Zephyrus055
6 Feb 2011, 11:05 PM
Though I admit to being guilty of being more attached to some theories than I should be, or less scrupulous than I should be when being committing to one, I feel positively reinforced to do something that more than irritates others with a pattern of Sensor behavior. I like to find reasons for rejecting the reasons (or premises) for commonly held beliefs, and/or provide a competing theory for them.
I venture to guess that most people with a pattern for iNtuitive behavior also desire to do the same, but learn at a young age that the majority do not share this desire. Instead, they typically learn that their social options are narrow because most others surrounding them not only do not share their desire to question, but consequently also engage in activities the iNtuitive reasoned does not satisfy their needs best. Likewise, the Ns I meet are more willing to entertain those competing theories I provide, or at least are less likely to reject them without providing thought out reasons of their own.
I used to think I could develop strategies to identify others who shared this desire and narrow my social initiatives to them. This strategy exposed me to opportunities that sometimes developed in to satisfying long-term social relationships. Of course I don't connect with every N or even NT that I meet. One N may be interested in subjects that do not overlap with my preferences and so we have little in common, or I am turned off by what I perceive as excessive F. Other times I encounter a N when in a group but nothing has the opportunity to develop because I fail at socializing in groups. People with a pattern of intuitive behavior are no doubt different than other intuitives, and some have built satisfying social relationships with Sensors. But knowing myself, the most reliable indicator that I will not be able to get along with someone is that they are a sensor. It just so happened that my development resulted in behaviors apparently much more severe than other Ns that serve as a source of frustration when interacting with a sensor.
Nonetheless, most people do not have a pattern of intuitive behavior. Most show no interest in intellectual subjects, let alone even entertain the possibility that the theories they have accepted as true may have faulty premises. Moreover, they feel offended when those theories are challenged and/or when a competing theory is provided. I can not deal with these people. I know everyone is guilty of this to some extent, even myself. And it is easy enough to avoid the mass of people with a thick skull when selecting friends. However, you can not avoid them once you grow up and participate in the economy. When it comes to practical matters where the NT in me wants to have the best empirical/measurable understanding of a problem I can get and identify the most efficient solution, thick skulls have a high likelihood of rejecting it and instead investing in a conventional one.
Perhaps there are strategies that can benefit me when trying to accommodate my NT habit with a Sensor's stubbornness? I don't think I present my ideas in an offensive or arrogant manner either. Last August my own parents called me arrogant and shifted the conversation to an attack on me when I made the benign argument that statistics suggest responding to ads in the paper was one of the least effective ways to find a job. Of course, I found a job in two weeks using my own methods.
I venture to guess that most people with a pattern for iNtuitive behavior also desire to do the same, but learn at a young age that the majority do not share this desire. Instead, they typically learn that their social options are narrow because most others surrounding them not only do not share their desire to question, but consequently also engage in activities the iNtuitive reasoned does not satisfy their needs best. Likewise, the Ns I meet are more willing to entertain those competing theories I provide, or at least are less likely to reject them without providing thought out reasons of their own.
I used to think I could develop strategies to identify others who shared this desire and narrow my social initiatives to them. This strategy exposed me to opportunities that sometimes developed in to satisfying long-term social relationships. Of course I don't connect with every N or even NT that I meet. One N may be interested in subjects that do not overlap with my preferences and so we have little in common, or I am turned off by what I perceive as excessive F. Other times I encounter a N when in a group but nothing has the opportunity to develop because I fail at socializing in groups. People with a pattern of intuitive behavior are no doubt different than other intuitives, and some have built satisfying social relationships with Sensors. But knowing myself, the most reliable indicator that I will not be able to get along with someone is that they are a sensor. It just so happened that my development resulted in behaviors apparently much more severe than other Ns that serve as a source of frustration when interacting with a sensor.
Nonetheless, most people do not have a pattern of intuitive behavior. Most show no interest in intellectual subjects, let alone even entertain the possibility that the theories they have accepted as true may have faulty premises. Moreover, they feel offended when those theories are challenged and/or when a competing theory is provided. I can not deal with these people. I know everyone is guilty of this to some extent, even myself. And it is easy enough to avoid the mass of people with a thick skull when selecting friends. However, you can not avoid them once you grow up and participate in the economy. When it comes to practical matters where the NT in me wants to have the best empirical/measurable understanding of a problem I can get and identify the most efficient solution, thick skulls have a high likelihood of rejecting it and instead investing in a conventional one.
Perhaps there are strategies that can benefit me when trying to accommodate my NT habit with a Sensor's stubbornness? I don't think I present my ideas in an offensive or arrogant manner either. Last August my own parents called me arrogant and shifted the conversation to an attack on me when I made the benign argument that statistics suggest responding to ads in the paper was one of the least effective ways to find a job. Of course, I found a job in two weeks using my own methods.