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Interview With An INFJ — Introverted Intuition
Ty Miller has a Youtube Channel evolving around MBTI and self-development. Ty is also an INFJ. Being ENFPs, we are always curious about how introverted intuition actually works. This topic never gets tiring. So we decided to ask Ty a few questions about Ni. This interview is also on Youtube, if you prefer watching a video.
For anyone who is new to MBTI: “Ni” means introverted intuition; “Ne” is extraverted intuition. “Se” is extraverted sensing and “si” is introverted sensing. These are two of the perceiving functions. The other two functions are feeling/thinking and judging/perceiving.
So Ty. Could you think of an example from your life when you experienced introverted intuition?
[We ask this question because we want to understand the actual experience. And in order to do that, we need a point of reference.]
TY: Ni is like being in a constant state of wanting to obtain a broad overview of something before offering or seeking the facts/information to support it (Se). Ultimately, for me it feels like a need to organize/understand a path before I act on it. Ni, specifically at the top, is extra dependent on organizing this path again and again, until there is no other option but act on it (Se). That explains why Se last feels so stressful, because I’ve had to go through the process of…
