Yeah, I really don't understand that. It seems like no one in the modern type community (other than AsuraPsych) is paying attention to what Jung actually said about Introverted Sensing. The way Jung describes this function actually makes it seem very mysterious and intriguing to me.

It must be because they didn't read Jung. That's why I don't take the mbti community seriously. Another one who talks about the Si is Emma Jung in the Von Fraz book, she says that Si is good at absorbing sensory details.

The MBTI community is riddled with misinformation, misinterpretation and blatant ignorance. Brushing Si off as ”memory” or ”tradition” is just ridiculous.

@@ec8335 Yeah. I have Si as a dominant function and I have always been fascinated with symbolism and mysterious things. My house is also basically a „museum to my memories” - most pieces of art I have are there because they carry some important memory for me - it’s almost as if I externalised my mind.

Exactly right? I always felt so much curiosity for introverted sensing, it seemed so mysterious to me. I’m INFP

Another ISFJ here, I can confirm that my memory is indeed terrible sometimes or being more specific my brain doesn't collect all the details. It's like a filter that only saves things that are important to me personally for some reason. The same way this stereotypical "cleaning of the house" is rather a way to get rid of unnecessary things and don't get bothered by something that has no meaning (or sometimes just use) to me. Some people see little things that are left without explicit use as clutter, but to me they hold a certain memory, feeling and value. Regarding art I'm not really talented, but I don't think this is linked to my type. I think Si-types can be very creative, because "creativity is the sum of past experiences". I cannot remember who exactly said this, but it holds some truth.

I’m INFP too and I feel similar about introverted sensing

The same happens with me, and I'm probably an INTP.

I Fi d music helps me, as an INTP, helps externalize and bring g a pattern to my emotions. Without music, I would either be a detached robot or an emotional wreck.

Uhh mode is too limited and pretentious a term. Worlds of perception would be more accurate

Same and same! It weirds me out when Se people just go through life without frequently reflecting on the past and what happened to cause the current reality we are in...

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I believe in a way all introverted functions “”look”” more intuitive than extroverted functions

You're on to something about Si and object impressions.

INFJ here. For me keeping "memorabilia" is not actually how it makes me feel but for plain posterity. More than any other type, I think No doms, especially INFJs are the most retrospective (HISTORY, ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHEOLOGY, most Humanities). For me it is about keeping track of the TIMELINE. Since I was like 10 or something, I've been keeping "journals" and keeping track of my own PERSONAL favorite songs and tv shows. Even today, I still track my favorite songs, films, movies. I was obsessed with charts and countdowns until I realized that those were ultimately irrelevant to my "tastes". But the thing is, I don't keep stacks of notebooks and printouts and books just because they have "sentimental" value but my main mentality of why I always keep stuff - MAYBE I WOULD NEED IT SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD. Like, if I ever need to point out something, I have the record/evidence to prove it. Ask me my favorite songs from a particular month and year, and I could probably tell you with confidence. One peculiar habit that I've been doing that makes me question my "Ni-domness" (never tested as an ISFJ or ISTJ) is when I'm bored, since I've been digital journalling for so long, I thought it was fun to look back what I did on the exact day from the previous year or two. And then, I would try to "recreate" that same day. Weird.

What do you mean "recreated"?

Sure, good points. 1. Jungian typology is theoretical, although as an INFJ I continue to mine this framework, sometimes obsessively, for ideas, insights, inspiration, etc. I find it useful, apparently! 2. Although I have observed Si-types to be more surrounded by what I consider "junk" than some other types, I think there tends to be an overemphasis on the "collector" aspect of Si, as though other types do not value collections also. (For example, I have always collected books. I consider it a sickness, but I can think of much dumber things to collect.) I tend not to want to weigh myself down with "stuff", and I also tend to "outgrow" the attachment to material objects...and ideas, thank God...over time, but I have "sentimental" things that I do or do not want around me in my house. When I am ready, I will let them go. Perhaps some of my more Si-perceptions come from being raised by an ISFJ mom...who actually does have a wall full of family photos (I may have 1 or 2 around my house at times, or even none.) A lot of my sentimental objects stir such strong feelings that I can't stand to have them out where I can see them. As a rule, I don't like clutter, and I like to have my mind be "free" for new perceptions and ideas to enter; I find the sensory world too distracting a lot of the time. However, I am usually pretty "meta" in how I see my own thought patterns and subjective reactions to things...something which I don't perceive as being so interesting to an Si-dominant type. For example, when I talk to my ISFJ mom about emotions, thoughts and ways of perceiving things, she quickly loses interest. 3. I find that a lot of my tendencies as a "typical" INFJ align well with the theoretical construct of an HSP (highly sensitive person) put forth by Elaine Aron. This construct posits that the "HSP" has an innate, temperatmental tendency to take in "too much" information from the sensory world, resulting in sensory overload; little outside stimulation is required to generate a seemingly outsized response within. This idea of HSPs feeling over-stimulated also correlates in my mind with the concept of intellectual and imaginational overexcitabilities, which are psychological constructs associated with "gifted" psychology; again, this theory posits that "intense" reactions to information and ideas are a subjectively variant temperamental and/or psychological construct. Those with more "overexcitabilities" or "sensitivies", if you will, will respond more stongly that most people to a given stimulus perceived to be coming from the "outside" world. In turn, this makes HSPs (which I consider myself to be) somewhat reliant on familiarity and routine, although as an INFJ, too much routine and detail feels absolutely soul-deadening to me...especially when the routine is too rigid, makes no logical sense, has no room for improvement or has no perceptible value.

