#creative ti

@warmrefrigerator said: eric strauss from twfp called infps useless in relationships because they can't do anything or give anything to their partners because they lack se.

my reaction: i didn't see that video but i can tell you this: each type has so many ways to compensate for their polr aka blindspot function.

for example, entps are fi polr but they are fe mobilizing. so while they have this huge internal resistance to process things with fi, they can totally do it with the other ethics/feeling function which is fe.

they maybe won't share the pain or stress or whatever with you (if situation is real serious, they can do that too, they are not completely disabled of course!), they maybe won't cry with you, but they will try to make the negativity disappear by providing positivity. it's like this: fi shares whatever the feeling is. so when you think the other person understand you truly, you feel better. fe provides universal positivity instead of sharing the problematic stuff. both of these methods works. entp sees you are in a bad mood and he makes jokes. entp sees you are bored and takes you out to catch a movie with you and buys you icecream too! then if all that fails entp kisses you and carries you to the bed and makes you feel loved and cared and stuff.

just like this, inxps who lack se, can instead use si. they maybe won't be like "go, go, go!!!! it's doing shit time now!" but they can do things step by step, slowly and consistently. they maybe won't burst spend shit ton of energy in a very short amount of time but they will plan the stuff and do it in their own pace that doesn't cause them se anxiety.

let's make things even more realistic. infp mother or father, when their childs get sick, won't be able to grab the baby and drive to hospital as fast as they can? they obviously can. so yeah, like i said, huge internal resistance is one thing, unbeatable disability is other. i maybe do not prefer to use fi as an entp but when absolutely neccessary, i will.

another example: maybe estp can make a tree house in the backyard in 2 days but infp can do that in 2 weeks and the result would be more aesthetically pleasing too.

instead of using fi, i can also use ti which is my creative function as an entp. you have a problem? i can think like: what's the fundamental nature of the problem and how to fix it? i can convince you how eric strauss is wrong and when you believe me instead of him problem disappears again.

i am also an ne dom. so i can provide a whole other way to look at things, including fi ones.

infps are 4w3s and 9w1s all the time, right? well, what was 3 again? the achiever. and 1? perfectionist, purposeful, self-controlled blabla.

so yeah, infps maybe won't burst do things but they will lay those bricks one by one perfectly and achieve things. and that, is not useless.