’t find very many examples of, it gets harder to figure out where to draw the lines.

Anonymous said to mbti-sorted:
Tegan Quin ENFP, just saw the F now. Cool how both Tegan and Sara are EN_Ps tho. It comes off in their banter too.

They do have matchy-matchy Ne banter!

I noticed that you have Emma Watson typed as an ESTJ, and it got me wondering, when typing how do tell the difference between a shy extrovert and an introvert?

I am still working out the introvert extravert thing.  When they’re close it’s really hard to tell, sometimes.

Originally I was trying to distinguish using eye contact, but past a certain point, that doesn’t really work very well.

I think it’s actually the energy and direction of their focus (tricky to watch for, but I don’t know how to describe it better than that).  Extraverts are just more actively engaged with the people they’re talking to.