I'm Ni dom as well, but i thought it was my Fi that likes to keep certain few objects, not with the motive to relive experiences but cz of emotional value. but i agree with you and wonder the same. typology in general is just an attempt at understanding how our/people's minds work and we can't entirely capture that in one archetype model but it can help understand some aspects of it through behaviours or tendencies. then again, we can never truly tell what goes inside people's minds ..

As an INFJ that is planning to paint ― I totally agree. Vagueness is a great artistic tool in Painting. And my favorite style is Surrealism ― which itself is vague.

Last ni or without having si seems wired to me, like robotic somehow, or any funny jokes , forget everything what you’ve experienced before, unless you are going in sub conscious or super ego, entp has si memory just not exact date number like (even one 1st si user challenged me he knew one teachers full name and he thought he won ,later i told him its not subjective ly true by giving exact name lol why he went so subjective 😅) , but by ne ti fe si we can talked and relate any life factor to 10 years ago another same factor to jump to 5 year same factor thats the beautiful nature of life❤ somehow every things stores >> entp(isfj ) type me

That would be an interesting topic, maybe I will sometime haha

I second this idea. For reference. As an INTP, i generally prefer science fiction and fantasy movies, movies based on true stories, and the occasional comedy (if it's a good one). Hate romance and horror movies.

@@AsuraPsych INTJs mostly enjoy Kubrick films. I'd highly recommend these movies : - Donnie Darko - Clockwork Orange - The Social Network

I think, that it runs deeper than that. You were probably collecting them to "get them" - to understand, thorough Ni, what makes them appealing to you (or people in general) and why. You might not be able to put it into words, but you probably can use this knowledge. I also do it, but I try to know why (for Te reasons). Lately I did it with knives and cameras.

@@jankom.7783 Okay, holy shit. Are you INTJ? You just explained it perfectly. I have many art pictures in my gallery that I downloaded just to study what makes them appealing or I have a word doc dedicated to analyzing the games I have played and enjoyed.

@@egomaniac7230 Yes. I also have a theory about how our personalities with same cognitive functions fit together. Our (Se-Te) ultimate environment looks like historical city center in Europe. INTJs listen to demands of people to make business and plan buildings, their layout and infrastructure. ENTJs build them. ISFPs make the facades of it and interiors. Create art, sculptures and furniture. And ESFPs run businesses in shops that are in street level. Making/selling food, clothing, providing entertainment. Together creating a trading hub.

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@@clotildemartinezlopez7017 My mom used to call me crow.

I wouldnt say "near" future, but at some point. These videos take a lot of research for me as I like to spend a few days really bunkering down and reading and rereading the chapters about the function I'm doing. I did one on Ni a few months back as well. Yes though, eventually all eight will be done.

@@AsuraPsych Glad to read this! I gotta say this video gave me an understanding for Si and how Si-types experience the world in a way no one else have been able provide. You're Ni video is also soooo good and relatable, it's like when you explain it it all makes sense. You're work is truly a gem!

@@AsuraPsych can u tell ur basic sources of sources that have good amount nd quality info. to dive into the cog. wrld

That's a good way of putting it yeah. It simply just isnt perceived that way, Ni/Se types have that same subjective attachment to the intuitive world though which is why they often latch on to ideas and visions like an Si type would to an object or thing. Thanks for watching!

@@AsuraPsych the idea of the type latching on to the something associated with their introverted perceiving function is something I hadn't thought about. That could be a good way to identify which perceiving axis someone uses. Do they latch on to objects or do they latch on to ideas and worldviews. It also suggests that the introverted perceiving function could be tied into their identity.

Hey there. INTJs can certainly think of the past, but they aren't likely to value it. INTJs tend to value the future and often see the past as something that either holds them back or is simply just unimportant. Thanks for watching!

Mixed haha, father Puerto Rican, mother white

@@AsuraPsych how interesting. I could tell by the hair. Thanks for the cool video.

@fluffleSings I think so

Your negative association with those traits neglects the potential creativity of such types. Just because someone is hardworking and values duty does not mean they are vanilla or cant change the world. Many of histories most influential people were of such traits. An INTJ can be boring and an ESFJ can be creative. The cognition differs. Not every ISTJ is a tradition loving beurocrat. Some are leaders and producers, say for example Jeff Bezos, who is considered by many to be an ISTJ. Types determine cognition, not potential. It's very important to remember this.

AsuraPsych it’s not negative association. We need Si doms, they are better equipped to deal with certain aspects of life. But to take their weakest quality(creativity) and highlight it in an essay as their strength is illogical. They have the potential as every human does, to be creative. They can do this if they develop an Ne. Si on its own though is not creativity. If it is, then it’s a contradiction in Jung’s work as I said since it fails to accommodate the non-creative or the low creativity type. This contradiction is extremely important to address for your model to make sense.

AsuraPsych type determines cognition and cognition determines creative potential. If this is not so then why do we observe far more __FP creative types and much fewer __SJ? Is this a false observation? The whole model falls apart with this video.

@@TheHermit91 Hermit Stargazer Si types have a great capacity for art, as Jung stated. Their ability to interact and be inspired by the sensory world allows them to have a unuiqe interpretation of it. Low creative types will typically be STJ and NTJ, not SJs overall. Even then though STJs will still enjoy creating systems for optimization (E.g. Bezos again who has created the most routine and effective shopping platform on the planet). Valuing work and seeing it as a virtue is far more related to Te. You aren't likely to find ExTJs in the arts. People discredit Si far too much. People who tend to be creative tend to have Ne/Si in their stack somewhere, whether high or low. This axis is the one associated with creative production. High Ne types tend to enjoy more abstract arts and things that are less on the sensory side. Si types tend to lean towards sensory activities like painting or music, or in the case of the SiTe type, things like artistic categorization (take for example someone who draws and records animal life in great detail, like a biologist). Is that not considered creative to you? If it is not, then our definitions of creative dont match. Creativiness isnt the weakest quality of the Si type. Si types aren't known for wild creativity like intuitive types but their creativity still exists. The typical weakness of Si is their preference for the known compared to the unknown, which is what leads them to - sometimes - be very traditionalist. Do you think that a majority of the worlds best musicians are intuitive types? Types that have a low connection with the sensory experience? You might find intuitives to be more likely to break the boundaries of music (Lady Gaga, etc.) But a huge majority of the worlds music is likely produced by sensing types, many of them Si. This video wasnt an essay on the creative potential of Si, it was made to hopefully counter the blatant intuitive bias most of the community has because of their misunderstanding and misinterpretation of Jung.

AsuraPsych thanks for the detailed rational response. As I see you leave room for the SJ’s tendency to be traditional and following familiar paths, I have no problems with your theory. It was only that you highlighted their creative potential as one of their main qualities that agitated me because it didn’t fit the archetype. But I see now that your intent was to bring out the lesser talked about potential of the SJ type in a world of intuitive bias. Completely makes sense. I’m assuming you’re INFJ because that seems like a very INFJ thing to do. I’m INTP and I approached your video from a different standpoint looking for an objective analysis of Si equally highlighting all the characteristics so it can paint a clear picture of it in my head. And you’re right I have a bias towards groundbreaking creativity and all the art I’m inspired by usually comes from intuitive types. I have hardly ever enjoyed the art of an SJ type. But maybe in a broader meaning of the term, creativity does apply to SJs as a collection of coins is also creative as is the generic pop song made out of a break up(Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande). Maybe the term that I was looking for is innovation more than creativity. Si types lack innovation, new ways of doing things, and that’s not me undermining them. My way of being fair to SJs and fighting the intuitive bias is by highlighting the fact that certain aspects of the world need to be dealt with in a non-creative, risk free way where the Ni or Ne approach will fail. Random example: An Ne dom trying to learn to play guitar has a problem as his mind keeps on running from one idea to another without settling down and fully mastering the basic techniques. This is where they learn the value of Si as they need to let go of that Ne to be able to repetitively play the same generic things again and again to master technique.